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Julia Quinn and the Original E-Books

Embracing the digital book revolution are HarperCollins and bestselling romance author Julia Quinn. June 10, 2006

Gawker Defeated In The Battle of Shiloh

Gawker was initially labeled a hero by some bloggers for its refusal to remove from its website a photograph of baby Shiloh taken from the cover of Hello magazine. June 8, 2006

Blogger Fixing an Unexpected Problem

Google's Blogger service is currently down for maintenance as they repair an unexpected problem. June 8, 2006

Stephen King Reviews New Scott Smith Novel

Scott Smith has a new thriller out this summer called The Ruins. June 8, 2006

Red Hat Developing Social Network Called Mugshot

Red Hat is working on a social networking site called Mugshot. June 7, 2006

Senate Fiddles While Iraq Burns

Well, let's see. June 7, 2006

Lionsgate Drops Marvel's Black Widow

IGN is reporting that Lionsgate has dropped plans to make a film based on Marvel Comics' Black Widow. June 7, 2006

Seth Mnookin: the New Captain Ahab?

He's won every court case brought against him. June 7, 2006

All Cow Artists Should Blog

This year a CowParade is being held in Boston and the Bostonist is on top of the coverage. June 6, 2006

Blogging Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, Fear of 666

Today is 6-6-06. June 6, 2006

The Return Of The Paperback Original

The Wall Street Journal reports on a new trend: straight to paperback. June 6, 2006

John Updike Writes a Thriller

John Updike, known for his literary fiction, short stories and poetry, has penned a thriller called Terrorist. June 5, 2006

Travel + Leisure and The Knot Launch Romantic Travel Magazine

Travel + Leisure and The Knot, Inc. June 5, 2006

Using BookScan As a Weapon

Slate has a feature which points out the evil uses of Bookscan. June 5, 2006

Seth Godin on Blog Comments

Seth Godin is in the spotlight this weekend. June 4, 2006

Marvel Publishes Graphic Novel Based on Halo Game

Halo is one of the most popular game franchises ever. June 4, 2006

Seth Godin Offers 56 Tips for Increasing Blog Traffic

Seth Godin has written a helpful blog post with 56 different tips for boosting your blog traffic. June 3, 2006

Charles Webb to Write Sequel to The Graduate

The Associated Press reports that Charles Webb, the author of The Graduate, has signed a book deal with Random House to write a sequel to the novel. June 3, 2006

A Bookshelf in the Shape of a Man

Any Amount of Books, a bookstore in London, is selling an unusual bookshelf called the Bookman that comes in the shape of a man. June 3, 2006

Author of The Graduate is Writing a Sequel

Charles Webb has signed a book deal to write Home School, a sequel to his popular The Graduate novel that became the hit movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. June 3, 2006

Ebay To Offer Blogs

eBay is entering the world of blogs and wikis. June 2, 2006

Ask.com Debuts Blog Search

Ask. June 1, 2006

Poll Lists George W. Bush As Worst President In Last 61 Years

In a recent Quinnepac poll American voters named George W. June 1, 2006

Six Apart to Compete With Social Networks

TechCrunch reports that Six Apart is launching a free tool called Vox (formerly Project Comet) that combines social networking and blogging. June 1, 2006

High Hopes for Gruen's Water for Elephants

USA Today reports that booksellers are really getting behind Sara Gruen's novel Water for Elephants (Algonquin). June 1, 2006