Posted on January 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Bookshop, which has allowed over 2,200 independent bookstores to sell print books online, has launched ebook sales through it as well (The New York Times).
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Dan Holloway notes that the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs report highlights "reading, writing, and mathematics" as losing perceived value, but that "creative thinking" gained considerable perceived value (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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A survey of nearly 2,000 New York Public Library users found that they overwhelmingly take value out of their library use (Literary Hub).
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The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has dropped eleven open complaints against school districts' book removals, laid off the federal book ban coordinator, and declared book bans to be hoaxes (Literary Hub).
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