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what’s a library without any printed books?

In today’s BBC News online there’s an article about a new paperless library opening in the summer in Bexar County, Texas, in the United States. “… Bexar County’s so-called BiblioTech is a low-cost project with big ambitions. Its first branch will … Continue reading

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The first mention of a Kindle in 1961?

I came across this the other day*. Written in 1961. What do you think? Is the “opton” the first mention in literature of an electronic book? And is this what our brave new bookshops will really look like?   […] … Continue reading

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