BEA 2014: Reading Room Updates

The Reading Room, one of the fastest growing social discovery platforms for books, has reached more than one million members and just released a major platform update with a new look and feel, including a responsive design for mobile. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Bookish People’ is the perfect summer read for book lovers

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Smarter Than We Think: A Reading List on Animal Intelligence

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International Literature Festival Berlin Calls for a Day of Ukrainian Readings

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Barack Obama’s 2022 Summer Reading List

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