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The announcement I highlighted yesterday about Better World Books/ Internet Archive fails to give you two important pictures: ONE of the Better World Books warehouses (so you see the volume we're talking about) and this photo of the FIRST batch of books to be scanned.
Here's the announcement of the acquisition of Better World Books by Better World Libraries (an Internet Archive affiliated non-profit) blog.archive.org/2019/11/06/for… and the fact that we are seeking funds to help pay for the millions of books we intend to scan archive.org/donate
And this would be a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY good time to sign up for @openlibrary (It's at openlibrary.org ) to be able to check out books using Controlled Digital Lending. One page, one book, and getting a library card for it is very easy. Did you know?
Open Library was a project started by Aaron Swartz working with @alexisrossi and @brewster_kahle aaronsw.com/weblog/openlib… and the project continues in his memory, bigger than he might have even imagined. openlibrary.org/authors/OL7167…
If you're in the SF area, Aaron Swartz Day is happening on November 9th. aaronswartzday.org - tomorrow would have been his 33rd birthday.
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Here's an announcement I say is among the biggest news of the year, @internetarchive-wise. We have acquired Better World Books and converted it into an affiliated non-profit.

INTERNET ARCHIVE NOW HAS A BOOKSTORE.

They will send us every unscanned book and we intend to scan it.
If you've never heard of Better World Books, now's your time to have a place to buy used books from that you know will

1. Donate a book to charities for every book they sell,

2. Be an actual non-profit dedicated to their missions, which are many, myriad and worth looking up.
There's piles of information that the Archive set up to discuss this all, along with people who can answer your very specific questions, very specifically and accurately. If you're in the "accurate information" business, please contact them. blog.archive.org/2019/11/06/for…
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Because of the reliance on tube televisions, the exhibits are straying further and further from the original technology as it dies

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