It has written to parents to outline the concerns raised and ask them whether they would prefer to pay for a new library book instead of the sweets.

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In a twist on conventional consumer-fraud suits, Myers also wants publisher Random House to pay consumers for the time they spent reading the book.

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And they raise most of the money to pay for the books. (Only about a third to a half of the book funds come from matching funds provided by the national Reach Out and Read office.) The program works because it is rooted in individual responsibility: the responsible behavior of parents who, who once they understand the importance of reading to their young children, do so.

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Kindle Textbook Rental offers the ability to customize rental periods to any length between 30 and 360 days, so students only pay for the specific amount of time they need a book.

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For the authors, their trade deficits with Cambridge restaurants, airlines taking them to junkets around the world, and Newbury Street clothiers are their certain rewards for trade surpluses run with their employers at HBS, the publisher of their book, and the businesses that pay them consulting fees in return for the kind of advice that would bankrupt most any business if actually followed.

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His book offers 25 reasons for the pay gap: Women work fewer hours, for example, and they don't stay at jobs as long as men do.

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This year's merger between DBS Group Holdings of Singapore and the Dao Heng Bank of Hong Kong illustrates the high price outsiders are willing to pay for quick entry--3.2 times book.

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He texts back to book the time he wants and gets a reply back with the reference number he needs to pay for the ticket via his mobile wallet.

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