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  • The US response to the Sept. 12, 2012, attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya.
  • The IRS targeting of conservative groups.
  • The US Justice Department’s investigations and targeting of the Associated Press, reporters and whistleblowers.
  • The ongoing economic slump in the United States.
  • None of these.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:38 AM

Kansas State Library objects to e-book policies

By The Associated Press

TOPEKA — The State Library of Kansas is using Facebook to complain about major publishers’ policies regarding e-books at libraries.

Library officials contend that six large publishing firms refuse to sell some titles as e-books to libraries, or charge higher rates for popular books.

State librarian Jo Budler told The Wichita Eagle the library needed to explain to the public why some popular books are not available as e-books. Some of the e-books not available include “Harry Potter,” and “The Signal and the Noise” by political forecaster Nate Silver.

The Facebook page also lists e-books that are available to libraries, but at prices up to $85 a copy.

The site names publishers Hachette, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster; and Random House and Penguin Group, which are merging their operations.

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