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Book review: Real-life weird and wonderful sea monsters - 10/23/2011 2:08 am
source: Portsmouth Herald
… and Sea Slime: The Ocean's Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter Ellen Prager University of Chicago Press, Editions: hardcover, ebook, paperback (April 2012) New England lobsters spray each other with urine to get in the mood for love. Well, procreation … - Read More

Patents emerge as significant tech strategy - 10/23/2011 12:29 am
source: The Seattle Times
… of interacting with devices by tabbing through various screens, surfing the Web more quickly, and interacting with documents and e-books. Microsoft typically approaches companies it thinks infringe on its patents by first raising the issue in a general way … - Read More

Primary Sources - 10/22/2011 11:23 pm
source: The New York Times
… Oct. 9 essay, “De-Noted,” incorrectly blames e-books for the loss of footnotes. Moving footnotes … and forth more quickly long before e-books. It is not the technological innovation of … and economics of publishing print and e-books. Reading Joseph J. Ellis’s … - Read More

GOP Primary By the Books - 10/22/2011 7:54 pm
source: The Daily Beast
… ’s book has sold 17,910 copies in its first two weeks on sale (Bookscan covers roughly 60-70% of the market and does not report ebook sales). It is a fair start for a man who has never been elected to public office and until a few months ago could only be … - Read More

Amazon opportunities for authors - 10/16/2011 7:20 pm
source: The San Francisco Examiner
… Then in July I self-published as an ebook the technothriller LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS that … Miller. (Actually, Chris O’Byrne did the ebook format conversions.) And I turned … Both Shelley’s product and Chris’ ebook conversion talents I highly recommend.) … - Read More

Bookshops read the riot act to British Library - 10/16/2011 6:19 pm
source: The Independent
… are declining as customers buy hard-copy purchases online or download e-books to read on handheld devices and tablets. Earlier this … a further impact. Earlier this month Google launched its eBookstore in the UK. The service, which has been operating in the … - Read More

ARM deployments outgrowing world’s population - 10/16/2011 4:49 pm
source: EEtimes
… the 'digital home' as a key growth area, with strong growth also forecast in applications such as ebook readers, media tablets, netbooks, games consoles and home networking equipment. Of course, the deployments will be through licensees strong in … - Read More

Kindle third-gen update brings your personal files to the cloud - 10/16/2011 2:59 pm
source: VentureBeat
… to your Kindle device, but weren’t archived anywhere. Now your personal documents will be treated just like Kindle e-books. Amazon’s Whispersync technology will also synchronize your last page read, annotations, and bookmarks for personal documents. … - Read More

Best-sellers for Oct. 16 - 10/16/2011 1:36 pm
source: nwi.com
… 10. " In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson   E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and … J.D. Robb 10. "Heat Rises" by Richard Castle   E-BOOK FICTION 1. "The Affair" by Lee Child 2. "The … - Read More

Brevard authors roundup: 'A Pair of Jeans' not all fictional - 10/16/2011 12:27 pm
source: Florida Today
… fantasy novel originally intended for young adults, Jackson feels that this book should appeal to anyone. The book is available as an ebook at smashwords.com. Rockledge resident Jo Grant has published her third novel, "Caerlon" (CreateSpace, $8. … - Read More