Sony's no stranger to the odd e-ink device, but its latest prototype creation isn't targeted at the bookworm, it's intended to educate.

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The bookworm, however, is about to become a butterfly: LinkedIn, a B2B social network, is going public at what promises to be a huge valuation.

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The stories were written, so to speak, in front of a mirror, by a man hoping to drown the tiny, shivering thrills of the chronic bookworm with the low snarl of a more universal emotion, that of dread.

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From now until Labor Day, the Beachside Bookworm will suggest picks for the season.

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AfterSchool will initially offer 70, 000 items and Bookworm will offer about 45, 000 books, according to the WSJ.

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