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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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Chapter & Verse
2012: the year of self-publishingThe 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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DOJ reaches settlement with Penguin over e-book price fixingIf the settlement is approved, Macmillan and Apple will be the lone defendants in the government’s suit.
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Amazon wins an e-book fight in EuropeEuropean Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling e-books more cheaply than their rivals.
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Apple agreement with the European Union would allow lower Amazon e-book pricesThe deal – which would end an antitrust investigation targeted at Apple's e-book pricing in Europe and allow Amazon to sell e-books more cheaply – is good news for Amazon but bad news for publishers.
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'CBS This Morning Reads' kick off with ‘Team of Rivals’'CBS This Morning' launched their new interactive book club, 'CBS This Morning Reads.'
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Google and publishers reach settlement on digitized books casePublishers can now decide whether Google can digitize out-of-print books still protected by copyright, but does not settle the issue of individual author rights.
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Steve Jobs biography: Best business book of the year?
One year after Steve Jobs' death, his biography by Walter Isaacson is now a finalist for the annual Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award. The book came with Steve Jobs' full cooperation.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: rebuilding a career – and battered reputation (+video)
The former California governor is on a media blitz to promote his memoirs, a second film career, and a new public policy institute with global aspirations. But first, he needs to win back a little respect.
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Opinion: US must actively work for regime change in Iran (+video)
As sanctions take hold, Iranians are more dissatisfied with their government than ever. The time is right for the US and other democracies to actively support freedom seeking Iranians and regime change. That would also solve the crisis over Iran's nuclear program.
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So low, so fast: E-book prices drop following settlementJust four days after a federal judge approved a settlement in the e-books price fixing case, HarperCollins has already started discounts.
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Judge approves a settlement between DOJ and publishers in landmark opinionWill the court's decision trigger an e-book price war?
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Apple blasts the DOJ's proposed e-book price settlementApple called the DOJ's proposed settlement to the e-book price fixing case 'fundamentally unfair, unlawful, and unprecedented.'
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DOJ defends its Apple lawsuitAfter public complaints by Sen. Charles Schumer and others, the DOJ says it's not wavering in its lawsuit against Apple and five major US publishers.
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Paterno biography: Can it recover from bad timing?Writer Joe Posnanski's biography on the late Penn State football coach comes after the infamous scandal involving Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.
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Schumer challenges DOJ on e-book lawsuitSen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.'
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Stonehenge built as a symbol of peace and unity, British researchers suggest
The creation of the mysterious monument and the culture built around it suggests Stonehenge was thought as a symbol of unity in late Neolithic Europe, British researchers say.
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E-book battle: Libraries, publishers square off on pricing
E-book publishers are worried about profits shrinking if libraries go digital, and they're hiking e-book prices. Stretched thin by lean budgets, libraries are slow to embrace digital content. Can the two sides reach a solution?
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Ray Bradbury remembered for sci-fi classic 'Fahrenheit 451' and other literature
Ray Bradbury passed away Tuesday in California, according to his daughter. 'Fahrenheit 451' was produced on rented typewriters.
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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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Apple will fight the DOJApple 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 AppleApple 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 DOJOn 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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