Too many videogame books on the market are lousy reads. We explore why this always seems to be the case, and also point out where those rare few books have managed to break the mold.

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Why Videogame Comics Suck

Buying a book usually means getting a receipt as proof of the sale. But at the the Día del Libro at the Instituto Cervantes de Manila last April 24, anyone who buys a book, regardless of the price, is given a rose.

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A day of books and roses at the Instituto Cervantes

Once upon a time it was hard to find a wide selection of Jewish childrens books. Mostly there were books on Chanukah and Passover, plus retellings of Bible stories and folk tales.

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Childrens book giveaway writing new chapters in publishing market

Boston's gaming convention is in the books; these stories shaped the show.

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PAX East 10: The Beantown Breakdown (IGN PC Games)

Several rare early American Jewish books will be auctioned in New York. Among the offerings at next month’s sale by Swann Auction Galleries is an early Jewish-American cookbook and the first Hebrew Bible printed on American soil.

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Early American Jewish books to be auctioned (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

Amazon has inked an deal with the UK's British Library to make some 65,000 out-of-print books from the 19th Century available as free downloads on its Kindle e-book, or for sale as paperbacks via a print-on-demand service.

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Amazon's Kindle Gets Access to Out-of-Print 19th Century Books (Cellular-News.com)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev Thursday offered a rare glimpse into his private interests, saying he was an avid reader of classics but enjoyed listening to US rock groups favoured by his teenage son.

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Classic books to US rock: Medvedev's private passions (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Artist Nate Giorgio recalls the last time he saw Michael Jackson, just days before the singer's death. The pop icon wanted Giorgio to create dazzling murals of his children as well as artwork for his "This Is It" concerts, and Giorgio got out his pen during their talks.

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Michael Jackson 'Opus' book offers rare images (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" will be sold this week after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday.

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Rare Charles Darwin book in toilet in Britain (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Regular users of this web site will have noticed this already -- there's lots of fresh splashy content about food, music, films, books, travel, even quirky high-heeled shoes and fancy rain boots for those wet streets. And large rare pictures of Cory Aquino's slim daughters together, all made up in stylish black.

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A world beyond news: GMANews.TV launches new Lifestyle section (GMA News)