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Article: Banned Books


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the practice of banning books.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-l-young/freedom-to-read-under-fir_b_3971779.html

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Article: Bookstores Combating Showrooming


The link below is to an article that takes a look at how bookshops/bookstores can combat showrooming, a practice where books are viewed in a shop and then purchased online.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-booksellers-can-combat-showrooming_b74866

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Article: Amazon ‘Showrooms’


The link below is to an article that reports on a practice that many ebook enthusiasts have probably engaged in – browsing in a bookshop and then buying books/ebooks from an Amazon bookstore online.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/bookstores-tired-of-being-amazon-showrooms/

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Article: bp;dr


The link below is to a very brief article outlining a new practice on the Internet – bp;dr – which simply means, ‘behind paywall, didn’t read.’

For more visit:
http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/a-human-right-to-science-bpdr

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Article: Book Trailers


The link below is to an article that looks at the current practice of using book trailers – also check out the comments below the article.

For more visit:
http://www.margothovley.com/2011/05/20/book-trailers-yes-please/