New book: Biden warned Afghan buildup was hollow

New book: Biden warned Afghan buildup was hollow; Obama ...
Washington Post
The book, “Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan,” also says that in planning the drawdown of troops two years later, the White House ...

Biden, in leaked memo, told Obama war plan flawed
Boston.com
The book, "Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan," also says that in... Although Biden's doubts have become well known, the new book details ...

Boston.com

DOJ vs. Apple, e-book publishers: Dispute heats up
Washington Post (blog)
The Justice Department's price-fixing lawsuit against e-book publishers and Apple will go to trial in June 2013, setting up a long legal struggle sure to ...

More area libraries lending e-books, but many patrons unaware
The State Journal-Register
When Oprah put Amazon's brand-new Kindle e-reader on her list of favorite ... e-book readers, nearly half weren't sure if their libraries offered e-books, and only ...

'50 Shades' author's husband has sold a book — and, no, it's not ...
New York Daily News (blog)
Niall Leonard, the husband of the British author of the "50 Shades of Grey" trilogy, ... The Bookseller's report describes the book as a "'gritty' London-set thriller ...

Richard Russo novel not for sale as e-book
Telegraph.co.uk
A critic of e-books, Russo won't allow Interventions to be sold in electronic form. ...Russo, 62, is the author of seven novels, including Bridge of Sighs, That Old Cape... threats to bookstores, the publishing industry and the rise of new authors.

Telegraph.co.uk

Biden told Obama military's Afghan war plan was flawed, according ...
Fox News
New book says Biden warned Obama military rationale for adding as many as 40000 U.S. forces to a backsliding war in Afghanistan in 2009 was flawed.

E-books' popularity crimps demand for paper
CBC.ca
About 10 per cent of the books sold in Canada last year were e-books, ... Centre estimates that 21 per cent of U.S. adults owned an e-reader as of February 2012. ...that e-books will account for half of all sales by 2014, with many e-book reading ...

CBC.ca

Stock baby's book shelf
Kansas City Star
One of our favorite books is 'The Monster at the End of This Book' by Jon Stone. We also like 'I Love You Through and Through' by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak ...

'Fifty Shades' author EL James' husband writes a young adult book
USA TODAY
What's buzzing in the books world today? Carnegie medals awarded, hot new releases and a musical plea to George R.R. Martin.

USA TODAY

Student eBook Use Accelerating in Schools
MarketWatch (press release)
OverDrive, a leading supplier of school eBooks and audiobooks, ... Capstone Press, ABDO, Disney Digital Books, Encyclopedia Britannica, Crabtree Publishing, ... and educational eBooksand lend to students in a publisher-supported model.

Author pays tribute to printed books
The Tennessean
Readers can't survive on e-books alone, says author Richard Russo. ... is a tribute to the printedbook, while taking a backhanded jab at electronic books ... And in this age when e-book sales are booming, it's not for sale in electronic version ...

Libraries, including Wichita's, have a hard time providing e-books
Kansas.com
Libraries say they find it difficult to acquire e-books for their users because of a restrictive ... “You'll find that that's the popular book on our e-book site, too. ... with the fact that when a publisher will sell us a paper book, eventually the ...

Kansas.com

Amazon picks its top 10 books of 2012 so far
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
2012 is about half over, and the books editors at Amazon have already ... Unlike the film industry, there isn't a clearly defined “prestige” season for book releases, ... Undercity by Katherine Boo: A Pulitzer-winning author writes the true story of ...

Benjamin Franklin rubs elbows with Dr. Seuss in new Library of ...
New York Daily News (blog)
The Library has listed the books in alphabetical order, instead of degree of ... A click on eachbook will bring up a small window with an explanatory note on the ...

A Conversation With: Author Azad Essa
New York Times (blog)
The author of " The Moslems Are Coming," an ethnic Indian, says that his ... It's the kind of book cover guaranteed to generate stares when pulled out in .... Some people's books are banned by countries, others in a cottage of three bedrooms.

New York Times (blog)

Canadian Afghan mission misrepresented in new book
Canada.com
The author is considered a heavyweight around Washington and his earlier book inspired the film Green Zone starring Matt Damon. But Chandrasekaran ...

Book of the Month
Chicago Tribune
Join us in reading Cheryl Strayed's "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail," the July Printers Row Book of the Month selection. At 26, Cheryl Strayed ...

e-Books getting the words out
Atlanta Journal Constitution
We've heard the stories of famous authors getting one rejection letter after another ... his mother,author Andrea Parnell, to release some of her works as e-books, too. ... and 'Splendor' landed on a couple of Amazon's category e-book best-seller ...

Jewish group cancels speech by controversial author Pamela Geller
Los Angeles Times
Pamela Geller, the controversial author and activist, was set to deliver a lecture Sunday morning to the Zionist Organization of America that she had given many ...

Online books giant Amazon profits from £1 ebooks 'on terror, hate ...
Daily Mail
The author, Jake Neuman, says of its content on his own website: 'The ... Churchill, the e-book years: 40 digital volumes by wartime Prime Minister to be ... sale, with Amazon taking the rest, while authors charging £1.49 or more keep 70 per cent ...

Daily Mail

New book recalls Midway's movie-star days
Chicago Tribune
Chicago author Christopher Lynch has spotlighted the nexus between the early ... and the shining stars of the silver screen and American politics in his new book.

Agile Enterprise Architecture eBook Available from MEGA
MarketWatch (press release)
The eBook explains, in detail, five specific steps that are related to goals, framework, visualization, central repository, and governance, and will lead to Agile EA.

