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Free Book: Planet ebook


More Free Books

The link below is to a listing of free ebooks available at Planet ebook. A good number of free books to start building your digital library.

To visit:
http://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks.asp

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Books: Bookselling Being Destroyed by Bookselling???


The link below is to an interesting article on the battle over ebooks in the USA particularly – an interesting article.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/barry-eisler-on-amazon-it’s-pretty-hard-to-see-how-someone-could-destroy-bookselling-by-selling-tons-of-books_b48474

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Books: Encyclopedia Britannica Going Digital Only


The link below is to an article on Encyclopedia Britannica going digital only after 244 years.

For more visit:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/13/technology/encyclopedia-britannica-books/index.htm

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Books: A List of Strange Books


The link below is to an article on 15 strange and weird books.

For more visit:
http://www.businesspundit.com/15-weird-and-mysterious-books/

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Books: Book Carving


The link below is to an article on book carving, which isn’t something I would do to my valuable books. Then again, you can get some rubbish from time to time.

For more visit:
http://www.visualnews.com/2011/12/22/mountains-of-books-become-mountains/

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Video: Book Dominos


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Free Book: Books Should Be Free


Download Free Audio Books as mp3s, iPod or iTunes Format

Books Should Be Free provides a large number of free audio books to download. All of these recordings are of books in the public domain. So if you’re busy and can’t actually read a book yourself, but perhaps travelling, maybe a free audio book is something to consider.

To visit:
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/

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Free Book: Project Gutenberg


Not a Single Book, But a Whole Library of Books

Project Gutenberg hosts (or links to) a whole library of books that are free to download and read. There is sure to be something here for everyone. So if you can’t afford the price of new books these days, then this maybe a first port of call in finding a workable solution.

To visit:
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/

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Books: Are We Getting Dumber?


Does Anyone Read Books Anymore?

The link below is to an article that asks, ‘who reads books these days?’ It’s an interesting question. I have long thought that humanity is becoming dumber, overall. Certainly our overall wealth of knowledge is growing, however, I would argue that the majority of people are getting dumber. Is that a fair statement? I guess it’s a matter of opinion.

For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/85938

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Mobile Library: Currently Doing the Rounds in Argentina