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Stores that give another chance to used books
The world is slowly but steadily becoming a paperless place – especially when it comes to reading books. The popularity of Kindle, Sony Readers and iPads is taking off. While the trend may be better for the environment, the old-fashioned book is not dead yet.
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Digital books, used books, and mobile library buses offer more reading options
New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu today at city administration conference expressed his ambition to make New Taipei City a reading community. In essence, he wants to increase the book-reading rate of citizens through creating e-libraries, collecting used books, and dispatching mobile library buses. Commissioner Lin of Cultural Affairs Department at the conference presented a special report on the ...
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If e-books are so big, why are they marketed so badly?
Selling such an ephemeral product without traditional infrastructure, not to mention budgets or precedents, is an inevitable problem
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Library group readies for summer sale
Friends of the Burlington Public Library will offer thousands of used books at its summer sale in the library. A pre-sale will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 1. Friends members will have first crack at the paperback and hardbound books, tapes, videos, library discards and vintage classics.
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Why Sex Sells Better on E-Books
Pay Dirt: The surprise success of erotic hit novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" may not have been possible before e-books, experts say.
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Kutztown Library is more than books, it’s a community center
The library is a community center in Kutztown. That is the message the Kutztown Community Library Board of Directors hoped to share with donors and municipal officials.
berksmontnews.com
Out on a limb
ALL ON HIS OWN — Eighteen-year-old Christian Emmanuel Marbella Fontanilla releases his first novel 'Gray' through Central Books Supply's Publish On Demand service. MANILA, Philippines — It used to be that self-publishing was thought of as the last resort of the writer. Unable to find a traditional publishing house that would publish one’s work, one could turn to vanity publishers to put their ...
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Zondervan Partners with World Vision and Biblica to "Share Not Shred" Gently Used Bibles and Books
Zondervan has announced plans to donate 40 pallets of gently used Bibles and books to World Vision and Biblica for distribution overseas. Through these donations, Zondervan hopes to promote Christianity and get books into the hands of those eager to know more about the Bible. (PRWeb May 22, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9536208.htm
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Barcelona FC backs bid to send one million e-books to Africa
Stars from one of the world's great soccer teams will be encouraging reading as part of a new project to put one million digital books in the hands of African children.
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Book drop-off planned at Flint Public Library
A book donation drop-off is planned for June 2 at the Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.
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