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Man Booker Prize Shortlist announced
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Judge approves e-book pricing settlement between government and publishers
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Sep 06 2012: In a decision that could start an e-book price war in the publishing industry, a federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital...
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"Sock puppet" reviews condemned
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Sep 04 2012: Authors including Lee Child, Mark Billingham, Joanne Harris, Charlie Higson and Tony Parsons have signed up to a group statement condemning sock puppetry, the practice of writing reviews pseudonymously to praise one's own work and criticise that of others.
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Giller Prize longlist announced.
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Sep 04 2012: The 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced its longlist of 13 books and authors today, having read 142 works of fiction submitted by 50 publishers from every region of Canada.
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Jo Walton wins Hugo Best Novel award for "Among Others".
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Sep 04 2012: The 2012 Hugo Awards were announced on Saturday at the 70th World Science Fiction Convention. More than fifteen awards were given including the Best Novel sward which went to Jo Walton for |
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Media giant sees 31% increase in earnings due to "Fifty Shades" trilogy
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Sep 01 2012: Experiencing a major rise from E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, German media giant Bertelsmann (which owns Random House, the world's largest trade publishing group) enjoyed a dramatic surge in profit in the first half of 2012, posting posted a 31% increase in net...
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Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster agree to $69m state deal
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Aug 30 2012: The Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster have reached a $69 million agreement that will resolve lawsuits brought by 54 attorney generals from 49 states, the District of Columbia and territories, that charged the publishers with fixing e-book prices. Under the proposed...
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The American Booksellers Association in partnership with Kobo to sell e-books and e-readers
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Aug 29 2012: As had long been rumored, the American Booksellers Association (which represents nearly 2000 independent bookstores in the USA) announced today that it is partnering with Kobo to give member stores an opportunity to sell e-books and, for the first time, e-reading devices. The agreement replaces...
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Carrie's War author, Nina Bawden, dies aged 87
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Aug 23 2012: British author Nina Bawden, best known for the children's novel Carrie's War, died on August 22 at her home in London. She was...
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Bookstore Sales Up 3.8% in June
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Aug 21 2012: June bookstore sales rose 3.8%, to $1.04 billion, compared to June 2011, according to preliminary estimates from the Census Bureau. For the year to date, bookstore sales have risen 0.6%, to $6.979...
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Apple Refuses To Settle In DOJ Case
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Aug 16 2012: Apple has filed a new memo in its defense against the Department of Justice, stating that it will not settle with three book publishers, as has been proposed. Instead, Apple is seeking a...
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Former Cosmo editor, Helen Gurley Brown, dies aged 90
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Aug 14 2012: Helen Gurley Brown, who created the idea of a modern woman with her book "Sex and the Single Girl" and was editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for three decades, has died at age 90, the Hearst Corporation said...
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