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Thanks to the electronic book revolution, in the next decade, we could see the end of centralized campus libraries with hardbound texts.

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The Most Literate American Cities Are College Towns

Amazon's ranked its top 20 most well-read cities according to book sales, and college towns are winning.

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'Amazon Tax' passed in Seattle means corporate taxes will help fund local pandemic relief

Citing 'vein of toxicity' and firing of whistleblowers, Amazon VP resigns in disgust

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President of Brazil accuses Leonardo DiCaprio of starting the fires in the Amazon

Who Needs Drones? The Future of Delivery is Underground

Mole Solutions’ subterranean transport system begins its first pilot program

Depressing New Report Connects TV Binge Watching With Depression

Watching hour after hour of the same TV show is linked to depression, lonliness, and impulse control issues.

Five Awesome April Fools Day Stories to Keep You Guessing

From the National Debt to colleges taken over by cats, here are five awesome April Fools Day stories we loved.

Amazonian Tribes Try Harvesting Rainwater After Oil Drilling Polluted Their Water

Decades of oil drilling have polluted Lago Agrio. But now local tribes are installing rainwater harvesting systems that provide clean water.

The e-Book Battles: Why Some Publishers Are Abandoning Amazon

Book publishers are pulling iconic titles, but it's not Amazon that's hurting them—it's the internet.

Can Robots Make Amazon a Better Place to Work?

The online retailer acquires a robot company to make its factories more efficient.

Who Can Profit from Selling 1-Cent Books on Amazon? Robots.

What happens when attempts to game the used book market go wrong?

How Crowdfunding Saved 722 Square Miles of Rainforest

Ecuador will choose rainforest preservation over oil exploitation, if the rest of the world can contribute enough money to make it worthwhile.

Why Amazon Is the Next Top Tech Company

In the new internet economy of cloud computing and content distribution, only Amazon is moving with confidence.

Are College Libraries About to Become Bookless?

Thanks to the electronic book revolution, in the next decade, we could see the end of centralized campus libraries with hardbound texts.

The Most Literate American Cities Are College Towns

Amazon's ranked its top 20 most well-read cities according to book sales, and college towns are winning.

Video Chaos: A Sequence of Lines Traced by 500 Individuals

One person draws a straight line; 500 people trace it. Each new effort adds imperfection, and the results are total chaos.

Chevron Ordered to Pay $8.6 Billion in Amazon Pollution Case

Chevron is being ordered to pay a massive fee for pollution in Ecuador—and the amount will be doubled if the company doesn't apologize.

Video: Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Has to Worry About More than Loggers

A single case of the common cold can wipe out an entire tribe.

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Mole Solutions’ subterranean transport system begins its first pilot program

Watching hour after hour of the same TV show is linked to depression, lonliness, and impulse control issues.

From the National Debt to colleges taken over by cats, here are five awesome April Fools Day stories we loved.

Decades of oil drilling have polluted Lago Agrio. But now local tribes are installing rainwater harvesting systems that provide clean water.

Book publishers are pulling iconic titles, but it's not Amazon that's hurting them—it's the internet.

The online retailer acquires a robot company to make its factories more efficient.

What happens when attempts to game the used book market go wrong?

Ecuador will choose rainforest preservation over oil exploitation, if the rest of the world can contribute enough money to make it worthwhile.

In the new internet economy of cloud computing and content distribution, only Amazon is moving with confidence.

Thanks to the electronic book revolution, in the next decade, we could see the end of centralized campus libraries with hardbound texts.

Amazon's ranked its top 20 most well-read cities according to book sales, and college towns are winning.

One person draws a straight line; 500 people trace it. Each new effort adds imperfection, and the results are total chaos.

Chevron is being ordered to pay a massive fee for pollution in Ecuador—and the amount will be doubled if the company doesn't apologize.

A single case of the common cold can wipe out an entire tribe.

Get your mind blown all over again—this time by text. Select TED talks will now be available as concise, 20,000-word e-books.

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