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California passes online sales tax legislation

Jun 30 2011: Effective June 29, Amazon has cancelled its contracts with about 10,000 California-based affiliates after Govenor Brown signed a law that requires large out-of-state retailers with affiliates in California to collect sales tax on purchases made by their California ...

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Roth wins Man Booker International Prize

Jun 29 2011: Philip Roth was honoured as the winner of The Man Booker International Prize 2011 in London last night (28th June), but controversy over his win continued.

Roth was unable to attend but the prize was accepted by the author and academic Hermione Lee at an awards ...

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US e-reader ownership doubles in six months

Jun 28 2011: According to the Pew Internet Project, e-reader ownership in the US has doubled over the past six months with the overall share of adults who own an e-reader now 12%. Sales of tablet computers have not seen the same level of growth confounding predictions that ...

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Harry Potter publishing boss says territorial rights are 'obsolete in the e-book era'

Jun 27 2011: Richard Charkin, executive director of UK Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury, has said territorial publishing rights are "obsolete" in the age of e-books and has accused the UK industry of "protectionism" in its bid to preserve them.

He also said scrapping the ...

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Borders may find buyer before end of July, if not liquidation

Jun 20 2011: According to Reuters, Borders Group plans to name a potential buyer by July 1. Borders is said to be in negotiation with several groups including private equity firms Gores Group and Najafi Cos. If a sale cannot be completed by the end of July "it will proceed with a ...

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Global publishing back on front foot

Jun 20 2011: The world's largest pub­lishers have begun growing again after weathering the global recession over the past three years. According to the annual ranking of global pub­lishing performance, compiled on behalf of Livres Hebdo, Buchreport, Publishers Weekly and The ...

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Fears for Notting Hill Travel Bookshop

Jun 16 2011: The iconic Travel Bookshop in Notting Hill, London faces an uncertain future after its current owner put it up for sale. The store has served book lovers for 32 years, and was made famous by the 1999 film "Notting Hill".

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Colum McCann wins International IMPAC Award

Jun 16 2011: Colum McCann has won the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, worth £87,582, for his novel Let the Great World Spin, beating 161 other entries. Let the Great World Spin also won the 2009 USA National Book Award for Fiction.

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