Tagged: writing

9:09am

Mon January 23, 2012
Books News & Features

Publishers and booksellers see a 'predatory' Amazon

Originally published on Mon January 23, 2012 8:00 am

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Booksellers and publishers are worried that Amazon is going to devour their industry. The giant online retailer seems to have its hands in all aspects of the business, from publishing books to selling them — and that has some in the book world wondering if there is any end to Amazon's influence.

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7:25am

Wed August 17, 2011
Culture

'65 on 65' – Baby boomers reflect on aging

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The first of the nation’s 75 million baby boomers are turning 65 this year. That’s a milestone that incites a lot of fear. But at least one woman thinks it doesn’t have to be that way. 

Kaycee Krysty, the former CEO and now "president emerita" of the Seattle wealth management firm, Laird Norton Tyee, believes baby boomers are redefining an age once known as the end of work and productivity. She is challenging her generation to write 65 words on turning 65.  (If you'd like to join her, click here.)

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