Bibliophile brings books to children
March 16, 2018 | 10:55
On Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2018, a group of six walked from Dong Ha city’s Cultural Centre to Le Duan Park, presenting books to every child they met on the road. The 300 books distributed in just one night, the walkers hoped, would motivate children to cultivate a life-long habit of reading.
US sues Apple, publishers yield on e-book pricing
April 12, 2012 | 08:30
The US Justice Department sued Apple and five publishing firms Wednesday alleging a conspiracy to raise prices and limit competition for e-books, and immediately announced a partial settlement in the case.
British Library, Google in deal to digitize books
June 21, 2011 | 08:33
A treatise on a stuffed hippopotamus, an 18th-century English primer for Danish sailors and a description of the first engine-driven submarine are among 250,000 books to be made available online in a deal between Google and the British Library.
Amazon selling more Kindle books than print books
May 20, 2011 | 08:54
Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books.
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