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Today’s links of interest:

• A Publisher by Any Other Name
  Or, when readers seek out books, the publisher is not necessarily one of the key fields they search on.
• Author slams British TV diet of reruns and cruel game shows
  Author gets British headlines for stating obvious. Hey, it’s a good thing!
• million given to literacy group
  Cool news, cool action. This is the one time we encourage you to do something just because everyone else is doing it.
• Pre-Orders Surge for O.J. Simpson Book
  Truly a sad commentary on the state of our society.
• A Man Who Understands Women and Writes Novels About Them
  The story of Patrick Sanchez, a man who writes chick-lit. So many thoughts, so little time, except, hey!, it’s always great to read about someone making it in this crazy business.
• Secret Sellers — Books that Just Keep Going
  A (really interesting) look at books that just keep on keepin’ on, or, what happens when the spotlight fades but the readers stay in th house? Yeah, it’s a long tail article.
• If you haven’t read these by Christmas …
  Same list, British viewpoint. More books that you "have" to read.
• Fall preview: New books from Sebold, Junot Diaz, Roth
  Yeah, it’s that time of year again. Back-to-reading shopping.
• A nation of outlaws
  Ah, a look back at the days when the United States considered copyright protections to be quaint.