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Do E-Books Threaten Democracy?

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:54:09 +0000

Do digital books threaten our democracy? Depends on who you ask. eBooks are on trial once again. This time, they represent nothing short of an existential threat to democracy itself. In the prosecutor's corner we have novelist Jonathan Franzen, playing the role of 'bookservative' and decrying the rise of these anti-democratic digital [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Books for kids about Dickens

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:15 +0000

Just in time for the 200th birthday of Dickens, there are three new illustrated books based on his life and the books he wrote. ●“ Charles Dickens: England’s Most Captivating Storyteller ” by Catherine Wells-Cole (Templar Books $ 19.99), uses pictures from his original books and photos and other pieces of art. Readers “see” Dickens’s life story and important parts of the stories in his books. By … [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Bookends: Books by Busload giveaway

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:02:31 +0000

Books by the Busload giveaway Feb. 17-18 [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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100 Books in a Year: January Update

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:16:15 +0000

After being two books shy last year of my 100 books in a year challenge, I knew I had to try it again this year. I was student teaching for 5 months last year (plus practicum), so I feel that played . . . [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Classics Books distributes nearly $10,000 in books through 'Trenton Books at Home' program

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:44:24 +0000

In 2011, Classics Used and Rare Books, a modest book shop located at 117 S. Warren St. in downtown Trenton, distributed $ 9,955 worth of books to Trenton students. The mass distribution, made possible with the partnership of various local groups, aims to help kids in struggling school districts find surer paths to success. Classics Books, store representative Eric Maywar says, regularly raises … [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Random House Will Keep All Its E-Books In Libraries, With A Price Increase

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:19:02 +0000

Random House is now the only big six publisher to allow unrestricted access to all of its e-books in libraries—and it said yesterday it will continue to do so, though it is raising prices. [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Classics Books distributes nearly $10,000 in books through 'Trenton Books at Home' program

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:26:34 +0000

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Enhanced Safari To Go App Brings 3G iPad Support to Safari Books Online Subscribers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:35 +0000

Safari® Books Online , the leading on-demand digital library for technology, digital media, and business professionals, today announced that its free Saf [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Barnes & Noble Won't Sell Books From Amazon Publishing

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:43:58 +0000

Barnes & Noble will not sell Amazon's books in its store to protest Amazon's continued "push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent." [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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Safari Books Online Takes Home Bronze in the 2011 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards for Technology for Learning, Talent …

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:32:40 +0000

Safari® Books Online , the leading on-demand digital library for technology, digital media and business professionals, today announced that it has won a [ Read more from source: books - Yahoo! News Search Results ]

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