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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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Amazon's top 10 bestselling books of the year
Which books sold best in 2012? Check out Amazon's full list.
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11 best books of December, according to Amazon's editors
Looking for a holiday read for yourself or a gift for a voracious reader? These are the best new titles this month, hand-picked by Amazon's editors. Amazon’s editorial director of books and Kindle Sara Nelson tells us why they were chosen.
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11 best books of November, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best books to pick up this month? From fiction to nonfiction, Amazon's editors suggest the titles that they believe are the cream of the crop.
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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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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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Chapter & Verse Stephen King's decision to skip the e-book format gets renewed attention
Stephen King said his new novel, 'Joyland,' will be released in paper format only. 'Let people ... go to an actual bookstore,' said King.
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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 Growth in e-book sales slows in 2012
The number of e-books sold last year grew by 43 percent, but that's a fairly small increase compared to the triple-digit increases of past years.
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Chapter & Verse DOJ calls Apple the 'ringmaster' in e-book price-fixing as trial looms
DOJ says Apple pressured publishers, while Apple denies the allegations.
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Chapter & Verse Microsoft buying Barnes & Noble's Nook Media? Microsoft insider says no
An anonymous Microsoft source calls talk about Microsoft planning to buy the Nook Media branch of Barnes & Noble 'nothing more than a rumor.'
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Is Amazon developing a 3-D 'Kindle Phone'?
A new report indicates that Amazon is working on a smart phone – possibly dubbed the 'Kindle Phone' – with a holographic display.
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Chapter & Verse What would Microsoft buying Barnes & Noble's Nook business mean?
According to documents found by website TechCrunch, Microsoft is offering $1 billion to buy the digital assets of Nook Media.
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A 'novel' idea for spreading literature in Africa: The cellphone
Publishers across the continent are increasingly targeting readers with mobile phone apps and other technologies that are far cheaper than either e-readers or traditional books.
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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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Chapter & Verse Are e-readers hurting our reading comprehension?
An article in Scientific American suggests that, initially, reading on screens may diminish our capacity to understand what we read. But that could be changing.
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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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Chapter & Verse Worldreader, a nonprofit, brings e-books to developing countries
Worldreader recently announced that it's allowing more than 500,000 readers to access e-books through their cellphones.
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Chapter & Verse Barnes & Noble creates a new self-publishing service
Nook Press gives authors up to 65 percent of their revenue and allows them to sell their titles anywhere.
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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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Chapter & Verse Amazon's new imprints give opportunities to debut authors, short story writers
Amazon's Little A imprint will release novels, memoirs, and story collections, while Day One will focus on short stories and new writers.
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Chapter & Verse Apple CEO may testify in price-fixing case
Internet superpower Apple has been embroiled in a legal suit against the US Department of Justice since April 2012. Five publishers were accused along with Apple, but as of February, they have all settled with the DOJ.
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Chapter & Verse Tournament of Books: March Madness for readers
Founded by The Morning News online magazine, the Tournament of Books has 16 titles face off bracket-style for the title of best book of 2013.
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Saving Money PS3, frozen foods and chocolate: the best and worst things to buy in March
March is a good month for sales on a plethora of products, including Playstation 3 game consoles, winter gear, and chocolate. But avoid spring clothing and Kindle apps, which will go on sale later in the year.
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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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Barnes & Noble closing about a third of its stores, facing tough online competition
The head of Barnes & Noble's retail group said that the company will have 450 to 500 stores in a decade. That's down from about 689 currently.
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