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Twist In The Tale For Digital Reading

Posted at 6:43PM Wednesday 01 Sep 2010

When I'd Know You Anywhere, the new thriller by author Laura Lippman went on sale two weeks ago, HarperCollins Publishers had high hopes for the book, promoting it aggressively in stores and online.

But even the publisher was surprised by one measure of its success. In its first two weeks on sale, I'd Know You Anywhere sold more e-books than hardcovers.

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