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question of the day: How can we save bookstores?

Mon, Oct 01, 2012
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Or is it already too late? Have the big chains already killed off most of the really interesting independent bookstores? If we do save bookstores, what will they look like in 20 years, or 100?

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what outspoken women deal with on the Net (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Jun 13, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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newsflash! readers love to read

Sun, Jul 03, 2011
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I just read something on eBookNewser that made me go, Well, duh!…

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royal wedding hype; ‘Hanna’s Joe Wright says ‘Sucker Punch’ is sexist; dear god no, there’s gonna be another ‘Tron’ flick; more: leftover links

Sun, Apr 10, 2011
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Plus: Should Hollywood stop pandering to dorks? Does the flopping of Mars Needs Moms spell the end of 3D? Why is Katie Holmes failing to charm America?

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get ‘The Totally Geeky Guide to The Princess Bride’ for only $.99 during Read an Ebook Week

Sun, Mar 06, 2011
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It’s Read an Ebook Week, starting today and running through March 12. To celebrate, I’m offering my riff on one of the most quotable, most adventurous, most romantic movies ever at a discount…

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Adult Swim is killing; 80s flicks that shaped our world today; can gays play straight?; and more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 06, 2011
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Plus: too many depressing links about the Charlie Sheen feeding frenzy…

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dodging the Egypt Internet crackdown; the Oscar race is already over; is Amazon going all out with unlimited streaming?; more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 06, 2011
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Plus: Kelsey Grammer’s marriage ruined by Fox News; Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; why so few women writers at Wikipedia and major magazines?; more…

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question of the weekend: How are your reading habits changing with the advent of ebooks and social media?

Sat, Jan 29, 2011
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I’m certainly giving my Kindle a workout, and expect that I will read more classic novels this year than I have recently, because it’s so easy to find and download good e-versions of them… and because I’m feeling a little guilty about selling and giving away so many books…

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Zac Efron to star in ‘Akira’?; another Indiana Jones flick?; more ‘Spooks’?; more: leftover links

Sun, Nov 14, 2010
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Plus: Walking Dead renewed; Sally Hawkins, action star?; Netflix streaming is superpopular; more…

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‘Harry Potter’ beats up ‘Star Wars’; Michael Caine, psychic author; TV getting gayer; more: leftover links

Sat, Oct 02, 2010
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Plus: the deaths of Stephen J. Cannell, Sally Menke, Gloria Stuart, and Tony Curtis; Armond White is at it again (and so are his adversaries); Chris Noth thinks critics killed Sex and the City; and on and on…

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