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Publisher of Obama's 'Audacity of Hope' steps down
AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:31 pm ETNEW YORK - The publisher of President Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope" has stepped down. Full Story »
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US magazine publishers launch digital newsstand
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 4:58 pm ETWASHINGTON (AFP) - US magazine and newspaper publishers Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. teamed up on Tuesday to launch a digital newsstand for the electronic devices of the future. Full Story »
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Nobel literature winner urges tough stand on China
AP – Tue Dec 8, 11:37 am ETSTOCKHOLM - The 2009 Nobel literature prize winner, Herta Mueller, on Tuesday urged Western countries to be tougher on China, which she said is still far from being a democratic country. Full Story »
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Vietnam historian remembers `interesting times'
AP – Tue Dec 8, 8:24 am ETPOTOMAC, Md. - Stanley Karnow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and longtime foreign correspondent, is trying to think of a good title for a planned memoir. Full Story »
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Fear of regime inspired Romanian Nobel winner
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 4:40 pm ETSTOCKHOLM (AFP) - The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature told Monday of how her fear of the communist regime in her native Romania inspired her to write. Full Story »
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Federer, Brad Pitt named in new edition of Who's Who
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 10:10 am ETLONDON (AFP) - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and Brazilian author Paulo Coelho are among new entries in "Who's Who", the British guide to society's most influential people published Monday. Full Story »
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George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC
AP – Sat Dec 5, 2:07 pm ETNEW YORK - A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America's first president, according to Christie's. Full Story »
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Palin arrives to cheering crowd at Fort Hood
AP – Fri Dec 4, 7:46 pm ETFORT HOOD, Texas - A cheering crowd has greeted former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at Fort Hood in Texas. Full Story »
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Washington letter, Poe book set auction records
Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 6:39 pm ETNEW YORK (Reuters) - A signed four-page letter written by George Washington to his nephew in 1787 sold for $3.2 million, and two works by Edgar Allen Poe set new sales records on Friday in auctions held by Christie's. Full Story »
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Major Publishers Plan Digital Content Store for E-Readers
NewsFactor – Tue Dec 8, 5:00 pm ETOn Tuesday, five major publishers joined forces to develop open standards for a new digital storefront and other technologies that will allow consumers to read content on portable digital devices. Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp., and Time want a reading application that can render the distinct look and feel of each publication. They also want a publishing platform optimized for multiple portable devices, operating systems and screen sizes, a digital magazine store, and advertising opportunities. Full Story »
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Copy of Poe's 1st book sells for $662K in NYC
AP – Fri Dec 4, 12:48 pm ETNEW YORK - A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature. Full Story »
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Sarah Palin's fans push for 2012 presidential run
AP – Fri Dec 4, 2:23 pm ETFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Lynn Giese calls Sarah Palin the best thing that's happened to the U.S. in a long time, and the 57-year-old housewife says she'd work tirelessly for the former Alaska governor were she to run for president in 2012. Full Story »
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'Lieutenant' producers reload Lethem's "Gun"
Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 1:32 am ETLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Novelist Jonathan Lethem's "Gun, With Occasional Music" is being loaded once again. Full Story »
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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
AP – Thu Dec 3, 7:39 pm ETKey: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback Full Story »
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
AP – Thu Dec 3, 7:17 pm ET1. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little Brown) Full Story »
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
AP – Thu Dec 3, 7:07 pm ET1. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) Full Story »
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Palin book tour host to foreign press: stay away
AP – Thu Dec 3, 9:47 am ETSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - She's no longer the chief executive of Alaska, but Sarah Palin should still be called "governor." And in English only, please. Full Story »
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Review: Wambaugh's `Hollywood Moon' best in series
AP – Thu Dec 3, 9:45 am ET
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