Many of us associate Scribd with embedded documents on websites, but the company has been quietly building an e-book platform -- first by selling content and later by soft-launching a subscription service. The company is now making its strategy clear by formally launching the e-book service and introducing content from HarperCollins, its first major publisher. Subscribers worldwide can pay $9 per month for access to both HarperCollins' back catalog and independent releases through apps for Android, iOS and the web. Customers can also buy any books outright, including HarperCollins' newer titles. Like with any Scribd document (and Kindle for the Web), customers can both share what they're reading and embed books into websites. If you like the prospect of all-you-can-read services like Oyster but want broader platform support, you'll want to take a close look at Scribd's new offering.

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Halloween is around the corn er. These tasty treats will satisfy your most stubborn sweet tooth.

Candy Corn Macarons

Silence the sweet tooth.

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Candy Corn Meringue

Silence the sweet tooth.

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Candy Corn Jello Shots

Yes, it contains alcohol. Being an adult has its benefits!

Silence the sweet tooth.

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Candy Corn Popsicles

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Warning: You’ll probably want to read these books in private, since spontaneous maniacal laughter may ensue.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling

This is one of those my-awkward-rise-to-Hollywood-fame books, but it's told from the relatable perspective of The Mindy Project's Mindy Kaling, who loves doughnuts as much as you. Plus, it's fun to read in her high-pitched voice.

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Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth

Told from the couch of a psychoanalyst, this book centers around the joys and anguishes of growing up Jewish-American in the mid-20th century. Anyone who blames their sexual oddities on being hugged too tightly by their bubbe will relate.

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I Don't Care About Your Band, by Julie Klausner

Dating sucks. Julie Klausner understands that better than anyone. Her first-person account of the worst dates ever might be bad for relationship advice but it's great for a laugh.

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Maybe too much from the future. Real or not real, you be the judge.

Stunning by day.

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And by blacklight.

Seriously what is this witchcraft?

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WASHINGTON—With legislators unable to reach an agreement on health care and other issues before the start of the new budget year, Washington insiders confirmed Monday that the United States is rapidly approaching a full-scale government hoedown. Alr...

It would seem Twitter user @BertiebertG isn’t a fan of the selfie.

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Because we’re sooooooooo smart…

You'll never forget this moment:

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Getting protein is NOWHERE NEAR AS HARD AS EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK.

When you found out Oreos were vegan, you were all like:

When you're hungry on a road trip, few sights make you happier than this:

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Well this is depressing.

Price: £2.2m.

Savage Jungle in the Patagonia region of southern Chile calls to mind Jurassic Park, with its lush forests and towering cliffs. It's surrounded by majestic fjords and boasts no fewer than 26 waterfalls.

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Looks pretty nice, right? It's an investment opportunity too: the asking price gets you exclusive developer rights to build on the 790-square-mile island.

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“The statement by this gay guy — Elton John — about his support for gays and other perverts during the upcoming concert in Moscow is an insult to all Russian citizens.”

Sir Elton John is set to perform in Russia in December of this year.

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The singer has stated that he felt strongly about performing in Russia as a gay man.

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However, some people in Russia aren't too happy about that.

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According to the Moscow Times, Ageshchev said:

The statement by this gay guy — Elton John — about his support for gays and other perverts during the upcoming concert in Moscow is an insult to all Russian citizens. It also makes a mockery of our recently enacted law against the public propaganda of gay ideas.

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They’ve been off our screens for four years now . Here’s a reminder of why they should come back.

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Because no one’s too old to appreciate a good crunchy leaf.

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Today, while having sex with my wife, my Candy Crush addiction hit me full force, and all I could do was think about possible moves I could make in the level I'm stuck on. FML

Forget global warming — this is the real inconvenient truth.

Your hair looks amazing the day before.

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But you've made up your mind. This is happening. There will be NO MORE chickening out.

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You walk into the Hairdressers. You have to leave. NOW.

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But it's too late. They've seen you, and they usher you over.

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How many melons can *you* smash open with your forehead?

If you find this even slightly entertaining...

Then you're gonna love the rest of these.

If you enjoy terrorising cows in a number of different ways, this is the game for you.

Drive a tractor off a cliff.

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Hurl yourself face first into a fence.

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Fail, somewhat pathetically, to vault this obstacle.

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Bamboozle a dog into getting run over.

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“YOU all LIED to us about sleep overs so you could hang like little trollops at an older guys HOUSE?????” Oh boy, someone’s in the dog house!

This eBay listing for One Direction tickets expires on Sept. 25, 2013. It's currently up to $420.00 as of Friday. But the description is what you really need to see.

