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  1. Wanted from @OverDriveLibs & rivals: Smarter apps for library e-books. Mnwhl tnx 2 OD 4 some cool new wrinkles. ow.ly/1MJoqk
  2. King Coal...free Upton Sinclair classic. ow.ly/b8BBH ...News on coal barons vs land-and-health defenders: ow.ly/b8BKm
  3. @LibraryCity co-founder Tom Peters to be #MissouriState's dean of university libraries. Congrats, Tom! ow.ly/b0FFH
  4. Well-read city? Maybe. But also too-traffic-congested thanks 2 runaway development--hence, Web shopping boom. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…
  5. RIP, the brave Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, 83. content.usatoday.com/communities/on…
  6. JamesFallows: New candidate for most unlikable FB founder MT @fmanjoo: What Eduardo Saverin owes America. (Hint: ... pulse.me/s/9boiY
  7. OverDrive library-buyout proposal makes LibraryJournal.com: "Not such a crazy idea," says #DPLA's John Palfrey. ow.ly/aMumd
  8. Counterfeit quarters, a VW and police fun: 'Front Page' days at Lorain (Ohio) Journal, starring Greg Stricharchuk. ow.ly/1LRlpQ
  9. ...and squids! In fact, more squid.
  10. "The Financier," Dreiser's ever-timely business novel, gets loving tribute from WSJ. Alas, we're all lobsters now! ow.ly/1LMrnq
  11. "Greed Is Good," Chicago Trib style. flpbd.it/EYJwe
  12. "Why I break DRM on e-books": A publishing exec speaks out zite.to/IBMlFZ by @laurahazardowen ... Must-read!! @librarycity
  13. Shouldn't pubs & #writers b able 2 see % of readers previewing #e-books vs those buying? Way 2 refine 1st chapters? @amazon #barnesandnoble
  14. Doris Betts, acclaimed Southern writer and longtime UNC professor, dies - newsobserver.com/2012/04/21/201… via @newsobserver
  15. @Blioreader for #iPad is must-try f nonDRMed ePub books (beware re others). Text 2 speech. Great font & intrfce. Blio needs all-text bold.
  16. #JFK's #murdered #mistress: #Newbook by friend of #socialite victim. #CIA to blame? Theories but no proof. ow.ly/aq6bT
  17. Attn. media: Look beynd GSA 'crats at play & scrutinize big-ticket items. Pols involved--just as in past? ow.ly/alxvH @mediagazer
  18. @memetwalker Empathize massively. Years ago in Ohio asked Billy Graham impolite quest re Vietnam. Result: trip 2 Oberlin police station.
  19. More on #ScandalABC vs. @SolomonScandals novel predating it. Both set in DC. Other overlaps? ow.ly/1KcWxQ @ScandalABC @mediagazer