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January 21, 2008

So do hundreds of writers vying in a contest at Amazon.com. The online retailer and some of its most prolific reviewers have picked 836 semifinalists from 5,000 entries to compete for a book deal with Penguin group, including a $25,000 advance. Amazon wants readers to download excerpts of the semifinalist entries and help rate them. Penguin editors will consider the comments when picking 10 finalists by March 3. A winner will be announced April 7.