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Search Results by tag: Thomas Piketty

Books in translation take off in the U.K.; can they do the same in Canada?

Two of the year's biggest bestsellers thus far have something in common – something that may come as a surprise to those who haven't really considered it. At first blush, Thomas Piketty's Capital in the ... Read More »

August 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

The unread, or how the Hawking Index might affect authors’ bottom lines

By Steven W. Beattie

One of the most insidious features of e-readers, in an Orwellian sense, is their ability to track reading habits. Amazon's Kindle device monitors how many pages a user reads, where a user stops, and what ... Read More »

July 7, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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