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Click on the link at the bottom to watch the video of a 15 year old girl's fight to get another bookstore in there.

Powered by SAVE THIS | EMAIL THIS | Close Big city left with no bookstore By Ed Lavandera, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS Laredo, Texas, becomes one of the largest cities in U.S. without bookstore Nearest bookstore is now 150 miles away in San Antonio Barnes & Noble...

Years ago I picked up Monte Cristo on the B&N Classics shelf because I felt like I should read the classics. I've made three attempts to read it, but it's still unfinished. I don't even pretend like I will attempt it again. It will sit there unread for the rest of my life.

I would guess that omitting needless words would be one of my favorites too, but I've never read the book you are referring to so I don't know what all the points are. Telling an interesting story without all the flowery description is what's important in my opinion. When I hear amateur writers...

The USA Today often prints sports stories on the front page above the fold, sometimes even nascar stories. The only reason they would do that is because they believe that most of their readers are sports fans. So, is the Wash Times making a huge mistake in cutting it's sports section? I kind of...

PrintBack to story . Washington Times slashes staff; sports section out By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press Writer Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer Thu Dec 31, 3:31 pm ET WASHINGTON – The Washington Times slashed its staff by more than 40 percent and will eliminate its sports...

I read the summaries on the front page of the WSJ, and then read the full story if it catches my interest. Otherwise, the op/ed is first.

According to Barnes and Noble's latest income statement, they had a little over $5 billion in sales BKS: Key Statistics for BARNES & NOBLE - Yahoo! Finance I don't know whether or not that should be classified as 'goo' or 'bad', but $5 billion is a lot of money.

A little off topic here - but back in 1994 I purchased the paperback version of "Trader Vic - Methods of a Wall Street Master published by Wiley. The smell of the paper was something that I had never smelled before, it was so attractive it distracted me from the reading. There was a note on the...

OK, so how much longer until we get the JK Rowling facebook spoof?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091216/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_really_overdue_book PrintBack to story . Book 99 years overdue returned to Mass. library Tue Dec 15, 7:45 pm ET NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The book returned to the New Bedford Public Library in Massachusetts this week wasn't overdue by a...

I agree with Simon & Schuster and Hatchette on this. It's been customary for the frugal to wait for the paperback, and now they will wait for the e-book. This is almost a non-issue. I hope. My crystal ball is very foggy on the future of books and publishing. The next few years will be...

By JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG Simon & Schuster is delaying by four months the electronic-book editions of about 35 leading titles coming out early next year, taking a dramatic stand against the cut-rate $9.99 pricing of e-book best sellers. A second publisher, Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book...

Who the hell does Murdoch think he is???? He can tell other media outlets that they should charge for their content???? Piss off Murdoch!

Print Back to story Google allows publishers to strengthen `pay walls' Google, in concession to news industry, will limit free access to subscription content By Jane Wardell and Andrew Vanacore, AP Business Writers On 1:43 pm EST, Wednesday December 2, 2009 LONDON (AP) -- In a move...

The Elements of Successful Trading by Robert Rotella. I first read it in 1994 and it put me on the path to making money in the market. It clearly defined what trading/investing is, something that I had never done myself. I'd still be floundering around to this day if I had never read that book.

An interview with Stephanie Meyer: (CBS) Author Stephenie Meyer is a frequent star on the young adult best-seller list, and her newest book out this weekend is likely to keep her streak going. Kelly Cobiella has the fine print... This story was first broadcast August 3, 2008...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! OMFG this is hilarious! This is the first time I've seen a facebook based parody, I'm sure it will be passe within a few weeks now, but holy crap I split my sides today!

Crap. Could a mod please edit the title of this thread to "UK"?

Borders goes into administration The Borders bookshop chain in the UK has gone into administration. Administrators MCR said all 45 Borders stores would remain open while it sought a buyer for all or some of the outlets. Borders has suffered from increased competition from online...