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10 hrs ago | PC World

Experimental ebook DRM tweaks text to trace piracy

A new form of ebook Digital Rights Management in development shows just how far the book industry is willing to go to stop piracy.

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Related Topix: Digital Rights Management, Science / Technology, J.K. Rowling, Books

14 hrs ago | Radio Times

Emma Watson set to reunite with Harry Potter producer for Game of Thrones-style movie

Former Harry Potter star Emma Watson has reportedly signed up for another Warner Bros film that might just be the studio's answer to the end of JK Rowling's magical franchise.

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Related Topix: Books, J.K. Rowling

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Pensacola News Journal

Best in class 2013

* Favorite books: "This Lullaby" by Sarah Dessen, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling.

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Related Topix: Florida State University, J.K. Rowling, Books, Vocal, Star Wars, Empire, Pop/Rock, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Science, Unbroken

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Movies.com

Emma Watson Signs on for a New Fantasy Series from 'Harry Potter' Producer

It's natural to wonder what the starring Harry Potter trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are working on now that their wonderful wizarding days are over.

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Related Topix: Books, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

SeacoastOnline

Author Dan Brown draws fans at book signing

Surely one of author Dan Brown's biggest local fans has to be Russ Ilg of Townsend, Mass.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal, Langdon (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, Angels & Demons

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Fresno Bee

Fiala on Ethics: Dan Brown's 'Inferno' raises ethical questions,...

Would you be willing to destroy half of humanity in order to save the human species from going extinct? Would it be acceptable to involuntarily sterilize people in an effort to prevent overpopulation? Those are the central questions of Dan Brown's new novel, "Inferno."

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal, Arts, Poetry, Literature

Park Record

The really Great Escape

I confess that I dog-ear pages in hardback books, though only with books I own. I crack spines too and sometimes the books get wet when I read them in the bathtub.

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Related Topix: Park City, UT, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Vocal, Opinion

PaidContent

Harry Potter site Pottermore launches platform to work with other brands

Interactive Harry Potter site Pottermore.com has launched an offshoot business to work with other brands.

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Related Topix: Pottermore, SCEA, Video Games, Books, J.K. Rowling

Examiner.com

From Fiction to the Dictionary: Nine Made-Up Words That Have Entered the Lexicon

New words, or neologisms, are created because they fill a gap in language or describe something that has never before been described.

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Related Topix: J.K. Rowling, Books, Science / Technology, Robots

Spiked

Inferno: the lovechild of Wikipedia and Malthus

The latest Dan Brown blockbuster, Inferno , tempts me to ridicule its pretentious cultural references, its cardboard characters, and its insipid prose.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal, Arts, Literature

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Star Online

All about kids action in House of Secrets

Three siblings get sucked into a fictional world of mashed-up books where they must find a tome of great power in order to get back home.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Home Listing, Home, J.K. Rowling, Books, San Francisco, CA

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Art Voice

Two Days I'll Never Get Back

Let me get one thing out of the way: Inferno , Dan Brown's newest novel, is not good.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal, Angels & Demons

Christian Science Monitor

Do kids today shy away from challenging books?

Fans of the 'Twilight' series by Stephenie Meyer set up tents to camp out before the premiere of the last film in the movie series, 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.' Thanks to a bevy of modern hits like the " Harry Potter ," " Hunger Games ," and "Twilight" series , young adult and teen literature is thriving today, leaving parents, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Vampire News, Entertainment, Celebrities, Books, Stephenie Meyer, Arts, Literature, Education Etc.

BellaOnline

Inferno by Dan Brown - Book Review

Dan Brown's Inferno is a high adventure story that includes perhaps the greatest lesson so far for humanity and our planet.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Publishers' Weekly

Scholastic Celebrates 15 Years of Harry Potter

Fifteen years after J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone first graced U.S. bookshelves, Scholastic is touting some impressive numbers.

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Related Topix: Easy-Listening, J.K. Rowling, Books, Libraries

ANSA.it

Benigni, hinted for 'Inferno' role, invites Brown to show

Florence, June 10 - Roberto Benigni said Thursday he hoped bestselling novelist Dan Brown comes to one his live shows since he is interested in casting the Oscar-winning performer in an adaptation of his new book 'Inferno'.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Vocal, Books

Mon Jun 10, 2013

ContactMusic.com

Katzenberg's Tibet Film Won't Be Controversial, He Maintains

Mention Tibet and the image of the exiled Dalai Lama and the brutal suppression of Buddhist protesters comes to mind, but Jeffrey Katzenberg apparently believes he has found a way to skirt the controversy with his upcoming The Tibet Code, based on a ten-book Chinese series of novels that has sold over 10 million copies in China.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal

The Escapist

The Division Depicts The Post-Apocalypse by Tom Clancy

Almost all Tom Clancy games are united by a single element: Military operations in near-future settings.

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Related Topix: Books, Tom Clancy, Vocal

Musings of an Entrepreneur

Inferno is a good summer read

I am a big fan of thrillers and loved The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons . Dan Brown's books typically have poor writing and character development, but he makes up for it with fascinating plots.

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Related Topix: Angels & Demons, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Books, Vocal

Sentinel & Enterprise

Marvel pummels DC Comics at the box office

Films based on Marvel comic books have generated 47 percent more in U.S. box-office sales on average than DC Comics movies, according to data compiled by Paul Sweeney, an analyst at Bloomberg Industries.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, DC Comics, Time Warner, Computers, J.K. Rowling, Books, The Dark Knight Rises

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