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Facebook sees slowing growth

SAN JOSE, Calif — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Few experts were surprised when Facebook disclosed in its recent IPO filing that its user growth had slowed in the U.S. and Canada. But a deeper look at Facebook's user numbers shows its growth is also slowing in Europe and Asia, untapped markets seen as vital to its fast-growing business, putting more pressure on the company to assure investors it can keep its revenue and profit expanding.
Why most Facebook users get more than they give

Facebook is made up of two kinds of people: people who give a lot, and people who get a lot.
Facebook sees slowing growth

SAN JOSE, Calif — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Few experts were surprised when Facebook disclosed in its recent IPO filing that its user growth had slowed in the U.S. and Canada. But a deeper look at Facebook's user numbers shows its growth is also slowing in Europe and Asia, untapped markets seen as vital to its fast-growing business, putting more pressure on the company to assure investors it can keep its revenue and profit expanding.
The Romance Reader: 'Sudden Attraction'

"Sudden Attraction" by Rebecca York; Harlequin ($5.25, paperback)
Harlem Renaissance collection contains surprising groundbreakers

"Harlem Renaissance Novels: The Library of America Collection," edited by Rafia Zafar; Library of America ($70 for set or $35 per volume)
Concord Free Press gives away books for a donation to a charity of readers' choice

LOS ANGELES — In less than four years, the Concord Free Press has given away thousands of books. Its founder, Stona Fitch, admits that it's not exactly a business model, but there's more to it than just freebies. In exchange for receiving a free paperback, the Concord Free Press asks that a charitable donation be made to a worthy cause of the reader's choosing.
Liked 'Presumed Innocent'? Love 'Defending Jacob'

"Defending Jacob" by William Landay; Delacorte Press ($26)
'Kosher Jesus' book raises furor

For an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Shmuley Boteach has a deeply unorthodox streak.
Q&A with Dickens scholar

When Ruth Schuldiner reads Charles Dickens, she is transported back in time.
4 good reads from National Book Critics Circle awards' finalists

Every year for the last six years, this has been my routine in January and February: I shut myself in a room with a jar of peanut butter and a box of crackers, say goodbye to my family, and read the finalists for the National Book Critics Circle awards.