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"In the short term, it's disappointing," said Arthur Klebanoff, founder of RosettaBooks, which sells digital versions of works by Pat Conroy, William Styron and others. "But it's also true that if the market keeps growing, and I think it will, they'll be back in with both feet." Demand for e-books has been growing quickly, but remains relatively tiny. According to the Open eBook Forum, a trade organization, e-book sales totaled about $5 million in the first half of 2003, compared to $3.8 million in the first half of 2002. "One bookseller dropping out will have no impact on Random House's commitment to e-books," said Random House Inc. spokesman Stuart Applebaum. Open eBook Forum executive director Nick Bogaty said he has no individual corporate statistics, but believes Barnes & Noble.com had just a small percentage of sales. Palm Digital Media, OverDrive, Inc., and Amazon.com are among the leading e-book competitors, Bogaty says. Barnes & Noble.com had been quite active in the market, even starting its own digital imprint in 2001 and releasing an original work by Dean Koontz. "We all believe there is a future for e-books," Blackman said. "It's just not here yet." See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=123086 Clay Faces Ruben in 'American Idol' Final May 20, 4:12 PM EST Will it be redheaded string bean Clay Aiken, possessed of a startlingly powerful voice? Or will Ruben Studdard, 350 pounds of stage presence and soulful style, become the man of the moment? Television viewers are poised to decide which of the 24-year-old Southern singers will claim the title of "American Idol." The winner was to be declared Wednesday in a two-hour season finale that begins at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox. The finalists' last performance was to be broadcast Tuesday night at 8 p.m. EDT. Both Aiken and Studdard shrug off the question of who will win. Crowned or not, they have a serious shot at a career because of "American Idol." "There's stars out there who would die to have this much exposure," Aiken, of Raleigh, N.C., told The Associated Press in an interview last week, on the day US magazine came out with a cover featuring him, Studdard and third-place finisher Kimberly Locke. Another cover story in People and a lengthy Newsweek piece followed. "Everybody in this competition is a winner," said Studdard, of Birmingham, Ala. "I don't think there's too much difference." Even Locke felt no pain when she was voted off. "I'm just happy that we all got this far," said the Nashville, Tenn., native after the TV audience's decision. "It's a great jump-start for my career." That's been proven by last year's "American Idol" and the original British series, "Pop Idol." Kelly Clarkson, winner of the first "American Idol" competition last year, was signed by RCA Records and saw her album, "Thankful," debut at No. 1 last month. Runner-up Justin Guarini is right by her side. He signed a record deal with RCA as well and is co-starring with Clarkson in an upcoming film. He even gets top billing, of a sort: The movie is titled "From Justin to Kelly." Other first-season finalists working on albums include R.J. Helton (who just signed with Kirk Franklin's Gospocentric label), A.J. Gil and Tamyra Gray. Gray also launched her acting career with a role on the Fox drama "Boston Public." Even Frenchie Davis, booted because she once worked for an adult-oriented Web site, has fielded TV offers. "In England, the top five kids have had No. 1 records. The whole of the pop record industry there has been changed around by 'Pop Idol,'" said Ken Warwick of Freemantle Media, a co-producer of both the British and U.S. versions of the show. Fox is diligent in keeping both first- and second-season finalists in front of the public, liberally scattering them throughout the current series. There also are group tours with contestants. 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