Philanthropist David Rubenstein donates $5 million to National Book Festival - Washington Post

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Philanthropist David Rubenstein donates $5 million to National Book Festival Washington Post "We were discussing the parallels in our own lives with parents who didn't have higher education but were tremendously devoted to books," said Billington. ... Library of Congress Announces $5 Million Donation to National Book FestivalWashington City Paper (blog) all 121 news articles »

Michael Jackson portrait stays on the wall - Times Online

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Michael Jackson portrait stays on the wall Times Online The owner, Marty Abrams, had expected that The Book by Brett-Livingstone Strong, an Australian artist, would sell for more than $3 million (£2 million). ... No buyers for eBay auction of pricey Jackson paintingNewsday (subscription) No Bids For MJ PaintingPollstar (blog) Jackson painting is not a thrillerThe Press Association all 224 news articles »

Amazon's Long-Term Kindle Strategy: Make It Available On Any Device - BloggingStocks (blog)

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Amazon's Long-Term Kindle Strategy: Make It Available On Any Device BloggingStocks (blog) While it does not display books in crisp black and white, the iPad has the power of Apple content distribution and book deals behind it and that alone makes ... Best e-book reader for mom7Online.com all 38 news articles »

Google Editions E-Book Store Launching This Summer - Switched (blog)

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Google Editions E-Book Store Launching This Summer Switched (blog) The service, which first started popping up on our radar back in 2008, will allow Google to sell some of the books it has scanned through deals struck with ... Google's E-Book Store: Five Burning QuestionsPC World Google set to enter digital books marketBCS Google to 'level retail playing field' with 'Google Editions' e-book serviceTopNews New Zealand DailyTech -Computerworld (blog) -PC Magazine all 514 news articles »

Laura Bush: How George Stopped Drinking - KOCO Oklahoma City

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Laura Bush: How George Stopped Drinking KOCO Oklahoma City But anyone thirsty for details on how he stopped hitting the bottle will find them in Laura Bush's new book. In promoting her new book, the former first ... Washington society turns out for Laura Bush book partyWashington Post (blog) Laura Bush kicks off book tour in northern Va.The Associated Press Laura Bush in DC: Selling Books, Seeing FriendsPolitics Daily (blog) The Hill -The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) -Glossy News (satire) all 319 news articles »