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$1 million dollar comic collection found in $65K home
Will this be my legacy?
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Banned Books Week
The last week of September, each year, is "Banned Books Week". Started in 1982, it is a celebration of the freedom to read - whatever one wants to read. To learn more, visit the official website, here or the website of event sponsor, The ALA (American… more »
How much does it cost to make an e-book?
There has been a lot of complete b.s. from publishers, lately, about how much it costs them to make e-books. Over at ireaderreview.com, they have a pretty decent analysis of how much it really costs. Take a look, here. more »
10 reasons that ebooks should be priced lower than paper books
There is a lot of discussion, right now, on how the publishing industry seems to have learned nothing from the mistakes of the recording industry when it comes to being part of and co-existing with the digital world. From the text-to-speech brouhaha to… more »
Random House disables Kindle Text to Speech feature
Electronista reports that Random House is has begun to disable the text to speech feature on its electronic books for the Kindle. That means I won't be buying any books from Random House. I have the original Kindle, without the TTS feature, so it doesn… more »
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