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E-books spark battle inside the publishing industry (Marion Maneker/Washington Post)

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Marion Maneker / Washington Post:
E-books spark battle inside the publishing industry  —  The evolution of publishing from print to digital has caused a schism in the reading world.  There are now two constituencies: readers (and writers) on the one hand, and the publishing world on the other.  And they don’t want to hear each other.

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Nokia sues Apple over iPhone patents – Financial Times

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Nokia , the world’s biggest mobile-phone maker, on Thursday launched a legal challenge against alleged intellectual property abuse by Apple , opening a new front in its battle against a US rival that is transforming the industry. A lawsuit filed in …

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Proposed payday loans regulations hit bump – Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

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MADISON – A plan to cap rates for payday lenders faces major setbacks in the Legislature as lawmakers look at other ways of regulating the industry that has lobbied and spent heavily to avoid regulation. Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville …

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