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E-book Age Makes Writers Write More

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The author Lisa Scottoline, who writes thrillers, has increased her yearly output from one book to two because, she said, "the culture is a great big hungry maw, and you have to feed it."

For years, it was a schedule as predictable as a calendar: novelists who specialized in mysteries, thrillers and romance would write one book a year, output that was considered not only sufficient, but productive.
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Apple's late CEO, Steve Jobs, introduces some of the publishing houses that will license iBooks during the launch of the iPad in this 2010 file photo. (Kimberly White/Reuters/File)

Apple Inc. said Friday the government's accusation that it conspired with major book publishers to raise the price of e-books is untrue.
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Attorney General Eric Holder listens during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (Cliff Owen / AP)

The government says avid best-seller readers who use electronic books have been getting ripped off. Tina Fey's "Bossy Pants," Tim Tebow's "Through My Eyes" and Keith Richards' `"Life" - maybe they should have cost less.
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The Justice Department could sue Apple Inc as early as Wednesday over alleged electronic book price-fixing, while settling with several publishers as early as this week, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Six months after launching a French-language Kindle and ebook store, Amazon has launched a Spanish-language section within the Amazon.com Kindle Store.
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"Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent has taken the publishing world by storm since its release in November 2010.
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New York Times Best-Selling Book Engages Children in a Whole New Way
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The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet and iBookstore in 2010.
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E-book Age Makes Writers Write More
Apple Calls U. S. Government's Accusation About E-book Pricing Untrue
Apple, Publishers Sued by Justice Department for Raising Prices on Electronic Books
Apple Could Be Sued by Justice Department Over Electronic Book Price-Fixing
Amazon Launches Amazon.com Kindle Store In Spanish
"Heaven Is for Real" Sells More Than 1 Million eBooks




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