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    The Kindle, the Nook, the iPad...the Book?

    'Tis the season for electronic readers to be part of holiday shopping at Target, Best Buy and Wal-Mart. What will that mean for bookstores, the publishing business and the evolution of reading itself? We hear some surprising answers.  Also, new census data and the political landscape, and the FCC and "net neutrality."

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 21, 2010 • 50m Listen

    'Tis the season for electronic readers to be part of holiday shopping at Target, Best Buy and Wal-Mart. What will that mean for bookstores, the publishing business and the evolution of reading itself? We hear some surprising answers. Also, new census data and the political landscape, and on a party-line vote, the FCC has approved new rules for the Internet. Did "net neutrality" win over cable providers and phone companies? Will the issue end up in court?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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