Hunger Games Fan Films & A Reading Life Ends: Most Popular Stories of the Week

By Jason Boog 

As we head home for the weekend, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of publishing headlines to keep you busy. Here are the most popular headlines of the last week, ranging from Barnes & Noble’s self-publishing news to The Hunger Games’ fan trailers (one is embedded above) to the reasons why Borders went bankrupt.

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1. 6 Reasons Why Borders Went Bankrupt
2. Bible Sharing Couple Hijacked by Somali Pirates & Killed
3. L. K. Madigan Has Died; How To Contribute To Her Son’s College Fund
4. Scientists Date Unreadable Manuscript
5. Hunger Games Fans Fill YouTube with Homemade Movie Trailers
6. Barnes & Noble Opens Doors for Self-Published Writers
7. Borders Attempts To Reassure Customers
8. Katherine A. Powers ‘A Reading Life’ Column Discontinued at Boston Globe
9. WordPress Tools To Put Your Book in Browsers
10. Kathryn Stockett Sued By Her Brother’s Maid