Borders

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ? Borders Group reported a slightly larger loss in the second quarter on lower revenue and said it will add more items besides books in its stores to boost revenue.

Borders will cut prices on two of its electronic-book readers by about $20 on Wednesday, reports the Wall Street Journal. Border's Kobo reader, powered by Canada's Kobo, in which Borders has an equity stake, will drop to $129.99 from $149.99 and its Aluratek Libre reader will go to $99.99 from $119.99. The devices aim to [...]

Staples just announced that they're going to start selling Kindles and Kindle accessories in their stores. Staples is probably a better fit than Target, which was previously the only brick-and-mortar store selling Kindles. Business travelers are still probably the target audience for e-readers, and now that Amazon has lowered the price below $200, it approaches impulse-buy territory for many business-minded shoppers.

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George Will: Binationalism is impossible if Israel is to be a Jewish state for the Jewish people. No significant Israeli constituency disagrees with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "The Palestinian refugee problem will be resolved outside Israel's borders."

This site, although not at all safe for work, cuts through the clutter and makes picking out a book a snap.

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