However, if satisfaction is measured by pocket books, Apple still reigns in retail stores.

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Many Merrill brokers see any change as an assault on their independence and their pocket books.

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The public is also paying little attention, at least with their pocket books.

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So the social unrest gets a bit rowdier unless people are willing to keep taking those reductions to their pocket books and wallets.

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The first paperback printed in the U.S. was an edition of The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck printed by Pocket Books in 1938.

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The satellite companies echo Hazlett's point they are part of a diverse spectrum of technologies and products that were competing for listeners' ears and pocket books.

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Ordover left Pocket Books in 2003.

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The Pocket doesn't have WiFi or 3G, so yes, getting books onto the device requires you to get out the USB cord, download Sony's Reader Library software for Mac or PC, and transfer books over through its iTunes-like interface.

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Holds up to 1, 400 Books: Kindle allows you to carry your entire library in your pocket.

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