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Tesco Exits E-Books, Transfer Leaves Blinkbox On The Kitchen Floor http://is.gd/Downloads     Some closure in the on going story of retail giant Tesco offloading its digital content effort blinkbox. Assets from blinkbox Books  — specifically customer accounts and existing e-book libraries — are being picked up by  Kobo , the e-book division of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten . Blinkbox customers yesterday started to get emails informing them of a transition, and Tesco and Kobo have now both confirmed the details to us directly. “We will work together with Kobo to transition users’ libraries to the Kobo service, ensuring they continue to have access to their previously purchased books and have the option to buy new ones from Kobo,” a spokesperson for Blinkbox tells us. “Those who access blinkbox Books on a Hudl [Tesco’s low-cost tablet] will be able to install the free Kobo reading app on their device. We will be communicating the timelines for the transition in due co

A Vision Of Success Apply What You Know            Sundance: Why 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' Didn't Sell to the Highest Bidder     This story first appeared in the Feb. 6 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Take note, indie film executives: The highest bid isn't always the winning bid. Consider, for example, Fox Searchlight's Jan. 26 acquisition of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl at the Sundance Film Festival. Multiple buyers offered $12 million-plus for the coming-of-age tearjerker, an astronomical figure that would have made the film the biggest Sundance sale ever read more... (CNN) A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was central to about 25 miles southwest of the town of Ferndale, California. It was 204 miles northwest of Sacramento. Jay Parrish, the city manager of Ferndale, said it was a gentle, yet fairly sign