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Free e-book excerpts from Sue Grafton, Amy Tan

Upcoming novels by Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Gilbert and Wally Lamb are among 40 fall and winter releases excerpted in a free e-book.

Poetry finally joining e-book revolution

"One of the things we've done is put a note at the beginning of the book to show which is the longest line of the poem," said Copper Canyon's e-book coordinator, Amelia Robertson.

Home style: 'Flower Recipe Book'; artists' paints; cutting rhododendrons

"The Flower Recipe Book" is published by Artisan Books and sells for $24.95 in hardcover or $12.99 for an enhanced e-book.

E-books by major post-WWII author Irwin Shaw out

Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher, announced that five Shaw e-books were released Tuesday, a day ahead of the author's centennial.

Barnes & Noble chair wants to buy retail business

"Barnes & Noble, based in New York, has been struggling to find its place as more readers have shifted to electronic books and competition has grown from discount stores and online competitors.

E-books planned from parenting site Babble.com

A top parenting site has teamed with Hyperion for a series of e-books featuring stories from "connected and engaged" mothers and fathers.

Free e-book previews new works from Pollan, others

Fans of Michael Pollan, Kate Atkinson or Sarah Dessen can read excerpts from their upcoming works in a free e-book.

Google to set up $82M fund for French publishers

Google will help French news organizations increase their online advertising revenue and also set up a (EURO)60 million ($82 million) fund to finance digital publishing innovation, settling a...

CES gadget show host drops CNET as awards picker

The association's president, Gary Shapiro, blasted CBS in an opinion article in the USA Today newspaper on Wednesday, saying its interference damaged its own editorial integrity.

E-book reading on the rise among young people

A report commissioned by children's publisher Scholastic Inc. finds that 46 percent of respondents aged 9-17 had read an e-book as of 2012, compared to just 25 percent in 2010.

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'Bishop' would-be pipe bomber gets 37 years

"Tomkins took these terrifying and secretive actions because he was greedy," said Gary Shapiro.

Novels for young adults are reaching more (adult) readers

And the category outpaced all others among e-book sales, increasing 117 percent, compared with...

NEW YORK: Poetry finally joining e-book revolution

"In the spring of 2010, we actually formed a team to focus on books that were complicated to...

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No E-Book For You, Says Stephen King

No E-Book For You, Says Stephen King

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AHEAD OF THE TAPE: Best Buy's Comeback Story Worth a Read

Fiscal first-quarter results, due Tuesday, won't look like those of a company about to reconquer...

Sony urged to cut entertainment stake

Sony makes consumer electronics such as the PlayStation game console and Xperia smartphones.

Sony Stock Is Cheap

The activist's interest in the faded consumer electronics brand already has made one point...