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Today’s links of interest:

• 2007 RITA Finalists
  With special congratulations to FoBS Brenda Coulter for her nomination in the Best Inspirational Romance category.
• Call for blogging code of conduct
  The Kathy Sierra incident was not an isolated issue. And many think it’s time that the blogging community starts acting like responsible members of society rather than juveniles acting out when someone disagrees with them.
• Da Vinci Code appeal is dismissed
  The longest running non-case in the history wends its way through the judiciary system.
• Surprise: Study Finds Online Users Finish More Stories Than Print Readers
  Supporting a long-held BS theory. We feel good. Huh!
• Memoir Week at Slate
  Slate begins a week of exploring the memoir. Though it’s Thursday, so it makes us wonder if we’ve been missing the true start of weeks our entire life. Never mind that, we’ll work it out. You get to focus on your own life stories with a little help from the Slate team.
• Helping Small Publishers Distribute Their Works Quickly, Cheaply, and in Multiple Formats
  An update on the Caravan project.
• Real catfight between the Orange judges
  Quite possibly, the most interesting thing about the Orange Prize this year is the backstory.
• Harlequin makes Depew the capital of romance novels
  A look at the mega-machine distribution system of Harlequin. Also, the future of ebooks.
• Redesigned ‘L.A. Times Book Review’ Emphasizes Web CoverageWeekly
  Launch targeted for April 15, dispelling rumors that new design would debut after the Los Angeles Times Book Fair.