Salman Rushdie
What Does a Book Sound Like? Booktrack Adds Soundtracks to E-Books
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New startup Booktracks is creating soundtracks for e-books with technology that tracks your reading speed and syncs the sound perfectly to the text. The company promises it will revolutionize reading, and authors like Salman Rushdie and Jay McInerney are giving it a try. But do books really need a Hollywood makeover?
War of Words: Random House Retaliates Against Amazon E-Books Sales
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Random House is throwing down the gauntlet with an announcement that it will stop doing English-language business with a top literary agency, Wylie Agency, because the agency signed an exclusive deal to sell e-books to Amazon.
Dine with the stars: Celebrity lunch boxes benefit the hungry
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healthcare, Retail, Charity, Food, Family Money, Saving Money
Would you like to have lunch with Cameron Diaz? How would you like a meal that was prepared by chef Mario Batali? Does a balogna sandwich with Gwyneth Paltrow interest you? Well, I can't help you get any of those great privileges, but I can set you on track to what just might be the next best...
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