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USA PUBLIC LIBRARIES BUYING INDIE AUTHOR BOOKS

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USA LIBRARIES ARE BUYING BOOKS IN RECORD NUMBERS, Says American Library Journal…differing from the current book market out there… the market, budgets and traffic at our city public libraries are on the dramatic upswing all indications illustrate. Public library monies for book buys have been increasing in recent years according […]

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