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UK Halts Export of 'Lady Chatterley' Copy From Famous Trial
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UK Halts Export of 'Lady Chatterley' Copy From Famous Trial The British government has used its powers to preserve the nation's cultural treasures to halt the export of a tattered paperback...
Is print reading better than digital reading?
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Is print reading better than digital reading? We read each medium differently, and that affects comprehension. By CORY ROSENBERG, Mother Nature Network, April 17, 2019, Reading text...
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
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The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks Be good and do the right thing, and at the end of the struggle when things appear the darkest, a miracle can occur. Has a book triggered your...
A bookstore owner was in the hospital. So his competitors came and kept his shop open.
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A bookstore owner was in the hospital. So his competitors came and kept his shop open. By Allison Klein, The Washington Post, February 25 2019 Seth Marko and Jennifer Powell own the...
To Celebrate Literacy Week Florida School Installs Book Vending Machine
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To Celebrate Literacy Week Florida School Installs Book Vending Machine By Bill Galluccio, iHeart Radio, January 28, 2019 An elementary school in Florida had the novel idea to install...
Books without Paper --- by Bob Nelson
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A few days ago , a conversation got going about various means of "reading" today... besides the classic paper book. I know there are some people who are attached to physical pages, and it's...
Why, oh why do I keep reading David Weber?
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Many years ago , I read a fun book called On Basilisk Station . It was pure Space Opera, a blatant rip-off of "the days on wooden ships and iron men". Since I adore Horatio Hornblower, and...
Why paper books and the independent bookstore aren't dead
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Why paper books and the independent bookstore aren't dead Turns out all those dire predictions were wrong. By Starr Vartan, Mother Nature Network, December 28 2018 Don't ring the...