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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Launched a Digital Library of International Documents

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has launched a digital library of international documents, which contains information on the main directions of the country’s domestic and foreign policy. The site is available in Turkmen, English and Russian. The online resource is designed to increase the availability of information about the activities of Turkmenistan in the …

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No One Buys Books Any More

From Slashdot.org: The U.S. publishing industry is driven by celebrity authors and repeat bestsellers, according to testimony from a blocked merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Only 50 authors sell over 500,000 copies annually, with 96% of books selling under 1,000 copies. Publishing houses spend most of their advance money on celebrity books, …

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No One Buys Books Any More

From Slashdot.org: The U.S. publishing industry is driven by celebrity authors and repeat bestsellers, according to testimony from a blocked merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Only 50 authors sell over 500,000 copies annually, with 96% of books selling under 1,000 copies. Publishing houses spend most of their advance money on celebrity books, …

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