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Amazon Drones : Video and full transcript of Jeff Bezos's appearance on 60 Minutes on Sunday, where the Amazon CEO unveiled plans for a drone delivery system.

HarperCollins, Beyond E-Books : The New York-based publishing house, whose roots date back to 1817, was the only one of the Big Five publishers to offer some of its backlist titles — and perhaps more importantly, some of its prestige — to startups at launch, helping to kickstart the fledging Netflix-like e-book subscription market.

Literary Self-Loathing : Jonathan Franzen, Elizabeth Gilbert and many more writers on how they deal with their doubts -- and benefit from them.

Out of Print, Not Out of Mind : Even as the universe of printed matter continues to shrivel, the book — or at least some of its best-known features — is showing remarkable staying power online. The idea is apparently embedded so deeply in the collective unconsciousness that no one can bear to leave it behind.

'It took 14 years for My Writing to Pay': Crime writer Ian Rankin, 53, who has sold more than 20 million books, opens up on his personal finances.