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February is Library Lover’s Month. The most popular platform used by libraries to lend ebooks is OverDrive. More than 40,000 libraries and other institutions around the world are powered by that platform.
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I just got an email from Persistence Market Research, with highlights from the report on global ebook market perspectives.
According to the report, ebook sales are expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.9% between 2022 and 2032.
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A new cartoon by Tom Gauld for the Guardian. I need a reader’s camo for a sofa, bed, and campsite. You?
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Take a look at these lesser-known WPA posters from the Library of Congress collection. They are focused on teaching kids how to use – and how not to use – a print book.
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A composition book is a writing notebook that consists of a stiff cardboard cover and contains around 100 pages of ruled paper.
There are thousands of cover designs available on composition notebooks, but nothing beats the iconic, old-school, black and white pattern.
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Books by Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Franz Kafka, and A.A. Milne entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.
It means that you will be able to read or reuse it without limitations. It’s because the book’s intellectual property rights have expired.
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If you read books, you’d know there is a better way to solve problems than going to wars.
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One day, I asked myself a question: How would the famous Russian novels be if the main characters were missing?
What would Anna Karenina have been, if Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky had been killed in the first part?
Continue reading “The masterpieces of Russian literature with main characters killed in the war”Since the report from the Wharton Business School researchers was released, many posts on social media, for instance this one, claim it has.
I decided to find the answer at the source, and congratulated ChatGPT. Here is the answer:
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Technology has drastically altered our lives, and now education needs to catch up.
From Best Education Degrees comes an infographic that takes a look at the future of education.
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