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Publishers say they're holding back e-books for many works due out next yearAs the market quickens for "e-books," the schedule for their release is slowing down. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that the electronic editions for more than 30 works coming out in the first half of 2010 would ...

Dan Brown soaks up La Scala intrigue on opening night: Is 'The Carmen Code' next?He's already done the Vatican. So don't be surprised if Milan's famed La Scala opera house doesn't turn up in Dan Brown's next thriller. "It is quite possible. I'm ...