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Amazon blames 'ham-fisted' error for book brouhaha

Amazon has blamed an "embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error" for the removal of tens of thousands of books from the sales rankings and search engine of the online retail giant.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet

It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more.

Technology / Other

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foul-mouthed characters in teen books have it all, study finds

Bestselling authors of teen literature portray their more foul-mouthed characters as rich, attractive and popular, a new study finds. Brigham Young University professor Sarah Coyne analyzed the use of profanity in 40 books ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

US sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices

(AP) -- The government says avid best-seller readers who use electronic books have been getting ripped off. Tina Fey's "Bossy Pants," Tim Tebow's "Through My Eyes" and Keith Richards' `"Life" - maybe they ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 19

'Beam me up, Scotty:' ASU professor uses Star Trek themes to communicate science

Before firing up the dilithium crystals in your warp drive, you should know what you are getting into, said Lawrence Krauss, ASU Foundation Professor at Arizona State University. When applied to the known laws of physics, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Amazon selling over one million Kindles a week

Amazon said Thursday that it is selling more than one million Kindles a week and the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is its top-selling item.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Consumer's guide to downloadable gifts

Remember when gifts were objects, purchased or crafted and wrapped with a bow, then presented with a flourish?

Technology / Other

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny Israel a giant in scientific research

Israel's contribution to the world of scientific research has won it a growing number of accolades, with the Jewish state turning out an impressive number of achievements relative to its size.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 24

Upcoming Steve Jobs biography an Amazon bestseller

A biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has hit the bestseller charts on Amazon even though it won't be released until March of next year.

Technology / Other

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paper iPads hot sellers as Chinese honour dead

Death is no barrier to Chinese ancestors receiving the latest gadgets, with paper iPads, laptops and LCD TVs burned at gravesides across Asia to mark the Ching Ming festival this week.

Technology / Other

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biologist discusses sacred nature of sustainability

The hot topics of global warming and environmental sustainability are concerns that fit neatly within the precepts of religious naturalism, according to Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at ...

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created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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