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3 new "Titanic" books
A trio of new books – two of which are excellent – allows readers to relive that bitterly cold night on the Atlantic.
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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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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks
15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers
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10 top favorite teen books of 2011
Teenagers vote on their favorite books: here's the top 10.
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Fall books: 12 fiction titles you don't want to miss
From Ireland to India, and from the year AD 73 to the possible end of the world, here are 12 of the most enticing of the fall 2011 fiction titles.
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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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Chapter & Verse
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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Horizons
What the e-book scandal means for Apple
Apple is under fire from the DOJ. So how will the next few months shake out for the tech giant?
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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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3 new "Titanic" books
A trio of new books – two of which are excellent – allows readers to relive that bitterly cold night on the Atlantic.
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Chapter & Verse
Cassandra Clare offers a few hints about her next Shadowhunters series
Cassandra Clare, author of the bestselling 'Mortal Instruments' and 'Infernal Devices' series, will release the first book of her new series, 'The Dark Artifices,' in 2015.
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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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Chapter & Verse
Lower e-book prices ahead as government threatens Apple, publishers?
The Justice Department has told Apple and five major publishers that it's planning to sue them for fixing e-book prices.
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Chapter & Verse
Astronaut Mark Kelly has written a children's book
Mark Kelly, husband of former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will release his children's book about a mouse in space this fall.
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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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Chapter & Verse
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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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks
15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers
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Chapter & Verse
'Fahrenheit 451' goes digital. Is Ray Bradbury mellowing?
Ray Bradbury, who has called the Internet a 'meaningless' distraction, is now finally allowing a digital version of 'Fahrenheit 451.'
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Chapter & Verse
Why Penguin is worried about the role of Amazon's Kindle in libraries
Penguin Group – citing security problems – has put a hold on the distribution of new e-books to libraries.
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Chapter & Verse
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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Chapter & Verse
James Garner's not afraid to dish in 'The Garner Files'
James Garner offers straight talk about fellow actors like Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, in addition to revelations about his own drug use and his hardscrabble childhood.
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10 top favorite teen books of 2011
Teenagers vote on their favorite books: here's the top 10.
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Chapter & Verse
Arnold Schwarzenegger: a memoir to tell us why he and Maria broke up
Arnold Schwarzenegger's upcoming memoir "Total Recall" will not be a "tell-all" but is expected to discuss the breakup of his marriage.
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Fall books: 12 fiction titles you don't want to miss
From Ireland to India, and from the year AD 73 to the possible end of the world, here are 12 of the most enticing of the fall 2011 fiction titles.
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Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss
From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
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Chapter & Verse
Steve Jobs biography release date pushed up
Rumors abound as to the possible reason behind the earlier-than-expected release date of the new Steve Jobs biography.
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Chapter & Verse
Apple, leading US publishers, charged with collusion
Two plaintiffs in an anti-trust lawsuit claim that Apple and five publishers colluded to drive up Amazon's low e-book prices, raising profits for publishers and making Apple's iPad more competitive against Amazon's Kindle.
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Chapter & Verse
Jaycee Lee Dugard's memoir soars to top of bestseller lists
Dugard's memoir, "A Stolen Life," is released today and has already topped bestseller lists.
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