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Free Comic Book Day: 5 things you need to know
Whether you're a comic book devotee or don't know the Fantastic Four from the Avengers, here are 5 things you need to know about the upcoming Free Comic Book Day.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: 10 good books about the civil rights leader
For the holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., here are 10 books detailing his life and his impact on American history.
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10 self-published novelists who made it big in 2011
These 10 self-published novelists all hit The New York Times bestseller list in 2011.
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7 of the best young adult novels of 2011
Here are seven of my favorite young adult novels of 2011.
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10 top book headlines of 2011
10 book stories that captivated us in 2011
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How fast can they write? E-books push writer productivity
A dozen books a year? Some writers are accelerating the pace in this brave new world of e-books.
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How to self-publish an e-book
So you want to write a bestseller? Self-publishing has shed its stigma. Here's how to start.
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Free Comic Book Day: 5 things you need to know
Whether you're a comic book devotee or don't know the Fantastic Four from the Avengers, here are 5 things you need to know about the upcoming Free Comic Book Day.
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Whitney Houston's mother may write book about her daughter
Cissy Houston reportedly met with publishers about a book she would pen with a ghostwriter about Whitney Houston's life.
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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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Apple will fight the DOJ
Apple wants the anti-trust case filed against it by the DOJ to be decided 'on the merits.'
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E-books lawsuit: Apple denies price-fixing charges
Apple is calling the US Justice Department's allegations that it colluded with publishers to fix e-book prices 'simply not true.'
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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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James Bond novels come back to Random House
The lucrative James Bond novels return to Random House, their original publisher, through a new deal.
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'50 Shades of Grey': What is the appeal?
'50 Shades of Grey,' an erotic novel inspired by the 'Twilight' series, is soaring in popularity across the US.
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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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After Muslim protests, Kolkata Book Fair cancels Taslima Nasrin book launch
The launch of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s new autobiography "Nirbasan" was cancelled after the fair's organizers received threats from Muslim leaders.
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Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' takes top app prize
The Publishing Innovation Awards honors the 'Atlas Shrugged' book app, which includes bonus materials like lectures by Rand.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: 10 good books about the civil rights leader
For the holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., here are 10 books detailing his life and his impact on American history.
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10 self-published novelists who made it big in 2011
These 10 self-published novelists all hit The New York Times bestseller list in 2011.
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7 of the best young adult novels of 2011
Here are seven of my favorite young adult novels of 2011.
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10 top book headlines of 2011
10 book stories that captivated us in 2011
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Writer Beware: the watchdog of the publishing world
Massachusetts author Victoria Strauss talks about both the fraud and the opportunity available in today's book world.
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Amazon acquires children's book titles
Amazon gains more than 450 titles from company Marshall Cavendish, helping the online retailer to solidify its move into publishing.
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Dunder Mifflin: 'Office' paper now real. Can it top these fiction-to-fact products?
Dunder Mifflin paper – the product at the heart of NBC’s hit comedy “The Office” NBC Universal – is now a real product. It's even on sale, $34.95 for a 20-pound carton, at online office supplier quill.com and the NBC online store. Manufactured by quill.com, the paper bears the Dunder Mifflin logo and slogans “Limitless paper in a paperless world” and “Quabity first." Dunder Mifflin paper is the latest in a long line fictional TV and film goods that turn into successful products. Will "The Office" office paper do as well as these Top 6 items?
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Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?
Some writers are up in arms that Amazon's Kindle Lending Library is offering their books for free.
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Taylor Swift donates thousands of books to Pennsylvania library
Reps for the singer told the library she wants to help libraries going through tough times.
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Amazon moves toward "a Netflix for books"
Amazon is in talks with publishers to create an e-book service that would let customers pay to rent books, just the way they now do movies.
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Top 10 highest paid authors of 2011
Forbes has just released their 2011 list of the world's highest paid authors (based on earnings from May 2010 to April 2011), and some of them may surprise you. We'll tell you how much each author made, why you should know their names, and how they beat the recession's effect on the fiction industry.
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