Did 'California' Meet Expectations? Tough to Tell

With an assist from the Stephen Colbert bump, Edan Lepucki's debut novel hit #3 on the "New York Times" bestseller list; #20 on PW's. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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More Americans are discovering what I did, after buying the original iPad more than two years ago: Reading ebooks, magazines and newspapers on a tablet is an immersive experience and often much more satisfying than print. Today, comScore says that in August, two out of every five US tablet... Continue reading at Betanews

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Amazon tells Kindle customers to expect buying credit, thanks to ebook price-fixing settlement

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W H Smith profits expected to top £100m

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Casual Vacancy first-day sales 'exceeding expectations'

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Expectation growing for new Kindle Fire

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Quarto results 'exceed expectations'

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Printing in Hong Kong 2012: The Tough Get Going

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Author expects fiction revolution

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Gannett Shares Rise as Earnings Beat Expectations

Although quarterly revenue dropped 2.1 percent, the newspaper publisher earned 56 cents a share, beating a forecast of 52 cents. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Review: Finding oneself in 'Elsewhere, California'

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Tax protest disrupts Amazon shareholders meeting

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Tough Week for Amazon

Despite posting a 35% sales increase for the fourth quarter and earnings that were better than expected (if still down compared to a year ago), last week was a tough one for Amazon. Analysts and investors were disappointed in the quarterly report, and the stock price for the nation’s largest... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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VIDEO: Amazon expects low growth for late 2011

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Amazon Expected to Cut Kindle Fire Orders in Half as New iPad Looms

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Three stores in PW’s informal coast-to-coast survey of bookstores—Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass.; Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, Iowa; and Skylight Books in Los Angeles—called this their best holiday season ever. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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