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Column: Sales tax bill ill-advised
It was a happy day for me when, years ago, the Little Professor Book Center opened in Lakewood Mall. It was an equally sad day when it recently closed its doors. In today's environment, a small bookstore has one big problem and one insurmountable...Tags: Library of Congress, Amazon.com Inc., Literature, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Kindle TV? Amazon reportedly working on its own set-top box
Apple and Roku's dominance in the Internet-streaming TV set-top box market might be about to get interrupted by Amazon.com, which is reportedly working on a box of its own. The giant online retailer is working on a device due later this year that...
Tags: Apple TV, Amazon.com Inc., Marketing, Netflix Inc., Apple iTunes
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What I'm Reading: Emma Ossiander, Northampton
•Name: Emma Ossiander •Age: 10 •Hometown: Northampton •Student: At Good Shepherd Catholic School •What I'm reading: "Dear America: The Fences Between Us" by Kirby Larson •How is it? Exciting! •You'll enjoy it...
Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture
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Nokia to hold press event May 14 in London; speculation rampant
Nokia, taking a chapter right out of Apple's playbook, is sending invitations for a press event that gives only a hint of what it might be about. It's unclear what the Finnish phone maker will unveil at the May 14 event in London, but the invitation...
Tags: Verizon Communications, Nokia Corp., Tim Cook, Computer Hardware
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Selling stuff online just got a little easier with Sold
I value money, but when it comes to the hassle of selling “stuff” online, all that comes to my mind is “Ain't nobody got time for that,” as intoned by YouTube viral sensation Sweet Brown. While you are reading this, my iPhone 4...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Prices, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., Google Inc.
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Friends of the Libraries: One library is better than none
The contractor has begun working on the roof at the Costa Mesa/Donald Dungan Library! The roofers have been very busy, which makes me think they will get the job done on time so that we can get back into the library on schedule. In the meantime, you can...Tags: Poetry, Mother's Day, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Mountains
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Texas woman self-publishes first book, hits best-seller lists
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — After a feverish month of inspiration, Colleen Hoover had finally fulfilled her dream of writing a book. With family and friends asking to read the emotional tale of first love, the married mother of three young...Tags: MySpace, Literature, The New York Times, Human Interest, Fiction
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E-books help fuel gains in U.S. book sales in 2012
Book sales rose 6.2% last year in the U.S., thanks to the continued growth of electronic publishing, according to newly released StatShot data from the Assn. of American Publishers. Electronic books, which a decade ago represented a tiny fraction of the...
Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Apple Inc., Book
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Net Xpress: Readers have chance to snag free Roku player
Spring has sprung, although it has been quite a chilly beginning so far. It is spring nonetheless and I have decided it is finally time to spread my love of streaming technology in a fun new way. So, riddle me this folks: what do you get when you add...Tags: Verizon Wireless, eBay Inc., Verizon Communications
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Amazon extends AutoRip perk to vinyl records
Amazon.com's AutoRip, which gives customers free digital copies of CDs they purchase, is now available for vinyl records -- including those purchased in the past. Starting Wednesday, when customers buy AutoRip-eligible vinyl records, MP3 versions of the...
Tags: Music, Sound Recordings, Services and Shopping, Bruno Mars, Entertainment
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Getting published is only half the battle
Dear sir or madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write. Will you take a look? So begins the Beatles' "Paperback Writer," a song whose lyrics take the form of a query letter by a fledgling author to a publisher. The subsequent verses nail...Tags: Libraries, The New York Times, Amazon.com Inc., Arts and Culture, Authors
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Amazon announces it will buy book-recommendations site Goodreads
Amazon.com Inc., which started as an online bookseller before becoming the e-commerce behemoth it is today, is buying book-recommendations site Goodreads. Amazon announced the deal Thursday. The purchase price was not disclosed. Goodreads, a San...
Tags: Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Otis Chandler, Book, Apple iPhone
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