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Scientist Linus Pauling once told a colleague, "If you think you have a good idea, publish it! Don't be afraid to make a mistake.

And we don't need to remind you about the blockbuster 2006 movie based on the book.

No kids, one kid, four kids: There's no end to the debate over why people decide on a certain number.

Simon & Schuster will launch the paperback version of Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs bio on September 10. The book will include an updated afterword, presumably with new info since its original hardcover release, and also an updated cover.

Samples from Callie's Charleston Biscuits, among them Shortcakes, Cheese & Chive Biscuits and Cinnamon Biscuits, proved the best-tasting biscuits ever.

Apple didn't try to fix or raise the prices of electronic books when it entered into the market in 2010, according to Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue.

It's been almost seven months since Glenn Beck slapped his name on someone else's awful book.

Appropriately, the first guest of honor will be John Taliaferro, who has just published a biography of John Hay, the former U.S. Secretary of State who once lived at the site of the Hay-Adams hotel.

Who said fashion is all about the next new thing? Author Lauren Weisberger revisits her over-the-top characters from "The Devil Wears Prada," including top magazine editor and ice queen Miranda Priestly, 10 years later in her latest novel, "Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns" .

Simon & Schuster said it will finally be publishing the paperback edition of Walter Isaacson's best-selling authorized biography of Steve Jobs on September 10, which will feature a new cover image of the iconic Apple co-founder as a younger man.

Entwined with You by Sylvia Day. Romance: Eva and Gideon's relationship continues as they face the demons of their pasts; Third in the Crossfire series Berkley, $9.99.

The Justice Department, which initially sued Apple and a handful of the nation's largest publishers slightly more than a year ago , contends Apple forced publishers to move to a model that artificially inflated the prices of digital books and hurt consumers.

Firefly released the lineup for the coffeehouse on Friday, which means that besides figuring out who you're going to see on the four main DuPont expects its first-half operating earnings per share to drop about 10 percent below last year because of unseasonably cool, wet weather across Cromwell's Tavern has changed its name and concept.

"Inferno," by Dan Brown 2. "And the Mountains Echoed," by Khaled Hosseini 3. "Zero Hour," by Cussler/Brown 4. "Revenge Wears Prada," by Lauren Weisberger 5. "Deeply Odd," by Dean Koontz 6. "The Kill Room," by Jeffery Deaver 7. "Ladies' Night," by Mary Kay Andrews 8. "12th of Never," by Patterson / Paetro 9. "The Hit," by David Baldacci 10. "Silken ... (more)

"How I Got My Agent" is a recurring feature on the Guide to Literary Agents Blog, with this installment featuring Shoshanna Evers, author of ENSLAVED.

Jeff Tegge has joined Legato Publishers Group, the recently announced new distribution affiliate of Publishers Group West headed by former IPG chief Mark Suchomel, as vp, sales.

The Weinstein Company has released its first trailer for Salinger , the Shane Salerno-directed documentary that Harvey Weinstein acquired after he and his team were the only film guys to see the film , the morning of the Academy Awards.

Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in federal court when questioned by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market.

This book cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "Revenge Wears Prada: The devil Returns," by Lauren Weisberger.

Are the big publishing houses using independent presses as a farm league to scout for talent, and exiting the market for big-gamble debuts? James McGirk reports.