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Ihnatko: Get ready for second-wave iPad apps
Andy Ihnatko writes about the current state of affairs when it comes to iPad apps, and why he’s excited about the next round of apps to be released.

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Textbook Debates Lead to Death Threats
On Wednesday the State School Board will begin final discussions on new standards for history and social studies textbooks. The debate intense public debate over the standards has seen at least one activist receive a death threat.

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The flavors of Wildwood
Local author collects sandbucket filled with recipes and memories. Local author collects sandbucket filled with recipes and memories.

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Fiorito: Gloria Vanderbilt announces Canadian fiction prize
Gloria Vanderbilt — heiress, artist, designer, businesswoman, painter and writer — was in Toronto recently to announce the establishment of a $2,000 prize for Canadian short fiction.

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Borders® and Bestselling ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Author Jeff Kinney ‘Double-Dog Dare’ Kids to Read 10 Books This Summer
Borders’ summer reading program â the “Double-Dog Dare Summer Reading Challenge” â is now underway in Borders stores nationwide through Aug. 31. To participate in the program, kids aged 12 and under can read any 10 books and receive a free book from Borders.

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Girl’s death shows dangers of ‘publishing your life online’
The case of a Sydney teenager who was allegedly murdered after befriending a man on Facebook is another tragic warning about the dangers of publishing your life online, a social media expert says.

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New York Times columnist to speak at ‘Inside E-Publishing’ in Monterey
Kemble Scott, the bestselling author of “SoMa” and “The Sower,” gives a free talk on “Inside E-Publishing” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Casa Munras Hotel, 700 Munras Ave., Monterey. As Scott James, Kemble is an Emmy-award-winning journalist and writes the weekly New York Times column “Barbary Coast” about life in the Bay Area.

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East Brunswick library offers publishing seminar
EAST BRUNSWICK — The Library @ East Brunswick, Two Jean Walling Civic Center, will offer tips on how to write and publish a novel. Author and former Somerville mayor Manny Luftglass will present a seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24.

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Walker Books & Classic Media Announce New Global Publishing Program For Where’s Waldo?
London, UK/New York, NY/Boston, MA (Monday, May 17, 2010) — Leading independent children’s publishers, The Walker Group, consisting of Walker Books UK, Candlewick Press and Walker Books Australia, with Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading kids, family and pop-culture brands, including Where’s Waldo?, today announced that The Walker Group has been …

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Correction: iPhone story
In a story May 14 about Gizmodo.com publishing images of a next-generation iPhone, The Associated Press reported an incorrect publication date. Gizmodo posted the images April 19, not April 20.

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Copyright Lawsuits Plummet in Aftermath of RIAA Campaign
The number of copyright cases in the United States nearly doubled at the height of the recording industry’s legal campaign against online file sharing. The numbers plummeted when the Recording Industry Association of America ceased its legal campaign, federal figures show.

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Iris Geik Appointed Copyright Clearance Center Associate General Counsel
Copyright Clearance Center Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization that is the world’s leading provider of copyright licensing solutions, has named veteran attorney Iris Geik as Associate General Counsel. read more

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Iris Geik Appointed Copyright Clearance Center Associate General Counsel
DANVERS, Mass.—-Copyright Clearance Center Inc. , a not-for-profit organization that is the world’s leading provider of copyright licensing solutions, has named veteran attorney Iris Geik as Associate General Counsel.

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Copyright breach claim over modern production of ‘Playboy’ at Abbey
A MAN who claims he co-wrote a modern version of JM Synge’s The Playboy of the Western Worldwith novelist Roddy Doyle has brought a legal action alleging breach of copyright and violation of his moral rights as a result of an allegedly unauthorised staging of the play at the Abbey Theatre in late 2008.

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Copyright breach claim over modern production of ‘Playboy’ at Abbey
The Playboy of the Western Worldwith novelist Roddy Doyle has brought a legal action alleging breach of copyright and violation of his moral rights as a result of an allegedly unauthorised staging of the play at the Abbey Theatre in late 2008.

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