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Books Are Like Ships
“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea.” - Roald Dahl
Currently reading
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Winter's Tale
Cleopatra: A Life
Attention All Passengers: The Airlines' Dangerous Descent---and How to Reclaim Our Skies
Peril at End House: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat
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71/279 pages
Cloud Atlas
E-Books Strain Relations Beween Libraries, Publishing Houses
E-books have strained the relations between libraries and the major publishing houses. Libraries say they're being cut out of the market because publishers are afraid they could lose money selling e-books to libraries. After much negotiation, the publishers are experimenting with new ways of doing business. But some libraries are already looking to bypass the high prices and restrictions that publishers place on e-books.
