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Harry Potter novels available for loan via Kindle
Harry Potter novels will be available through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, Amazon said today, in announcing a deal with J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website. announced today. Of course, there's a catch. To get access to the library, you'll need...
Tags: Libraries, J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter (fictional character), Jeff Bezos
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Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team up behind Nook
Barnes & Noble has teamed up with Microsoft to create a powerful competitor to the Amazon Kindle -- setting up a mano a mano battle for dominance of the e-reader market. The deal is built around the Barnes & Noble Nook and related digital business....
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Companies and Corporations, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Carjacking murder of Pam Basu subject of former county cop's book
No one who lived in Howard County 20 years ago is likely to have forgotten the horrendous carjacking and murder of Pam Basu. On Sept. 8, 1992, the Savage mother was taking her 2-year-old daughter to her first day of nursery school when two men pulled...
Tags: Murder, Karate, George H.W. Bush, Johns Hopkins University, Health and Safety at School
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Montpelier/South Laurel: Dinosaurs invade historic Montpelier Mansion
The staff of Montpelier Mansion is experiencing an invasion of dinosaurs. Now through April 29, visitors can view the remains of dinosaurs, plants and early mammals found in Laurel's Dinosaur Park, and there is a hands-on exhibit for children in the...
Tags: Movies, Paleontology, World War II (1939-1945), Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Harry Potter ebooks finally available -- on Pottermore
Harry Potter fans, who have waited years for a wizard to transform his tales into digital form, can finally buy ebooks. J.K. Rowling's new website, Pottermore, began selling the ebooks this morning, with prices ranging from $7.99 for the first three in...
Tags: J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter (fictional character), Sony Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.
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For many parents, books that can be held are still the first choice
Jo Keller relies on her Kindle when she travels so she can forgo lugging hardback books, but when it comes to her children's reading habits, she feels differently.
She has squirreled away many of the books she read as a child growing up in England and is...Tags: Roland Park, Technology, American Academy of Pediatrics, Bowie, Books
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Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook
Barnes & Noble said today that it may spin off the business for its Nook e-reader, the most serious competition for Amazon's Kindle.
In a news release about holiday sales, CEO William Lynch said the company wants to “unlock" the value of the...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Barnes & Noble, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations
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Police Blotter for Feb. 08
Harford Sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Brandy Michelle Kerr, 37, of the 200 block of Golf Drive, was charged Thursday with trespassing and theft less than $1,000. Tavon I. Harvey, 17, who has addresses in the first...Tags: Rentals, Criminal Laws, Apple iPhone, Havre de Grace, Prisons
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Robert James Mitchell, retired building contractor
Robert James Mitchell, a retired Baltimore County building contractor and a one-time trainer for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, died Wednesday of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home, "Dogwoods," in Glen Arm. He was 81. Aside from a stint at Fort...Tags: Baltimore County, Labor Legislation, U.S. Army, Labor Legislation, Housing Industry
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Baltimore Sun to begin charging users of its website
The Baltimore Sun will begin charging frequent users of its website a subscription fee Oct. 10, joining several news organizations that have recently established price tags for online information.
The Sun will allow users 15 free page views a month on...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, News Agency, Media Industry, Newspapers, Corporate Officers
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When 'Everything must go' includes coffee, courtesy and jobs
The feeling has become familiar, walking down aisles marked with signs: "Up to 40 percent off." "Store Closing. Everything Must Go."
Consider some of the recent closures in the Baltimore area: Circuit City. CompUSA. Linens 'n Things. A.C. Moore Arts &...Tags: Hunt Valley, Philip Roth, Clubs and Associations, John Steinbeck, Bankruptcy
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