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		<title>HarperCollins Publishers Acquires Thomas Nelson for $200 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New York, NY (October 31, 2011) HarperCollins Publishers today  announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire  Thomas Nelson, Inc. for $200 million. The acquisition, which is  expected to close by the end of the calendar year, is subject to  regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions.  [...]


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		<title>Founder of Project Gutenberg Passes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Stern Hart was best known for his 1971 invention of electronic books, or  eBooks.  He founded Project Gutenberg, which is recognized as one of the  earliest and longest-lasting online literary projects.
Hart often told  this story of how he had the idea for eBooks.  He had been granted  access [...]


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		<title>It&#8217;s All About E-Books as Amazon Reaches 950,000 Kindle Titles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many novice Christian writers are spending thousands of dollars to have  &#8220;vanity&#8221; books printed by Westbow, Xulon and other pay-to-publish  companies.  Most Christian writers would be better served if they  created a cost-free Kindle e-book to see if there is an audience for  their writing before they enter into expensive contracts [...]


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		<title>New Book from Billy Graham</title>
		<link>http://www.christianwritingtoday.com/2011/07/new-book-from-billy-graham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson, Inc.,  announced that in October 2011, world-renowned preacher, evangelist, and  author Billy Graham will release his first major trade book in more  than five years: Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well.
In the book, Billy Graham shares his personal experience  of growing older, but also teaches lessons on how to [...]


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		<title>InterVarsityPress Embraces E-Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[InterVaristyPress (IVP) has embraced e-Books in a big way. They now market 22 titles in the ePub format, 250 titles in GoogleBooks format, and over 600 titles in the Kindle format.
They also unrestricted file formats so that you can transfer titles to  your personal devices and platforms easily. This makes it possible to distribute [...]


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