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Amazon's California affiliates invited to re-enroll

Oct 05 2011: Amazon is inviting its 10,000-plus former California affiliates to re-enroll. All CA affiliate contracts were terminated in June after the state passed an online sales tax measure.

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CA extends library privacy laws to book purchases and e-books

Oct 05 2011: California Governor Jerry Brown this week signed into law a bill that will extend privacy protections currently in place for library records to book purchases, including e-books.

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Amazon unveils Kindle Fire

Sep 28 2011: Amazon has unveiled the Kindle Fire, an Android-powered tablet that will retail for $199.

"We're building premium products at non-premium prices," says Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

The specifications are lower than high-end tablets. While the Kindle Fire has a dual-core...

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Kenya's Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai dies aged 71

Sep 26 2011: Kenya's Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai has died in Nairobi while undergoing cancer treatment. She was 71.

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for promoting conservation, women's rights and transparent government - the first African woman to get the award.

She ...

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Calif. governor signs compromise on Internet taxes

Sep 26 2011: Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that postpones new sales taxes rules that would have affected online purchases in California, granting more time for traditional and online retailers to lobby Congress for a national standard on the high-stakes issue.

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Assange savages "duplicitous" publisher for publishing his memoir even though they paid him £500,000

Sep 22 2011: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has accused Canongate of "old-fashioned opportunism and duplicity" over it publishing of his memoir today without his approval (Assange previously signed a contract with Canongate that he then tried to cancel, despite having received a £...

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World Book Night book list to be announced in Nov

Sep 21 2011: A committee of booksellers and librarians will select the 25 books for the inaugural World Book Night in U.S., to be held next April 23.

World Book Night will involve 40,000 people giving away a million copies of 25 titles, which will "celebrate the love that we and ...

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E-book reader usage in USA doubles to 15% year on year

Sep 21 2011: The number of Americans using an e-book reader has almost doubled during the last 12 months to 15%, according to a new Harris Poll survey.

The survey also revealed one in six Americans who do not have an e-reader intend to buy one during the next six months. This may...

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