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Chooseco Suit

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Vermont publisher sues over "Choose Your Adventure" Jeep ads

A children's book publisher filed a trademark suit Wednesday against DaimlerChrysler, saying a new ad campaign for Jeep Patriot infringes on the trademark of "Choose Your Own Adventure," a popular series of books. Jeep's new ads use the tag line: "Choose Your Adventure." A spokesman for Chrysler said he was shocked the suit was filed, and that the parties had been negotiating in hopes of reaching a settlement. Chooseco LLC, which recently began re-issuing the R.A. Montgomery books, filed the suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Burlington... ...

YA Growth

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Teens buying books at fastest rate in decades

Another piece about Young Adult literature

"Kids are buying books in quantities we've never seen before," said Booklist magazine critic Michael Cart, a leading authority on young adult literature. "And publishers are courting young adults in ways we haven't seen since the 1940s." Credit a bulging teen population, a surge of global talent and perhaps a bit of Harry Potter afterglow as the preteen Muggles of yesteryear carry an ingrained reading habit into later adolescence. Not only are teen book sales booming -- up by a quarter between 1999 and 2005, by one industry analysis -- but the quality is soaring as well. Older teens in particular are enjoying a surge of sophisticated fare as young adult literature becomes a global phenomenon. ...

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