Next Threat To Amazon's $9.99 Books? Rupert Murdoch

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Next threat to Amazon's $9.99 books? Rupert Murdoch

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Enjoy $9.99 electronic books while you can -- for they soon may be a thing of the past. News Corp Chief Rupert Murdoch , who oversees a media empire than includes HarperCollins books, home to authors like Michael Crichton and Janet Evanovich , made clear on Tuesday his disple...

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