Author Ann Charles to sign books July 2
Rapid City Journal
The Adams Museum will host a book signing with author Ann Charles on Monday, ... Charles will be signing her books, Nearly Departed in Deadwood, Optical ...

Circle of Voices
Chicago Tribune
Our first book was "A Circle of Quiet" by Madeleine L'Engle, hence our club's name. We began by reading mostly religious books, but now we read more secular ...

Chicago Tribune

Q&A: Yoram Bauman — economist, author, jokester
The Seattle Times
Seattle resident Yoram Bauman is the author of "The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: ... He talked to Seattle Times book editor Mary Ann Gwinn about employment, debt and ... and the rest is history (the history of cartoon economics books, anyway ...

Books vs e-books again | TeleRead: News and views on e-books ...
By Chris Meadows
ebooks-v-books[1] Which is better, books or e-books? The debate will probably never die, but it can be interesting to watch people rehash the arguments. Blogging site Helium has a “debate” featuring two articles from people who favor e-books, and two from people ... The first e-booklover, Christy Birmingham, has a well-organized list of the advantages of e-books: they grow with technological innovations, make better use of space, are good for travel, and better for the environment.
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

88 Books That Shaped America, According To Library Of Congress
By The Huffington Post News Editors
On Friday, the Library of Congress released its list of the "books that shaped America." There are 88 books on the list, and there will be an exhibit in Washington that opens Monday. ... "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" by Benjamin Spock (1946) ..... Keep in mind that the articles here are penned by young authors, so please keep criticism respectful, and help us to keep this a safe and supportive place for writers of all ages to contribute. Post Comment Preview ...
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Book News: Bookish Bequests, Heirloom Slang : The New Yorker
By Andrea DenHoed
Carol Ann Duffy, Melvin Burgess, and other authors join a petition to stop a library's plan to pulp its old books. “What happens to our books when we die?” Amanda Katz on e-books and literarylegacy. Remembering Alan Turing...
Page-Turner

Monster book covers protect your favorite reading material
By Lauren Davis
If you want to make sure no one touches your journal or that hands stay off your books until you're done reading them, this creepy-cute monster book cover is happy to oblige, baring its teeth at any who dare reach for its spine.
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Amazon Editors Pick the 20 Best Books of 2012 So Far - GalleyCat
By Jason Boog
The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry · Publishing · Deals ... Semi-Linear (Citia) is looking for a Editorial Director. next job Springer Science + Business Media is looking for a Editor, Books. next job Globe Pequot Press is looking for a Acquisitions Editor. see all · Amazon... Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo: “A Pulitzer-winning author writes the true story of struggle and hope in a Mumbai slum.” 2. Gone Girl by Gillian ...
GalleyCat

Paris Review – What Books Should I Read to Impress a Guy ...
By Margaux Williamson
If you see some dumb, over-praised book on said guy's top shelf, you can ask what they think about it and then say, Oh yeah, totally. You can put that book on your imaginary top shelf too or imagine that you regret putting it on your imaginary ...
The Paris Review

ReAuthored for New iPad; from Dead Tree Book to iPad Case | Gear ...
By Dan Cohen
It comes from a company called ReAuthored, and it gives new life to old books even as it protects the “book-killer” that is the iPad. The iPad cases they offer are approximately 11″ high, 8.5″ wide and .5″ deep. They weight about a pound.
Gear Diary

How We Choose the Best Publisher | Rachelle Gardner
By Rachelle Gardner
So my authors and I were in the position of being able to choose the best publisher among those who were interested. ... We want an editor who has truly caught the vision for the book and hopefully for the author's career; someone who seems to appreciate the author's unique style and wants to work with it (as opposed to immediately offering ideas for changing it). ... If I don't have personal experience with that publisher, most likely another member of the Books & Such team does.
Rachelle Gardner

Books - Flavorwire
The Greatest Female Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors of All Time ... Fun fact: Back in 1935 an Americanpublisher named George Macy paid Henri Matisse ... According to Open Culture, the story goes that the famed painter never even read Joyce's massive book, even though he ... Literary Editor / Weekend Editor; Marina Galperina ...
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NOOK Reading Apps - Barnes & Noble
Free NOOK eBook reading apps any device Read Anywhere - Barnes & Noble. ... Best of the MonthExplore our hand-picked list of new books that stood out as ...
www.barnesandnoble.com/u/free-nook-apps/379003593/

Smashwords — The Author's Handbook — A book by Arthur Frank
This book is an effort to cushion the hard knocks that most writers experience along ... kept short to clear a lot the jetsam away from the path to a literary career. ... Authors/Publishers. How topublish on Smashwords · iPad publishing checklist · Where are my ebooks? How to formatebooks ... Available ebook reading formats ...
www.smashwords.com/books/view/175616

Diary of Evelyn Lozada's Book Tour | Vibe
VIBE cover girl Evelyn Lozada met fans across the nation to promote her new novel "Inner Circle" released June 12. The famed basketball wife posted photos of ...
www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/diary-evelyn-lozadas-book-tour

Books for 14-15 year old girls? - Yahoo! Answers
I'm a real bookworm but am running out of books. S… ... Noughts and Crosses and most other Malorie Blackman books. All Jodi Picoult All James Herriot Chains ...
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You're kidding, right, Barnes & Noble? | | Venture GalleriesVenture ...
Get the word out about your writing by utilizing free and effective social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter. If you create a website or blog for your ...
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