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Free Stephen King short story from The Atlantic

It’s almost impossible to find a free Stephen King short story these days, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the entire text of a new work, “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive,” has been published by The Atlantic on … Continue reading

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Hardcover vs ebook: why staggered release dates are a bad idea

By choosing to stagger release dates for Stephen King’s new novel Under the Dome, Scribner wasted an opportunity to reset ebook pricing expectations with consumers, and they’re wasting marketing dollars too. Continue reading

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14 Kindle books that cost under $5 (and one that costs $5.59)

This is not the time to go crazy with your book budget, which is why I’ve put together this list of books that range in cost from less than a candy bar to a little more than a venti Frappuccino … Continue reading

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