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State Taxes Take
a Toll on Amazon Sales : In one of the first efforts to quantify
the impact of states accruing more tax revenue from Internet purchases, a study
released this month found that sales dropped for Amazon when the online charge
was introduced.
Convicted
Publisher Violates Probation : Legal woes continue to mount for
a Manchester publisher convicted of a $200,000 fraud scheme, the latest round
alleging that he violated a condition of his probation by publishing an e-book
through Amazon.
Jennifer Weiner
is Right About Reviews: "Romance is the hardest genre to
read, and not because of the stigma. It's because critics don't take it
seriously." From Noah Berlatsky, at Slate.
From Obscurity
to Bestsellerdom : This past weekend, a little-known book called
"All God’s Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw" was resurrected from
obscurity when it surged to the top of Amazon’s rankings and became the
bestselling book in America, thanks to a "New York Times" article by
book critic Dwight Garner.
Posman Headed
for Brookfield Place: Posman Books has snagged some space at the
lower Manhattan shopping center, which is now 85% leased.
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