The three-day trade show includes 1, 500 exhibitors and more than 500 authors, plus a digital book zone that will no-doubt be a popular hub for readers wondering about iPad and the future of print media.

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So when a phone clerk said the "World Edition" BlackBerry could keep him connected--even in Japan, a notorious dead zone for Western phones and personal digital assistants--Kozarsky was sold.

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