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THIS AUCTION IS FOR ALL 4 ONE DIRECTION TICKETS IN SYDNEY OCTOBER 25th. You can thank my daughters self righteous and lippy attitude for their sale. See sweety? And you thought I was bluffing. I hope the scowl on your bitchy little friends faces when you tell them that your dad and i revoked the gift we were giving you all reminds you that your PARENTS are the ones that deserve love and respect more than anyone. And your silly little pack mentality of taking your parents for fools is one sadly mistaken. Anyhow. Your loss someone else's gain who deserves them! THE TICKETS ARE SEATED IN ROW O section 57. REMEMBER AUCTION IS FOR ALL 4 TICKETS and will be sent registered post

...OH YOUR FRIENDS THOUGHT THAT A FEW PRANKS CALLS WOULD PUT ME OFF SELLING THE GIFT WE BOUGHT FOR THEM for YOUR BIRTHDAY because YOU all LIED to us about sleep overs so you could hang like little trollops at an older guys HOUSE????? Pffft!! I find it HIGHLY amusing that you girls think you invented this stuff. Tricks like this on OUR parents is how HALF of you were conceived .....And why a lot of your friends DONT have an address to send that Fathers day card to!!! I'm not your friend. I'm your MOTHER. And I am here to give you the boundaries that YOU NEED to become a functional responsible adult. You may hate me now..... But I don't care. Its my job to raise a responsible adult..not nuture bad habits in my teen age child

...Which means she won't be seeing these guys next week.

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We love what the Hyperkin Retron 5 brings to the table, namely compatibility with ten classic gaming system cartridges: NES, Famicom, Super NES and Famicom, Sega Master System, Genesis and Mega Drive, and Game Boy original, Color and Advance. The problem is, Hyperkin's played coy about it's price and availability... until now. It'll be available on December 10th, and it'll be on sale in both Europe (for €89.99) and in the US ($99.99). And, it turns out that the Retron 5 that'll go on sale will have a few more tricks up its sleeve than the prototype we played with back at E3. The exterior's been modified to better cool the internal components, and it'll pack a Sega Power Base Converter that lets you play Sega's Master System games. So, now you can officially start carving out space in your entertainment center for the Retron 5 -- which shouldn't be difficult once you've cleared out all the elder consoles it replaces. Less is more, people.

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Back at Gamescom 2013, Sony made it known that select cross-generational games, like Call of Duty: Ghosts, purchased for the PlayStation 3 would be upgradeable for its forthcoming PS4. At the time, Sony kept general pricing details for the program under wraps, although Activision did announce its qualifying CoD title would set PS4 users back $10 bucks for the next-gen upgrade privilege. Now, Sony's coming clean with the full spate of its limited run upgrade program, adding Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, Battlefield 4 and Watch Dogs to the list -- all for $10.

So how does it work? Well, for those gamers that insist on purchasing a physical copy of any of the above games, they'll receive a redeemable pack-in code which they can enter into the PlayStation Network for a digital copy of the PS4 version. That's not all though. In order to unlock that next-gen copy, the physical disc has to be in the console to activate it. The process is much simpler for those that opt for the all-digital route, as a PS3 purchase made on PSN will automatically qualify gamers for the discount, at which point the game will be available for download. You have to hand it Sony: with news of this expanded upgrade program and the PS4's Gaikai-powered PS3 backwards compatibility, it seems the company's well learned from the lessons of the previous gen's past.

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1) Attach camera to back of eagle. 2) You are now Gandalf.

Filmed on the Mer de Glace glacier in the French Alps.

Some highlights:

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When this chap gets a flypast.

The bit where the eagle looks round before turning.

And the view following the railway down the valley.

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Ladies, you may need to sit down for this.

A while back, Simon Pegg talked about his Star Trek co-star, the widely lusted-after Benedict Cumberbatch.

And he revealed that actually he is nothing like as suave in the flesh. (Stop thinking about Benedict's flesh).

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Enough with your wanting to shepherd Benedict into a small room of your own.

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Don’t worry, here’s the right way to say them.

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We’re not worthy. We’re not worthy.

Patrick Kane is arguably the best stickhandler in hockey, which also makes him one of the most exciting players to watch.

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He can pretty much do whatever he wants with the puck.

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And that was put to the test when Bauer brought him on to show off their new Vapor stick.

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Just look at him breeze through this obstacle course. It's like the puck is glued to his stick.

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“And the Arab wins Miss America, classic.”

Sunday night Nina Davuluri, Miss New York was crowned the winner the 2014 Miss America Pageant. She is the first contestant of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America.

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Amazon could find itself struck off Rockstar Game's Christmas card list after it delivered GTA V preorders to customers in the UK in advance of its September 17th release. Some customers reported receiving shipping notifications over the weekend, with additional reports suggesting the game had made it to some doorsteps as early as Saturday. Games Industry says that the company is already investigating these early sales, although we wouldn't put it past some silent, rogue type like Claude from GTA III. Microsoft is reportedly banning Xbox Live accounts belonging to those that shared early footage of the game, so if you did receive an early copy, make sure to refrain from sharing your impressive bank heists on social media and video sites until release day.

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Today, I saw an elderly gentleman in the street wearing a shirt with a big QR code on it. Amused, I used an app on my phone to decode it. It gave me a shortened web address, which I followed, only to be faced with a picture of the same gentleman naked, grinning, and giving a thumbs up. FML

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You have a pen? Some papes? Good, write these down.

The Animal:

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The Selfie:

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The Patrick:

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The Michael Cera's Mustache:

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Jimmy Kimmel and a stunt woman pranked everyone.

After showing "the many, many media outlets that fell for our little prank," Kimmel said, "it's a good thing there's nothing happening in Syria right now."

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