It’s not even mid-December yet, but Amazon says it knows what the top-selling books of 2016 are. In a just-announced list, the company puts “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script,” by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, in the top spot. Amazon says this is the …
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I’m a relentless browser of discounted e-books. I peek at Kindle Daily Deals each day, and I get BookBub emailed to me (a nice way to check for sale books, FYI). Amazon’s biggest Kindle e-book sale of the year tends to be right now, and the sale books offered today are numerous. I bought a handful during last year’s sale. …
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The reviews for the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar are in, and the word is fairly positive. CNET’s review says Apple’s newest laptop is worth the splurge, calling the Touch Bar “inventive.” Other reviews have been more lukewarm, and the high price is still an issue. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, meanwhile, defends the role of his company in the election …
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After years of setbacks, George Lucas has revealed new designs and a couple of competing locations for his Museum of Narrative Art. The museum building has been designed by Chinese architect Ma Yansong, the LA Times reports, and has two potential locations: Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay and Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The San Francisco Chronicle has reported …
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Get ready to see “Game of Thrones” dominate your Facebook and Twitter feeds even more. AT&T’s potential megadeal with Time Warner means tapping into the television giant’s massive content library of hits for social media. That library includes “Game of Thrones,” CNN and professional sports like the MLB and NBA — all which already dominate the feeds across social media. …
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Who will win the “Game of Thrones“? It may just be AT&T. The massively popular show, the HBO channel it runs on and a host of other entertainment properties including CNN, Cartoon Network and movie studios Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema — all part of Time Warner — will join the telecommunications giant as part of a $85.4 billion …
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While there are tons of online quizzes, it’s rare to find one on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling’s official Harry Potter site. Previous quizzes assigned fans to wizarding houses and chose wands for them. But the quiz fans have been waiting impatiently for finally dropped on Thursday. Pottermore fans can now discover their Patronus, a ghostly animal produced as a protector. Pottermore …
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