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Britain's third largest supermarket group J Sainsbury has entered the ebook and social network market.. ... with the purchase of HMV Group's shareholding in Anobii for a nominal £1 – resulting in it having a 64% stake in Anobii, which currently has over 600,000 users worldwide and a library of 60,000 ebooks. So now you’ll be able to read while pushing your trolley!
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In complete contrast to Rupert Murdoch’s claims at the Leveson enquiry on April 25th when he said: "I have never asked a prime minister for anything," Sir John Major has claimed during his interview at the enquiry yesterday (Tuesday) that Rupert Murdoch demanded his government change its policy on Europe or his papers would oppose him at the 1997 general election. Sir John Major said that Murdoch delivered the ultimatum at a private meeting with the News Corporation founder on 2nd February 1997, three months before the election in which the Tories lost heavily to New Labour.
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