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'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:00 +0000

Back in 2009, Katie Shelly was craving an eggplant Parmesan. Small problem: She'd never made it before. But she remembered that a college roommate used to make it, so she called her up and asked for the recipe.

The friend told her she needed to start with three bowls — one for breadcrumbs, one for egg and one for flour, salt and pepper.

Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Amazon faces a grilling from members of Britain's Parliament over its extremely low U.K. corporate tax payments, Reuters reported Friday. As NPR noted on Thursday, Amazon has the subject of intense scrutiny after it was revealed that the Internet retailer's U.K.

Book News: Amazon's Tiny Tax Payment Draws Fresh Scrutiny

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:45:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Amazon's U.K. unit racked up sales of $6.5 billion last year, but only paid $3.7 million in corporate taxes (which is nearly as much as it received in government grants). Why does Amazon.co.uk pay so little?

Book News: Justice Department Says Apple Led Price-Fixing Ring

Annalisa Quinn — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:21:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

The Justice Department says Apple took the lead in an ebook price-fixing ring with five major publishing houses, according to a court filing Tuesday.

Book News: Amazon Debuts Its Virtual Currency

Annalisa Quinn — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Amazon debuted a virtual currency called "Amazon Coins" on Monday. The coins can be used to buy apps in Amazon's Appstore and on Kindle Fire. A dollar will get you 100 of the new coins, though the Internet retailer will discount coins bought in bulk.