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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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Saving Money Google Nexus, Amazon Kindle Fire: Best prices are coming soon
The Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire will both likely drop to their lowest prices yet as both companies seek to release newer, updated models of their tablets. Hold off on buying a new tablet for a little longer to see the best prices on the Nexus and the Kindle.
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In Gear South Carolina explores electronic license plates
South Carolina is exploring the idea of introducing electronic license plates. A company called Compliance Innovations has developed such electronic license plates utilizing ePaper technology similar to what's used on devices like the Kindle.
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Chapter & Verse Will Kindle take off in China?
Amazon's Kindle e-reader is now available in China. But the Chinese Government may not be a fan and, as many Chinese use their phones to read books, the Kindle may face an uphill battle.
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E-book trial: Why is Apple in court yet again?
Apple is on trial for colluding with five publishing companies to fix prices of e-books.
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Chapter & Verse Is Amazon asking independent bookstores to sell Kindles?
Some independent booksellers say they've received calls from someone claiming to be an Amazon staff member, asking if they'd be interested in selling Kindle e-readers.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon's Kindle Worlds will allow writers to sell fan fiction
The digital publishing platform will let fans write, publish, and sell the stories they've written based on popular books, TV shows, and more.
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Saving Money Will Amazon raise its prices?
Razor-thin margins and several new investments led to a profit loss for Amazon in 2012. Will Amazon's shoppers pay the price?
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Chapter & Verse Dan Brown's 'Inferno' gets mixed reviews but tops sales charts
Dan Brown's new book following the adventures of hero Robert Langdon is centered around Dante's work 'Inferno.'
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Chapter & Verse Dan Brown's 'Inferno': Will its sales live up to his previous books?
Dan Brown's new novel, 'Inferno,' will star protagonist Robert Langdon and focus on Dante's 14th-century epic poem of the same name.
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Chapter & Verse Federal judge rules that used digital items cannot be sold by consumers
Start-up company ReDigi plans to allow users to sell used e-books despite being told by a federal judge that selling used music is illegal.
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Saving Money Mother's Day is coming. Five great gift ideas.
Mother's Day is a week away, but there's still time to get great deals on gifts for every type of mom.
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Kindle TV: Is an Amazon set-top box on the way?
A new report suggests that Amazon could release a TV set-top box by the end of 2013.
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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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The Simple Dollar Is Amazon Prime really worth it?
Amazon Prime gives you free shipping and other perks for $80 a year. Depending on how often you use Amazon, it could be money well spent.
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Saving Money Five electronics that won't get any cheaper
Over the years, several electronics devices have refused to drop in price. It might be time to go ahead and take the plunge on that Blu-ray player.
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Saving Money The best and worst things to buy in April
Get a start on your Mother's Day gifts, but wait on vacuum cleaners and mattresses. Your complete guide to April shopping.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon acquires literary social media website Goodreads
Some Goodreads users are excited about the prospect of linking their Amazon devices to their Goodreads accounts while others feel betrayed by the decision.
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Horizons Rumor: Google Shopping Express will compete with Amazon Prime
TechCrunch reports this week that Google is developing Google Shopping Express, a retail service offering same-day shipping, will compete with Amazon Prime. Google Shopping Express could cost between $64 and $69 a year, according to the rumor.
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Barnes & Noble buyout? Chairman mulls buying bookstores, leaving Nook.
Barnes & Noble buyout may be in the works, as the bookseller's founder and CEO has said he is going to try and buy the company's retail business. Shares soared 17 percent amid rumors of the Barnes & Noble buyout.
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Chapter & Verse Three indie bookstores file lawsuit against Amazon and Big Six publishers
The stores charge that secret agreements made between the publishers and Amazon give Amazon the advantage in selling e-books, but some industry observers find flaws in their logic.
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Barnes & Noble: Nook losses worse than before
Barnes & Noble shares fell Thursday after losses from its Nook e-reader business were expected to be larger in 2013 than last year. Barnes & Noble has invested heavily in the Nook business, which faces tough competition from tablets like the iPad Mini, Kindle, and Google's Nexus.
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The Surface Pro: A tablet with PC guts and PC price, to boot
Microsoft's new tablet is high-powered and quite expensive.
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Saving Money Why do e-books cost so much?
E-books don't involve costs like paper, labor, and shipping, so why do they often cost more than their paperback counterparts? Here's the answer, and why e-book prices may be falling in the future.
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Horizons A very techy Christmas: 50 million new phones and tablets activated
Christmas week saw a record 50 million iOS and Android devices activated, and more than 1.7 billion apps downloaded, according to analytics firm Flurry. On Christmas Day alone 17.4 million new devices were unwrapped.
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Chapter & Verse 2012: the year of self-publishing
The most recent sign that self-publishing is on the rise? New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani chose a self-released book as one of her favorite titles of the year.
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