http://www.historyofentertainment.com/topic/Books and Literature2010-03-18T11:16:23Z2010-03-17T18:47:37ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-17:/photo/2199977

<a title="Todd Bridges" href="/topic/Todd+Bridges" >Todd Bridges</a> book signing 'Killing Willis' at <a title="Borders Group Inc." href="/topic/Borders+Group+Inc." >Borders Books</a> New York city, <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> - 16.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.wenn.com">WENN</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /><br /></div>...

2010-03-18T11:16:23ZAFP Global Editiontag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-18:/article/Amazon%20unveils%20application%20to%20read%20Kindle%20e-books%20on%20Macs

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;<a title="Amazon.com Inc." href="/topic/Amazon.com+Inc." >Amazon</a> released a free program on Thursday that allows Kindle electronic books to be read on <a title="Apple Inc." href="/topic/Apple+Inc." >Apple</a>'s Mac computers and said they will also be available on the upcoming <a title="Apple iPad" href="/topic/Apple+iPad" >iPad</a>.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazon, in a statement, said the "Kindle for Mac" application can be downloaded in more than 100 countries from amazon.com...

2010-03-18T09:15:30ZReuters US Online Report Technology Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-18:/article/Amazon%20allows%20Kindle%20application%20for%20Mac%20computers

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;<a title="San Francisco" href="/topic/San+Francisco" >SAN FRANCISCO</a> (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - Online retailer <a title="Amazon.com Inc." href="/topic/Amazon.com+Inc." >Amazon.com Inc</a> said on Thursday it released an application to allow its <a title="Amazon Kindle" href="/topic/Amazon+Kindle" >Kindle</a> e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazon, maker of the popular Kindle e-reader, is t...

2010-03-17T08:46:06ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-17:/photo/2198862

A Feb. 24, 2010 photo shows Orthodox Jewish men reading books at the yeshiva of the Lauder Yeshurun community in <a title="Berlin (Germany)" href="/topic/Berlin+(Germany)" >Berlin</a>. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP News</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /><br /></div>...

2010-03-16T15:30:27ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-16:/article/Thriller%20writer%20John%20Grisham%20ends%20holdout%20on%20e-books

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;NEW YORK (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - Popular legal thriller author <a title="John Grisham" href="/topic/John+Grisham" >John Grisham</a> has broken his holdout against selling his books in an electronic format and will sell all of his 23 titles as e-books, his publisher said on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former lawyer, whose best sellers include "The Firm" and "A Time To Kill", had previously held off selling his books elec...

2010-03-16T08:32:29ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-16:/article/Grisham%20releases%20%27The%20Firm%2C%27%2022%20others%20as%20e-books

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Best-seller <a title="John Grisham" href="/topic/John+Grisham" >John Grisham</a> goes digital, offers 'Pelican Brief,' his 22 other works as e-books&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best-selling author John Grisham is finally ready to go digital.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More than a year after reports emerged he would make his books available in electronic format, <a title="Random House Inc." href="/topic/Random+House+Inc." >Random House, Inc.</a> made it official Tuesday, announ...

2010-03-15T13:15:41ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-15:/article/Baldacci%20says%20he%20has%20%27enriched%27%20e-book%20on%20the%20way

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;'Enriched' Baldacci e-book will feature deleted passages and behind-the-pages extras&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;<a title="David Baldacci" href="/topic/David+Baldacci" >David Baldacci</a> is ready for e-book immersion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His next thriller, "Deliver Us from Evil," comes out April 20 as a hardcover, an e-book, and in an "enriched" electronic version which will include passages deleted from the final text, research photos, an audio interview and video foo...

2010-03-15T12:23:11Zisnaretag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-15:/article/Helpful%20Steps%20to%20Start%20an%20EBook%20Business%20on%20EBay

<p>Some people might feel lost about how they should start an eBook business on <a title="eBay Inc." href="/topic/eBay+Inc." >eBay</a> because they do not have any prior experience of something close to that. However, one must be reminded that there are several steps that a person can follow to be ensured of a very successful e-book business in the very popular site known as eBay.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The first step that one must do to be able to successfully start an eBook business on eBay is to ...

2010-03-12T08:00:42Zisnaretag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-12:/article/Book%20Reports%20Versus%20Book%20Reviews

<p>What?s the difference between a book report and a book review?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Have you ever tried writing either one of these? Writing as one of your school requirements perhaps? Whatever it maybe, the most important thing here is that you know what are the difference between writing a book report and writing a book review.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;While those two things may sound the same, they are actually very, very different. A book report is a type of writing usually performed within the c...

2010-03-12T07:26:35Zisnaretag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-12:/article/Writing%20Memoirs

<p>If you are writing for your own personal memoir, then it can be an exciting thing for you to be since you have all the controls on how you are going to write it all down in order to make it look good. Besides, you can easily recall with your life?s story way back when you are younger or depending about your own topic and how?s it going to be.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You can include your past lessons in life or experience that you wanted to share in public or just write it down as your life?s perso...

