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ABC and ABA to Formalize Potential Merger Plan

May 14 2010: The Association of Booksellers for Children and the American Booksellers Association moved another step closer to a possible merger this week with the release on Thursday of a letter of agreement.

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Comic book illustrator Frank Frazetta dies at 82

May 12 2010: Frank Frazetta, an illustrator of comic books, movie posters and paperback book covers whose visions of musclebound men fighting with swords and axes to defend scantily dressed women helped define fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars, died on Monday...

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Google Book Accord Violates Treaties, Opponent Says

May 12 2010: The Google book settlement breaks international laws and treaties, according to Cynthia Arato, a lawyer representing authors in New Zealand, Italy, Austria and other countries. Arato wrote that the agreement "eviscerates copyright owners exclusive rights" to approve the...

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Borders to launch Kobo ereader in June

May 10 2010: Borders begun taking orders for the Kobo, which begins shipping June 17 and retails for $149.99, significantly less than its major competition although it is not as sophisticated a device.

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Google Book Editions and a 'New World Order' in Book Publishing

May 05 2010: Using a memorable and somewhat ominous phrase, Oxford University’s Evan Schnittman said the book publishing world is facing a 'new world order,' or a trio of giant companies—Amazon, Google and Apple—collectively responsible for about $75 billion out of the $90 billion ...

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Google enters digital books war with launch of Editions

May 05 2010: Google is set to launch its own online e-book store in 2010 (by end of summer 2010). Google Editions books will not be tied to a specific device, unlike rival e-book company Amazon.

"It is a different approach to what most readers today have and the vision is to be ...

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John Hart's 'Last Child' wins Edgar Best Novel

Apr 30 2010: Last night, The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the annual Edgar Awards, at their 64th Gala Banquet in New York City.

The winners are:

Best Novel: The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur)

Best First Novel: In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie ...

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Author Alan Sillitoe dies aged 82

Apr 25 2010: Author Alan Sillitoe has died aged 82 at Charing Cross Hospital in London, England.

His novels included Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, both of which were made into films.

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