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End times for the New York Times?

Jan 07 2009: Michael Hirschorn, writing for The Atlantic, reports on the dire circumstances facing The New York Times, or at least its print edition. The article opines that recent earnings reports indicate that, unless drastic steps are taken, it's possible that the paper will ...

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Donald Westlake dies

Jan 05 2009: Donald E. Westlake, author of more than 100 books and 5 screenplays, died of a heart attack on New Year's Eve at the age of 75.

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Large form iPod Touch predicted for Fall '09

Jan 05 2009: In a move that may give Amazon's Kindle a run for its money, Apple is expected to launch a large screen version of its iPod touch device, with a 7 to 9 inch screen, later this year.

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Millions of copyrighted books could be available through Google

Jan 05 2009: A pending agreement between Google and publishers and authors of copyrighted books is expected to result in millions of new titles becoming accessible online. Under the proposed plan, which awaits legal go-ahead, Google will retain 37% of sales from database ...

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New austerity in publishing

Jan 05 2009: In an article that book industry newsletter Shelf Awareness describes as 'alternating between fluff and substance', the New York Times explores the new austerity in publishing, pointing to publishers canceling sales conferences in exotic climes in favor of web ...

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Holocaust memoir cancelled as author confesses

Dec 29 2008: Berkley Books has canceled the planned February publication of Angel at the Fence by Herman Rosenblat; and Lerner Publishing Group, who published a children's version, Angel Girl, in September has withdrawn their book from sale and offered a refund on any books returned...

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Harold Pinter dies

Dec 26 2008: Playwright, poet, actor, director and screenwriter Harold Pinter died on December 25 at the age of 78 after a six year battle with cancer of the oesophagus. He is survived by his second wife, Lady Antonia Fraser, whom he married in 1980, a son from his first marriage,...

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Baghdad's Mutanabi Street reopens

Dec 19 2008: Iraqi Prime Minister has officially reopened Baghdad's Mutanabi Street, home to many book stores. The New York Times reports that Mutanabi Street, destroyed by a car bomb in March 2007, "has long been the intellectual center of the Iraqi capital" and that "resurrecting...

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