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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?
Amazon announces new devices, including HD Kindle FireAmazon's new lineup of devices includes a Kindle Fire tablet with HD and other new features as well as a back-lit e-reader called the Kindle Paperwhite.
Can Kobo compete with iPad and Kindle?Kobo is launching a new tablet and e-reader in an attempt to wrest the market away from Amazon and Apple, both of which will probably release new tablets soon.
Democratic National Convention: a wild ride in 1924In 1924, the Democratic National Convention featured non-stop fighting and multiple gaffes.
Yet more literary furor over fake book reviewsBritish crime writer R.J. Ellory is the latest author to be caught out writing glowing online reviews of his own work.
Amish fiction remains a big draw in an era of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'Old-fashioned romances based in Amish communities 鈥� a subgenre that began in the late '90s 鈥� draw readers hungry for wholesome stories and simple values.
Paramount Pictures and Puzo estate battle over 'Godfather' sequel rightsParamount Pictures and the Puzo family met in court last week, but no indication was given of when a verdict would be made.
Navy SEAL wrote 'No Easy Day' after being pushed out of SEAL Team 6A group of Special Ops veterans released its own e-book, 'No Easy Op,' suggesting 'No Easy Day' author Matt Bissonnette wrote his book in part due to 鈥榖ad blood鈥� with his former unit.
Amazon's Sara Nelson shares her favorite fall booksAmazon's Sara Nelson says Sept. 2012 is offering both serious literary titles and also some strong 鈥榗ommercial鈥� picks.
End-of-summer reading regrets? They're nothing newIf you're looking at a pile of books you meant to get through before Labor Day, you're not alone, according to Aldous Huxley.
Potential problems for Navy SEAL author of 'No Easy Day'The Pentagon warned Navy SEAL author Matt Bissonnette it was considering legal action for breach of non-disclosure agreements in 'No Easy Day.'
Garfield: America's most obscure president may also have been one of its bestBiographer Candice Millard talks about the courageous, independent, largely forgotten US president 鈥� James Garfield 鈥� whose term was cut short by an assassin's bullet.
E-book price-fixing: three publishers agree to pay $69 million to consumersHachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster say they will pay consumers to settle claims they conspired to fix e-book prices.
Book reviews: too nice and maybe also too fake?Book reviews have gotten some negative press this summer.聽
Hilary Mantel's Tudor novels coming to TVHilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' will be adapted into a BBC miniseries.
Please burn your 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' urges one British charityWearside Women in Need is so outraged by the sado-masochistic bestseller it has organized a 鈥淔ifty Shades of Grey鈥� book burning.
Navy SEAL author's identity is revealedThe author of 'No Easy Day' 鈥� the book on the Osama bin Laden mission 鈥� is reportedly Matt Bissonette, who has been awarded five Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.
The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books?The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news.
Haruki Murakami: early leader in Nobel Prize predictionsBritish gambling site Ladbrokes puts Japanese author Haruki Murakami at odds of 10/1 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Do sad songs make us feel better?Adam Brent Houghtaling explores melancholy music and how it affects us.
