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The Book Isn't Dead Yet

First Posted: 03/18/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:05 PM ET

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The Globe and Mail:

For readers, 2009 was a year of miracles that brought massive price cuts on popular titles, and unprecedented choices in how to consume them. It was not the year the book died -- not yet. It was the year "long-form content" finally threw off its cellulose shackles in lieu of dozens of intriguing new forms -- in cyberspace, and even on cellphones.

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For readers, 2009 was a year of miracles that brought massive price cuts on popular titles, and unprecedented choices in how to consume them. It was not the year the book died -- not yet. It was the y...
For readers, 2009 was a year of miracles that brought massive price cuts on popular titles, and unprecedented choices in how to consume them. It was not the year the book died -- not yet. It was the y...
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