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Excerpt from Benazir Bhutto's memoir

Feb 05 2008: The London Times has published a lengthy excerpt from assassinated former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's memoir, Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy & the West, in which Bhutto (who was twice removed from office on corruption charges) makes shocking allegations ...

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'Lolita' children's bedroom set removed from sale following parent pressure

Feb 04 2008: The Times of London reports that high street retailer Woolworths has withdrawn bedroom furniture for young girls bearing the sexually charged name Lolita after a campaign waged by a mothers’ online chat room. The Lolita Midsleeper Combi (a whitewashed wooden bed with ...

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Amazon to buy Audible

Jan 31 2008: Publishers Weekly reports that Amazon has agreed to acquire Audible, Inc, the USA's largest provider of digital downloads of spoken-word audio, for about $300 million. Audible has 160 employees and is based in Newark, N.J. and is the exclusive distributor of spokenword ...

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13 arrested in assassination plot against Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk

Jan 30 2008: Thirteen people have been arrested in Turkey as part of an investigation into an ultra-nationalist gang reported to be planning the assassination of Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, reports the Guardian newspaper. According to reports in the Turkish press, Pamuk was ...

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Worldwide, books are the most popular online buy.

Jan 29 2008: More books are sold on the internet than any other product, according to a BBC report on a Nielsen survey of 26,312 people in 48 countries. According to the survey, 41% of internet users had bought books online compared with 34% two years ago. The largest percentage ...

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'The murky demimonde of Amazon's top reviewers.'

Jan 28 2008: Slate magazine casts doubts on Amazon's top reviewers, such as Grady Harp who has reviewed over 3,500 books, CDs and movies for Amazon; and Harriet Klausner who has averaged 45 book reviews per week for the past five years.

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Independent booksellers report strong holiday sales

Jan 28 2008: As major chains report weak holiday sales, the American Booksellers Association reports that a nationwide survey of 1,382 independent retailers has found that a desire to support locally owned businesses is emerging as a factor in people's shopping choices. Independent ...

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Judith Regan/Haper Collins lawsuit settled

Jan 28 2008: Judith Regan has settled the $100 million lawsuit she filed against her former employer, Harper Collins and the publisher's parent News Corp., in November. Regan and News Corp. issued Friday noting that an "equitable" and "confidential" settlement has been reached with ...

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