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Arthur C Clarke dies at 90

Mar 19 2008: Arthur C Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died early Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956. He was 90. The author of almost 100 books, Mr. Clarke was an ardent ...

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Changes in the audio book market

Mar 19 2008: Amazon completed its purchase of audiobook provider Audible on March 19. The same day OverDrive, one of the main suppliers of audio content to libraries, announced they were adding 20,000 DRM-free titles (that can be transferred freely between devices) and will soon be...

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Minghella, screenwriter of English Patient & No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, dies

Mar 19 2008: Anthony Minghella; best known for his screen adaptations of books such as The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain; died in London today of a hemorrhage, following an operation to remove a growth in his neck. He was 54.

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Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional winners announced

Mar 18 2008: The regional winners of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize were announced, with the overall winners to be selected on May 18:

Africa
Best Book: Karen King-Aribisala, The Hangman's Game
Best First Book: Sade Adeniran, Imagine This

Canada and Caribbean
Best ...

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Terry Pratchett donates 500,000 UK pounds ($1m) to Alzheimer's research

Mar 17 2008: Terry Pratchett, who announced some months ago that he was suffering from early onset Alzheimers, has donated 500,000 UK pounds to fund Alzheimer's research. Mr Pratchett said: "I think Alzheimer's tends to happen in the home, or in a home, and it involves a loved ...

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20% of UK books now bought via the internet

Mar 16 2008: According to the BML Books and the Consumer survey, book purchasing over the internet now accounts for 20% of the UK market by value - exceeding 400 million UK pounds in 2007.

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British Book Awards Shortlist

Mar 15 2008: The British Book Awards shortlist has been announced with Khaled Hosseini up for three awards and Doris Lessing making her first appearance. The Galaxy British Book Awards are sponsored by W H Smith, Readers Digest, Waterstones, Sainsburys, Tesco and other well known ...

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Harry Potter: 7 books, 8 movies. Theme park in 2009

Mar 14 2008: It has been announced that the final book in the Harry Potter series is just too big to be contained in a single movie, so will be made into two films, one to be released in November 2010, the other in May 2011. Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who is currently filming ...

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