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Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy
With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
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10 best books of October, according to Amazon's editors
Sara Nelson, editorial director of books and Kindle for Amazon.com, talks about the 10 books chosen by Amazon editors as the best of October, 2012.
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Mother's Day gifts: 4 great e-readers for Mom
Stumped for a Mother's Day gift this year? Your mom would probably love one of these four e-readers.
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10 most intriguing tablets of 2012
From the inevitable iPad 3 to the mysterious Google Nexus tablet, here are the 10 tablets to watch in 2012.
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The most expensive items on Amazon
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Chapter & Verse Harry Potter comes to Kindle
All the books in the Harry Potter series will arrive in the Kindle lending library – free for Amazon Prime members – on June 19.
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Chapter & Verse Target will stop selling Amazon Kindle devices
Is Target now seeing Amazon as an enemy rather than a partner?
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Barnes and Noble stock soars on Microsoft team-up
Barnes and Noble stock went zooming following an infusion of money from Microsoft to create a subsidiary for Barnes & Noble's e-book and college textbook businesses.
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Microsoft and B&N team up on Nook, textbook business
The two companies are teaming up to create a subsidiary for Barnes & Noble's e-book and college textbook businesses, with Microsoft paying $300 million for a minority stake.
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The Simple Dollar 401(k) plans: A way to save for house down payment?
401(k) plans sometimes allow you to borrow from them. So are 401(k) plans a good way to save for buying a home? Question No. 6 in this reader mailbag.
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Mother's Day gifts: 4 great e-readers for Mom
Stumped for a Mother's Day gift this year? Your mom would probably love one of these four e-readers.
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Chapter & Verse Digital Rights Managment to be dropped by Tor and other Macmillan sci-fi books
Digital Rights Management software was originally meant to restrict pirating of e-books, but many complain because of the restrictions it places on users.
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Chapter & Verse Is Amazon morally wrong but legally right?
Amazon's policies may be unkind to many in the book industry, but that doesn't make them illegal.
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Chapter & Verse E-readers are most popular in ... Kentucky?
The college town of Lexington, Ky. is the US city in which e-readers are the most popular, according to a new study by The Atlantic.
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Horizons Apple, five major publishers accused of e-book collusion by DOJ
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in US District Court against Apple and a group of publishers. Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle. The rest will probably fight on.
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Inside US lawsuit: How Apple, publishers allegedly brought Amazon to heel
US antitrust lawyers filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. and two publishers, alleging they conspired to inflate the price of e-books, at an estimated cost to readers of $100 million.
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E-books price-fixing suit hits Apple. Will readers get compensated?
E-books price fixing by Apple and several large book publishers forced consumers to pay an extra $2 to $3 extra per e-book, law-enforcement officials say. But the long-term impact on e-book prices is not clear.
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Will the iPad follow the path of zippers, escalators, and heroin?
Despite other companies' efforts to create a household brand name, Apple has won with the iPad. The name is used not only to describe Apple's popular products, but also tablets in general.
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Chapter & Verse E-book revolution: We're reading more than ever
A study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books.
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Chapter & Verse 'Harry Potter' e-books: game-changers for the digital world?
Unlike most e-books, digital versions of the 'Harry Potter' series can be read on any device, which may be a harbinger of practices to come.
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The Simple Dollar Student loans are $300,000. Prepay them or save?
Student loans are so high, couple wonders whether to pay them off early or save $5,000 a year for retirement. Question on student loans is No. 6 in this reader mailbag.
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Chapter & Verse Kurt Vonnegut: unpublished work released through Kindle
A Vonnegut novella titled 'Basic Training,' about a young man visiting an eccentric relative, is available through Kindle only.
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Stir It Up! The Hunger Games: Katniss's favorite dish
When Katniss, the heroine of 'Hunger Games,' is brought to the Capitol, she is introduced to a decadent array of mouth-watering foods. Her most favorite dish is lamb stew with dried plums.
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Horizons Mini iPad set for release by end of 2012: report
An iPad with a 7.85-inch screen is allegedly due to arrive here by the end of the year. But is the iPad "Mini" for real?
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Chapter & Verse Right pricing e-books: Is the government actually discouraging competition?
Authors Guild President Scott Turow charges in an open letter about e-book pricing: “Our government may be on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition.”
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10 Judy Blume titles to be released as e-books
On March 21, 10 of Judy Blume's books for young readers will become available as e-books.
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Chapter & Verse E-book readers are buying plenty – but not in bookstores
The new study by Book Industry Study Group says e-book consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing.
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Change Agent Rethinking Carbon Dioxide (CO2): from a pollutant to a moneymaker
Three startup companies led by prominent scientists are working on new technologies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The scientific community is skeptical, but these entrepreneurs believe removing CO2 can eventually be profitable and help cool the planet.
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Chapter & Verse Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries around the world
Pottermore has partnered with e-book company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon takes a company's e-books out of stores after disagreement
When the Independent Publishers Group couldn't come to terms with Amazon, the bookselling giant took 5,000 IPG titles out of their Kindle e-book store.
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