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Article: Tom Clancy Has Died

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By now most people familiar with books and authors will know that Tom Clancy has died. Tom Clancy wrote the Jack Ryan series of novels, including ‘The Hunt for Red October,’ ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘Clear and Present Danger.’ He was perhaps the author I favoured most and he will be sadly missed.

The links below are to articles that report on the life and death of Tom Clancy.

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– http://www.npr.org/2013/10/02/228485169/tom-clancy-dies-left-indelible- mark-on-thriller-genre
– http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/02/228457438/tom-clancy-master-of-military- techno-thrillers-dies
– http://www.npr.org/2013/10/03/228815430/remembering-tom-clancy-faulkner-in-a-flak-jacket
– http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/03/228758394/book-news-tom-clancy-remembered-as-the-father-of-a-genre
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-top-five-novels
– http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-video-games
– http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-novelist-business-franchise
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/02/tom-clancy-dies-aged-66

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Not My Review: Every Day by David Levithan

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The link below is to a book review of ‘Every Day,’ by David Levithan.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/oct/06/review-every-day-david-levithan

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Not My Review: The Story of Music by Howard Goodall

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The link below is to a book review of ‘The Story of Music,’ by Howard Goodall.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/06/story-music-howard-goodall-review

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Article: More on Scribd’s Subscription Service

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The link below is to another article that reports on Scribd’s new ebook subscription service.

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/10/04/229207519/new-e-book-lending-service-aims-to-be-netflix-for-books

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Article: Scribd Subscription Service

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There seems to be no end of ebook subscription services at the moment. Now Scribd has got in on the act, introducing a new subscription service for a monthly fee. The link below is to an article that reports on the service being provided by Scribd.

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http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/scribd-introduces-ebook-subscription-service_b41104

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Not My Review: On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way It Does by Simon Garfield

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The link below is to a book review of ‘On the Map – Why the World Looks the Way it Does,’ by Simon Garfield.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/28/on-the-map-garfield-review

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Sony’s not even going to bother selling its new e-reader in the United States

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Probably a good thing because nobody was going to buy it anyway: Sony (s SNE) is not going to sell its new e-reader, the PRS-T3 released earlier this month, in the United States.

The company cited “the region’s market changes” — i.e., competition from Amazon (s AMZN), Barnes & Noble (s BKS) and Kobo — as the reason it won’t launch here. Sony’s e-reader market share in the U.S. has dwindled to negligible levels in recent years.

Here’s Sony’s rationale, in a statement via The Digital Reader:

“Sony will not be offering the Reader PRS-T3 in the United States. In response to the region’s market changes, Sony will be focusing instead on mobile and tablet devices, including the Xperia Tablet Z and Xperia Z smartphone. Digital reading and ebooks remain an important priority for Sony. Reader Store will still help book lovers find and read their next story, anytime…

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The Value of Negative Reviews

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Over at Metafilter they’re talking about this New Yorker article, in which book critic Lee Siegel explains why he doesn’t want to write negative book reviews anymore (here’s the MF thread). I posted my thoughts on the matter there, but it’s worth posting them here too. Here’s what I said.

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I was a professional critic of film and music for a number of years and I didn’t shy away from giving negative reviews when I felt negative about the work. But it’s worth noting that when I was doing that work, I wasn’t given the option of what work to review; particularly with film, my job was to review every film that came into town. With music, what I reviewed was mostly assigned, not chosen.

These days people are interested in knowing my reviews of books (particularly in science fiction and fantasy). By and large with books…

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Jeff Bezos is both right and wrong about why newspapers are like horses

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Article: Apple and Autographing EBooks

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The link below is to an article that reports on Apple’s bid to patent an ebook autographing system.

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424912,00.asp