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Wikipedia this week created a new feature that allows readers of that online encyclopedia to create their own e-books with its content.

The Feminist Press will be publishing a Pussy Riot e-book later this month, the publisher has announced. "Pussy Riot! A Punk Prayer for Freedom" will be available Sept. 21 from all major e-book retailers. Members of the all-female Russian performance collective Pussy Riot were arrested in February after performing a political punk rock show in a church. Called a "punk prayer," their provocative act was meant to address freedom of expression and a variety of failings they see in the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Cheaper e-books from three publishers could return within one to three months, in the wake of a judge's approval this week of the antitrust settlement between the publishers and the Justice Department.

Amazon.com Inc. is expected to unveil a new Kindle Fire on Thursday as it seeks to take a bigger bite of the tablet computer market and boost sales of digital goods like e-books and movies.

Three major U.S. e-book publishers have agreed to a deal that will see them pay a significant sum for alleged e-book price-fixing. Connecticut State Attorney General George Jepsen yesterday announced that he, "along with 54 attorneys general in other states, districts, and U.S. territories," have signed a $69 million deal with Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, and Simon & Schuster (which is owned by CBS, the same company that publishes CNET) to settle antitrust claims over an alleged conspiracy to artificially inflate e-book prices.

In Obama's Last Stand, author Glenn Thrush of Politico writes that Obama has told aides "that Romney stood for 'nothing,' " and would use the word "weak" to describe the GOP candidate.

For the first time, revenue from the sale of e-books has outstripped revenue from hardcover sales. Using information compiled from 1,189 publishers, the Association of American Publishers reports that for the first quarter of 2012, adult e-books sales were $282.3 million, up 28% from last year.

RosettaBooks has struck a deal with Winston Churchill's estate allowing them to publish almost all of his writings and his speeches as e-books.

Bella Andre isn’t a household name, and no wonder. The California-based author of romance fiction, profiled in The Post last year, finally made her first non-retailer bestseller list last week. “If You Were Mine” clocked in at No. 111 on USA Today’s list.

It’s easy to forget that the white-haired gentleman behind the iconic symbol for fried chicken was a real restaurateur and cook. But Col. Harland Sanders, the man behind KFC and its original recipe, has a cookbook and autobiography coming out, more than 70 years after he perfected that special blend of herbs and spices.