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In this Jan. 3, 2008 file photo Tytti Yli-Viikari, of Helsinki, ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:10:24 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 3, 2008 file photo Tytti Yli-Viikari, of Helsinki, Finland, looks through a stack of books while visiting the Elliott Bay Book Co. in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

In this Jan. 4, 2008 file photo, Hongngoc Phan enjoys a book ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:20:26 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 4, 2008 file photo, Hongngoc Phan enjoys a book in Powell's Bookstore in downtown Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Michael Powell, right, owner of Powell's Books, poses with his ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:13:56 GMT

(AP) - Michael Powell, right, owner of Powell's Books, poses with his daughter, Emily Powell, at their downtown store in Portland, Ore. in this June 5, 2006 file photo. Powell's Books' flagship store is so large, visitors get a map at the door. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

An interior view of City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:13:35 GMT

(AP) - An interior view of City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, Calif. is shown in this Dec. 12, 1969 file photo. (AP Photo/Sal Veder, File)

An unidentified woman leave That Bookstore in Blytheville, Ark. ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:13:23 GMT

(AP) - An unidentified woman leave That Bookstore in Blytheville, Ark. in this Dec. 12, 2002 file photo. (AP Photo/Tim Rand, File)

Ellen Goldschmidt reads one of several books at the coffee shop ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:06:42 GMT

(AP) - Ellen Goldschmidt reads one of several books at the coffee shop in Powell's Bookstore in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Hongngoc Phan enjoys a book in Powell's Bookstore in downtown ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:06:23 GMT

(AP) - Hongngoc Phan enjoys a book in Powell's Bookstore in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

An employee of the Strand bookstore sorts the books in this ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:06:02 GMT

(AP) - An employee of the Strand bookstore sorts the books in this Feb. 21, 2007 file photo in New York. The Strand is one place you could go to find out if your books have anything more than sentimental value. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Kathy Hernandez, of Boulder, Colo., browses through a book at ...

(AP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:05:53 GMT

(AP) - Kathy Hernandez, of Boulder, Colo., browses through a book at the Tattered Cover book store in lower downtown Denver on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Rich Avirett, an accountant from Denver, browses through former ...

(AP) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:17:11 GMT

(AP) - Rich Avirett, an accountant from Denver, browses through former President Clinton's latest book at the Tattered Cover Book Store in downtown Denver in this June 7, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

Tytti Yli-Viikari, of Helsinki, Finland, looks through a stack ...

(AP) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:16:57 GMT

(AP) - Tytti Yli-Viikari, of Helsinki, Finland, looks through a stack of books while visiting the Elliott Bay Book Co., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Angela Krohn, of Seattle, browses through books at the Tattered ...

(AP) — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:06:22 GMT

(AP) - Angela Krohn, of Seattle, browses through books at the Tattered Cover bookstore in downtown Denver on Thursday, May 24, 2007. With its sprawling newsstand, floors of books and its own cafe the Tattered Cover is an ideal place for passing time or meeting up with people. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)