Nook E-Reader Heads to Barnes & Noble Stores
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NewsFactor - Barnes & Noble said Monday that its popular nook e-book reader is back in stock online and will be rolling out in the majority of the bookseller's U.S. stores this week. Customers also will be able to enjoy exclusive Valentine's Day-themed online content this month, the company said.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:55:35 GMT
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Toyota resale values lowered by Kelley Blue Book
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AP - The Blue Book value of used Toyotas has been reduced again as the Japanese carmaker's troubles persist.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:55:41 GMT
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Todd named publisher of Los Alamos Monitor
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AP - Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., has named Keven Todd publisher of the Los Alamos Monitor.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:54:53 GMT
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Bausch taps into menace of U.S. home life for new book
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 Reuters - Following his award-winning war novel "Peace", author Richard Bausch is back writing short stories, fixing his gaze again on small-town American home life. Only now, there's more violence.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:08:30 GMT
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Gora book must-have for fans of '80s teen flicks
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 AP - "You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation" (Crown, 384 pages, $26), by Susannah Gora:
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:06:16 GMT
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Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores
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Reuters - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:06:10 GMT
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Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books
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 Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan's electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:30:36 GMT
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Power, not money, drove pioneering journalist
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 AP - "Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power" (Harper, 576 pages, $29.99), by James McGrath Morris: Web-based technology may leave readers fretful about the future of newspapers, but it's not the first time the industry has undergone revolutionary change.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:46 GMT
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New book on Mays brings `Say Hey Kid' to life
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 AP - "Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend" (Scribner, 628 pages, $30), by James S. Hirsch: For the aging fans following him in his prime, Willie Mays was a youthful phenomenon who in time became baseball's happy warrior.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:39 GMT
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Compelling `Shadow Tag' a departure for Erdrich
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 AP - "Shadow Tag" (HarperCollins, 272 pages, $25.99), by Louise Erdrich: Irene and Gil have the sort of life that outsiders might covet. He's a semifamous artist dubbed the "native Edward Hopper," his success great enough to put their family in a three-story house in a fashionable Minneapolis neighborhood and enroll their three children in an exclusive private school.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:01:35 GMT
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Elias shows how baseball exported 'American Way'
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 AP - "The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad" (The New Press, 418 pages, $27.95), by Robert Elias: Contrary to popular opinion in the U.S., the young Fidel Castro wasn't one of Cuba's best pitchers and was never offered contracts by American scouts. In fact, U.S. Sen. Eugene McCarthy once suggested that his lack of a big-league arm was a key reason Castro came to hate the U.S.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:32 GMT
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US publishers smile again as Kindle rivals emerge
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 AFP - US book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:04:13 GMT
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Macmillan books coming back to Amazon
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AP - After a weeklong absence, new copies of Andrew Young's "The Politician," Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and other books published by Macmillan are available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:39:21 GMT
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Shooter Jennings paints new songs "Black"
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Reuters - On the title track to his 2005 debut, "Put the 'O' Back in Country," Shooter Jennings, the son of country legend Waylon Jennings, sang about "playing hillbilly music, like I was born to do." The Southern rocker takes an unexpected, darker turn on his fourth studio album, "Black Ribbons," by tapping novelist Stephen King to help narrate a 70-minute concept album that explores an apocalyptic future.
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:28:27 GMT
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DOJ Cites Antitrust Issues with Google Book Settlement
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NewsFactor - The Department of Justice believes significant antitrust, class certification, and copyright issues remain in the amended book settlement proposed by Google and publishing industry representatives in September. However,the government attorneys also said Thursday that the U.S. believes the parties have approached the effort in good faith.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:22:17 GMT
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Australian literary prize dumped
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 AFP - One of Australasia's richest literary prizes was scrapped Friday after the resource-rich state of West Australia said it was a waste of money.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:12:07 GMT
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Capsule reviews of 'The Whale' and other books
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 AP - "The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea" (HarperCollins, 453 pages, $27.99), by Philip Hoare:
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:08:59 GMT
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Judge wants ex-Edwards aide in court, with tape
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 AP - A judge wants a former aide to John Edwards to appear in a North Carolina court along with any copies of private videotapes that are being demanded by Edwards' former mistress.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:34 GMT
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`Voodoo Histories' takes on conspiracy theories
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 AP - "Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History" (Riverhead, 400 pages, $26.95), by David Aaronovitch: Did you hear the real story? The Sept. 11 attacks were orchestrated by the U.S. government. President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor. Princess Diana was assassinated. The Catholic Church is covering up evidence of Jesus' family.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:49:53 GMT
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US justice department slams Google book deal
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 AFP - The US Department of Justice slammed a legal deal that would let Google scan and sell millions of books online, saying it raises anti-trust and copyright concerns.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:38:41 GMT
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