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The Rise of eBooks: Why Books are Declining?

Kitaboo

Books have been a source of enlightenment, diversion, and motivation for generations. However, in recent years, books have faced a decline in popularity and sales. And what are the alternatives that are emerging to replace books? These options are often more convenient, accessible, engaging, and cheaper than books.

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Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are coping with the pandemic

The Verge

Less than two-thirds of Americans in rural areas have broadband internet connections at their homes. In the town of Cherokee, Iowa, about 40 percent of school-aged kids have no internet access. Hahn has helped older patrons access the internet by shouting instructions through the building’s windows. “We

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5 Best Software for Book to eBook Conversion

Kitaboo

As an increasing number of businesses move online, traditional publishers are also taking to the Internet to promote and sell their books and extend their audience reach. In this digitalized world, physical books still retain their charm. Also Read: 9-Point Guide for Switching to ePublishing from Traditional Books.

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10 Best ePUB Readers for Android, Mac and Windows for 2023

Kitaboo

In the era of digitization, books have not just endured the fierce competition from visual entertainment mediums but successfully maintained dominance over them, proving wrong the critics who predicted their demise years ago with the arrival of the internet. Books are accessible now more than ever, thanks to digitization.

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The Razer Book 13 Is the Closest Thing Yet to a Windows MacBook

Gizmodo

A few years ago, I called the Huawei Matebook X Pro the closest thing you could get to a MacBook with Windows. But now with its first-ever general productivity laptop, the Razer Book 13, Razer has just stolen that crown. The company even offers a few handy inclusions you don’t get on competing systems. So even though… Read more.

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Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro: We Tested Samsung's New Ultralight Laptops

Gizmodo

Samsung has just announced two new ultra-light laptops: the Galaxy Book 2 Pro, with a traditional format, and the Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360, a 2-in-1 with a flip-up touch screen. In line with last year’s models , these iterations integrate even better with Samsung’s device ecosystem, enabling continuity between Windows… Read more.

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Is Elon Musk calculated or crazed? Walter Isaacson discusses his new book on the GeekWire Podcast

GeekWire

During his tenure at PayPal, Musk once challenged its then-chief technology officer, Max Levchin, to a literal arm-wrestling match in a bid to get the company’s engineers to adopt Windows NT over Unix. ” That’s the fundamental question at the heart of the book, and of Musk’s career and life.