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The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

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The link below is to an article that explores the world of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales.

For more visit:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2019/09-10/brothers-grimm-fairy-tales/

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Maps of Fictional Worlds

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at maps of fictional worlds and why we make them.

For more visit:
https://lithub.com/why-we-feel-so-compelled-to-make-maps-of-fictional-worlds/

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Calibre News

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The links below are to articles reporting on the latest news and updates relating to the Calibre open source software ebook management tool.

For more visit:
– https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2019/10/05/calibre-version-4-0-released-with-new-ebook-viewer/
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/10/06/users-hate-calibre-4-0s-new-ebook-viewer/
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/10/06/did-you-know-calibre-can-make-epub-3-ebooks/

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2019 Winners of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement

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The link below is to an article reporting on the 2019 Winners of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement.

https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/10/09/140500/nz-prime-ministers-awards-for-literary-achievement-2019-announced/

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Kindle Matchbook Closing

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The links below are to articles reporting on the closure of Kindle Matchbook.

For more visit:
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/09/30/amazon-is-shutting-down-kindle-matchbook-its-printebook-bundling-program/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-no-longer-offering-print-and-ebook-discounts

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Sponsor a Book at the Open Library

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Internet Archive’s Open Library and its sponsor a book to scan program.

For more visit:
http://blog.openlibrary.org/2019/10/23/scan-on-demand-building-the-worlds-open-library-together/

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2019 National Translation Award Shortlists

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The links below are to articles reporting on the shortlists for the 2019 US National Translation Awards.

For more visit:
– https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/10/02/140139/national-translation-award-2019-shortlists-announced/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/10/american-literary-translators-name-2019-shortlists-in-poetry-and-prose/

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2019 Booker Prize Controversy

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The links below are to further articles relating to this year’s Booker Prize controversy.

For more visit:
– https://bookriot.com/2019/10/25/2019-booker-prize/
– https://bookriot.com/2019/10/21/literary-prizes-should-not-have-co-winners/

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Free Dictionary and Thesaurus Tools (Online and Software)

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at 25 free dictionary and thesaurus tools (online and software).

For more visit:
https://www.getfreeebooks.com/25-free-dictionary-thesaurus-online-softwares/

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Even More on the 2019 Booker Prize Fallout

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The links below are to articles with further news from the fallout of the 2019 Booker Prize.

For more visit:
– https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/what-happened-booker-prize-ellmann/
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/22/bernardine-evaristo-doubles-lifetime-sales-in-five-days-after-joint-booker-win