2010-03-12T00:00:08ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-12:/article/Book%20clubs%20for%20doctors%20show%20human%20side%20of%20medicine

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Scalpel, stethoscope, Tolstoy: Doctors embrace literature as tool to connect with patients&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With increasing regularity, they're meeting in monthly book clubs to discuss medical-themed literature. Humanities courses are now required in many medical schools.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"The humanities can remind them tha...

2010-03-11T12:01:08ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-11:/photo/2185886

<a title="Robin Blake" href="/topic/Robin+Blake" >Dr. Robin Blake</a> reads a passage from Still Alice, a novel about a woman's sudden descent into Alzheimer's disease during the <a title="University of Missouri Health Care" href="/topic/University+of+Missouri+Health+Care" >University of Missouri Health Care</a> book club meeting Wednesday evening, March 10, 2010, in <a title="Columbia (Missouri)" href="/topic/Columbia+(Missouri)" >Columbia, Mo.</a> Blake retired early from medical school to wri...

2010-03-10T18:46:29ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-10:/photo/2184604

<a title="Wilmer Valderrama" href="/topic/Wilmer+Valderrama" >Wilmer Valderrama</a> <a title="Emilio Estefan" href="/topic/Emilio+Estefan" >Emilio Estefan</a>'s Book 'The Rhythm of Success' Book Signing Cocktail Party held at The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. <a title="Hollywood (California)" href="/topic/Hollywood+(California)" >Hollywood, California</a>, <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> - 09.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www....

2010-03-10T17:30:18ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-10:/article/Israeli%20novel%2C%20Russian%20poem%20collection%20win%20prizes

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Israeli novel, collection of Russian poetry win prizes for best English-language translation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gail Hareven's novel "The Confessions of <a title="Noa Weber" href="/topic/Noa+Weber" >Noa Weber</a>" won the Best Translated Book Award for fiction. It was written in Hebrew and translated by Dalya Bilu for Melville House Pre...

2010-03-10T17:16:44ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-10:/photo/2184019

<a title="Chelsea Handler" href="/topic/Chelsea+Handler" >Chelsea Handler</a> signs copies of her new book 'Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang' at <a title="Barnes & Noble Inc." href="/topic/Barnes+%26+Noble+Inc." >Barnes & Noble</a> Union Square <a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" >New York City</a>, <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> - 09.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.wenn.com">WENN</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /...

2010-03-10T17:16:37ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-10:/photo/2184014

<a title="Chelsea Handler" href="/topic/Chelsea+Handler" >Chelsea Handler</a> signs copies of her new book 'Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang' at <a title="Barnes & Noble Inc." href="/topic/Barnes+%26+Noble+Inc." >Barnes & Noble</a> Union Square <a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" >New York City</a>, <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> - 09.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.wenn.com">WENN</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /...

2010-03-09T17:32:18ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-09:/photo/2181968

Bestselling author <a title="Charlaine Harris" href="/topic/Charlaine+Harris" >Charlaine Harris</a> at a photocall at <a title="Prince Charles" href="/topic/Prince+Charles" >Prince Charles</a> Cinema <a title="London (England)" href="/topic/London+(England)" >London, England</a> - 09.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.wenn.com">WENN</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /><br /></div>...

2010-03-09T10:47:34ZAP Newstag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-09:/article/Hilary%20Duff%20to%20write%20young%20adult%20book%20series

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Actress-singer <a title="Hilary Duff" href="/topic/Hilary+Duff" >Hilary Duff</a> working on young adult book series, first novel due in October&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simon &amp;amp; Schuster Books for Young readers said Tuesday the actress-singer will work on a series of young adult novels that starts with "Elixir," to be published in October. The first novel will feature the worldwid...

2010-03-06T17:47:55ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-06:/photo/2175409

<a title="Emma Thompson" href="/topic/Emma+Thompson" >Emma Thompson</a> signs copies of her new book '<a title="Nanny McPhee" href="/topic/Nanny+McPhee" >Nanny McPhee</a> & The Big Bang' at Waterstones Piccadilly <a title="London (England)" href="/topic/London+(England)" >London, England</a> - 06.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.wenn.com">WENN</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /><br /></div>...

2010-03-06T17:47:51ZWENNtag:www.historyofentertainment.com,2010-03-06:/photo/2175407

<a title="Emma Thompson" href="/topic/Emma+Thompson" >Emma Thompson</a> signs copies of her new book '<a title="Nanny McPhee" href="/topic/Nanny+McPhee" >Nanny McPhee</a> & The Big Bang' at Waterstones Piccadilly <a title="London (England)" href="/topic/London+(England)" >London, England</a> - 06.03.10<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010  <a href="http://www.wenn.com">WENN</a></div></div><div><p></p><br /><br /></div>...