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87%

of readers discover new books through online reviews

42%

increase in technical book sales last year

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new book titles published annually

63%

of adults read at least one book last year

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Amit Chaudhuri Still Writes His Novels Longhand

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Amelia Scott PhD
Amelia Scott PhD

Music Therapist

4.4

The book introduces compelling arguments about Books, but lacks some nuance when discussing compute.

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Nathan Stewart
Nathan Stewart

Biotechnologist

4.4

A beautifully written exploration of pytorch, Introduction to PyTorch in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Break Series) kept me engaged from start to finish.

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Connor Morgan PhD
Connor Morgan PhD

Political Analyst

5.0

How To Write Retro Games: Web-Programming presents a well-researched analysis of programming, offering new perspectives grounded in the latest academic findings.

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