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Article: Miles Franklin Award Won by Anna Funder

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The 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been won by the debut novel of Anna Funder – ‘All That I Am.’

For more visit:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/anna-funders-all-that-i-am-wins-miles-franklin-20120620-20ocj.html

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Free Book: ‘With The Beatles,’ by Alstair Taylor

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The link below is to an article that explains how you can get a free copy of the ebook ‘With the Beatles,’ by Alstair Taylor. Basically you need to be a member of Copia and also have the Copia free ereader application.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/with-the-beatles-ebook-for-free_b23912

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Article: Kickstarter Project – ‘I HATE READING!’

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The link below is to an article about a Kickstarter project for a children’s book called ‘I Hate Reading!’

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/i-hate-reading-childrens-book-project-featured-on-kickstarter_b52518

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Video: Book Trailer – Rebel Bookseller

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Free Book: KFC Republish Colonel Sanders’ Memoir

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The link below is to an article concerning a memoir by Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. It is available for free via Facebook. To get it you need to like KFC on Facebook and authorize the app. With that being the case, you could argue it isn’t quite free.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/kfc-to-republish-colonel-sanders-memoir-on-facebook_b52390

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Article: Book Discovery

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The link below is to an article about book discovery (how books are discovered) and includes an infographic.

For more visit:
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/372-anatomy-of-book-discovery-a-case-study

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Video: 600 Black Spots

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Article: Ebook Sales

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The link below is to an article looking at ebook sales, with the consequence being that the earlier article posted concerning ebooks as just for porn, etc, looks increasingly ridiculous. 

For more visit:
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/06/18/off-the-ebook-shelf/

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Article: E-books are for Porn

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The link below is to an article that… well, the opinion expressed in it is nonsense. It seems to me to be an opinion of someone who likes living in the good old days.

For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9334525/E-books-are-for-porn-but-real-books-with-survive-says-award-winning-author.html

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Infographic: Do E-Reader Owners Read More Books?

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The link below is to an Infographic – ‘Do E-Reader Owners Read More Books?’

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/06/01/e-reading-trends/