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Books Between Bites meets today (Fond du Lac Reporter)
Books Between Bites will meet at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Salem United Methodist Church, 120 Sheboygan St.
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Parker: Legislation coming to limit phone books (Denver Post)
Little did I know while I was telling you, dear readers, how to opt out of getting countless phone books unceremoniously dumped on your doorsteps, State Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, was crafting a bill to address that same issue.
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Books look at challenges of dementia in elderly (Everett Herald)
Here’s a look at a few books exploring the mental decline that the “oldest old” experience. One is by a geriatric physician now facing challenges at home. A second is an eloquent story by novelist John Thorndike. The third suggests lifestyle changes to stave off dementia.
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Gifts of books mark pathway to reading (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
This year, the Long Beach Rotary's Charitable Foundation gave the centers 3,200 books. Photo gallery
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Local books: nature poems, becoming a carnivore and a 'stand-up economist' (Seattle Times)
A last volume of verse by Seattle poet Crysta Casey tops this week's list of books of local interest.
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Why e-Books Must Cost More (PC World)
If e-books are to successfully replace paper, it won't happen at Amazon's $9.99 e-book pricing. Thank Steve Jobs for opening the door to higher prices.
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Why e-Books Must Cost More (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Big increases in e-book prices seem like a bad deal for consumers. They may be necessary, however, to keep authors and publishers in business as e-books replace paper ones.
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Kindle Books in Snack Sizes (New York Times)
FT Press is selling stripped-down, 1,000- to 2,000-word versions of books, for $1.99, and a new series of essays of about 5,000 words, for $2.99.
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Macmillan books coming back to Amazon (USA Today)
After a week-long absence, new copies of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and other books published by Macmillan are available for purchase on Amazon.com.
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Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan's electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon.
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