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  972 readers From USA Today (Interview: Elle Lothlorien, author of ‘Sleeping Beauty’): Elle Lothlorien knows how to keep her readers happy. If some don’t like the ending of her book Sleeping Beauty, then there’s another option: Sleeping Beauty with a different ending. How cool is that? This concept is also an advantage of being independently published: Readers unhappy

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  What Happens While You’re Sleeping?: New Zealand is Ready to Share

  Array readersOn August 14th at 6pm in New York City, Saatchi & Saatchi will host a cocktail party in partnership with the Frankfurt Book Fair in celebration of the art, literature, and culture of New Zealand, this year’s Guest of Honor country at the Frankfurt Book Fair, October 10-14. New Zealand’s theme at Frankfurt is “While You Were Sleeping,”

• Washington Post has a hard time reading stock tables

  2274 readersI guess the Washington Post is solidly behind the new debt ceiling deal, posting a story about how European and Asian stock markets rallied today. "European markets also jumped on the news of the U.S. debt deal, with early gains in key indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt," the WaPo reported. Well, I guess someone needs to

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  Apple and Google Pay $527 Million for Kodak Patents, After Joint Bid

  1671 readersLast month Apple and Google hooked up to purchase the patents of bankrupt Kodak, all 1.100 of them, related to imaging. It seemed unlikely that these two rivals would ever join forces, but it happened and it did because both parties wanted to avoid getting outbid by the other one… or a third party. After filing

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  Ernst & Young Releases “Mobile Banking,” a Free Financial Services E-Book

  1392 readersThe University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, if you’re not familiar with it, is generally agreed upon as being one of the finest graduate business schools in the country. Unbeknownst to TeleRead until just earlier today, however, was the school’s online business analysis journal. It’s called Knowledge@Wharton, and we’ve learned that the smart minds behind the

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  Explosion At iPad Factory Cause Death & Injury

  601 readersWorkers in a factory that makes iPads in China were harmed in an explosion at the plant this week. The New York Times reports: “Two people were killed immediately, and over a dozen others hurt. As the injured were rushed into ambulances, one in particular stood out. His features had been smeared by the blast, scrubbed

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  Apple to Give Up Google Maps in iOS 6.0, Go With Own Solution (Video)

  762 readersApple will apparently get rid of Google Maps in the next iOS iteration and use an in-house solution instead, according to a source quoted by 9to5mac. The new app is said to be much faster, cleaner and more efficient and it also has a kickass 3D mode, apparently. The 3D technology is provided by C3 Technologies,

• Going From E-Books to Ebooks

  672 readers We will no longer be writing about e-books at DigitalBookWorld.com. Due to a change in strategy, market forces, Google and the will of the people, we will now be devoting our coverage to the world of ebooks and digital publishing. Before you panic, don’t worry! We’re still going to do all the things you’ve come to

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  UK literacy program Booktrust to lose government funding in April, 2011

  561 readersIn 2008, we reported on a UK program called Bookstart, through which United Kingdom residents could send text messages to get free storybooks for their children. David Rothman compared the program to the American program Reading Is Fundamental, which was imperiled by budget cutbacks. It has been no secret that funding for libraries and similar

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  Storylane Will Join Forces with Facebook

  587 readersBy Christina Jones Storylane, the personal blogging platform and social space, just announced it’s joining forces with Facebook. The latest News Feed update wasn’t enough to show how much the social networking giant understands the value of visual content. “This is an exciting opportunity,” said Jonathan Gheller, Storylane’s CEO. “Facebook’s mission of connecting the world has always