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Beyond all the hype, are e-book readers a good deal? Are they worth the money? If so, how can you get the maximum return on your investment? Here are six money tips for pennywise book lovers.

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> Are e-books worth the money?
Beyond all the hype, are e-book readers a good deal? Are they worth the money? If so, how can you get the maximum return on your investment? Here are six money tips for pennywise book lovers.

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On Friday, June 15, the famous French anti-Zionist Philosopher and ex-member of the Communist Party Roger Garaudy breathed his last at the age of 99. He will be buried on Monday in Paris, according to a statement released by the Turkish Literature Foundation.

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> A dirge for gallant Garaudy
On Friday, June 15, the famous French anti-Zionist Philosopher and ex-member of the Communist Party Roger Garaudy breathed his last at the age of 99. He will be buried on Monday in Paris, according to a statement released by the Turkish Literature Foundation.

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The pace of modern life forces us to ignore one of the most powerful parts of our brain – the body clock. But at what cost?

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> Are you feeling sleepy? Here’s why...

The pace of modern life forces us to ignore one of the most powerful parts of our brain – the body clock. But at what cost?

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Peter Enahoro said in his 1966 book “How to be a Nigerian” that it is not easy to write a book, because first you have to get a book, and then you have to write in it. It was therefore not easy for Hajia Ramatu Ali Ohioma to write this book, so we congratulate her for her effort.

Read more: Issues & People : How it came about

> Issues & People : How it came about

Peter Enahoro said in his 1966 book “How to be a Nigerian” that it is not easy to write a book, because first you have to get a book, and then you have to write in it. It was therefore not easy for Hajia Ramatu Ali Ohioma to write this book, so we congratulate her for her effort.

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After an internet-based survey conducted by Weekly Trust in which a total of 297 people participated, 175 (representing 58.9 percent) prefer print books. The remaining 122 respondents (or 41 percent), however, say e-books serve them better. So we hit the streets to hear from readers. Shiktra Shalangwa, 25, said she prefers to read “normal” books. “We all know the situation in the country today. Power supply is still epileptic, just as the networks fluctuate. It is so bad that you find it very difficult to do simple things. So whether it is reading newspapers or books, I prefer the hard copy to the electronic ones for reasons I have mentioned,” the Abuja resident said.

Read more: Print vs. e-books: Which do you prefer?

> Print vs. e-books: Which do you prefer?

After an internet-based survey conducted by Weekly Trust in which a total of 297 people participated, 175 (representing 58.9 percent) prefer print books. The remaining 122 respondents (or 41 percent), however, say e-books serve them better. So we hit the streets to hear from readers. Shiktra Shalangwa, 25, said she prefers to read “normal” books. “We all know the situation in the country today. Power supply is still epileptic, just as the networks fluctuate. It is so bad that you find it very difficult to do simple things. So whether it is reading newspapers or books, I prefer the hard copy to the electronic ones for reasons I have mentioned,” the Abuja resident said.

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