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Amazon ranks the most well-read cities in the U.S., and the winner is … Amazon released its annual list of the 20 Most Well-Read Cities Tuesday and named its hometown of Seattle the most… Read More
Bill Gates thinks you should read these 5 books this summer Summer came early in Seattle this year and Northwest native Bill Gates just released his recommended beach reads to help… Read More
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Season’s readings: 12 gift books for geeks In this age of e-readers, there are still occasions when it’s nice to have a book printed on actual paper – like holiday giving, for… Read More
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Amazon’s bookstore revealed? Blueprints provide new clues about mysterious Seattle site Blueprints for the site of a rumored Amazon bookstore offer new clues about what might be the e-commerce giant’s first full-fledged retail… Read More
Book excerpt: How the Best Angel Investors Make Money in Startups [Editor’s Note: Seattle-based author Josh Maher shares an excerpt from his newly released book, Startup Wealth: How the Best Angel… Read More
George R.R. Martin says HBO could finish ‘Game of Thrones’ before he does SPOKANE, Wash. — “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin acknowledges that HBO could air the final episode of the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Expedia’s big move, Amazon’s new button, and ‘Captivology’ author Ben Parr on the science of attention Do we have your attention? That’s our question on the GeekWire radio show this week, with our guest Ben Parr, the… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual book club shows the power of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has selected his personal challenge for 2015, and he’s inviting his more than 31 million followers to join… Read More
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Need a holiday gift idea? Here are Amazon’s top-selling books of 2014 With the holidays coming up, finding the right gift can be a tough task. If your recipient is a book… Read More
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John Grisham, Stephen King and more than 900 other authors press Amazon to solve Hachette dispute in NYT ad Amazon.com is facing another PR backlash over its ongoing dispute with publisher Hachette as a group of more than 900… Read More
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