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		<title>The Evolution of Books and Why Publishing Will Survive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything changes, everything grows, everything evolves. We’ve seen it with technology, the internet, food, jobs, houses, social etiquette, clothes, etc.  Just like everything else books and the book business have to evolve, despite any resisters. In the near future the publishing business will change from being mostly reliant on the sales of print books [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/02/02/the-evolution-of-books-and-why-publishing-will-survive/</link>
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		<title>Tracking Social Media Book Talk, Will it Save the Bookstore?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Books-A-Million has chosen CoverCake to help them track book talk over a variety of social media networks. The effect social media has on sales has long been a mystery to publishers. Sure there could be a lot of people talking about a book or topic or author on twitter, facebook, etc. but that doesn’t mean [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/31/tracking-social-media-book-talk-will-it-save-the-bookstore/</link>
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		<title>Print Media Heading for Extinction?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the invention of e-readers and therefore e-books, e-magazines, and e-newspapers, the trees are rejoicing, but are some of America’s most steadfast print/paper companies nearing their end? Barnes and Nobles, The United States Postal Service, Verso Paper, and Quad/Graphics are/were some of the largest companies in the US. Their influence, power, and success seemed endless, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/26/print-media-heading-for-extinction/</link>
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		<title>Break out the Candles and Cakes, The 200th Birthday of Celebrated Classics Author Charles Dickens is coming up in two weeks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English novelist in the Victorian Period, was born in Portsmouth, England. His writings are timeless classics that continue to enthrall readers years after their initial publishing. Dickens novels are often satires about life in London during the Victorian era. He was an instant success with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/24/break-out-the-candles-and-cakes-the-200th-birthday-of-celebrated-classics-author-charles-dickens-is-coming-up-in-two-weeks/</link>
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		<title>Reading the Classics, Which ones have you Read?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know who those classic authors are: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Virgil, Lewis Carroll, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Bronte Sisters and many more. Some have read their works, others maybe not, but no doubt their names are well known to even those who are not familiar with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/19/reading-the-classics-which-ones-have-you-read/</link>
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		<title>Benjamin Franklin, the man who dwells on our money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Benjamin Franklin is remembered for a lot of things. He is one of the founding fathers of America. He discovered electricity. He was an author, musician, diplomat, statesman, scientist, and inventor. The first library and fire department were both started by him. His face adorns American coins and the fifty dollar bill. He is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/17/benjamin-franklin-the-man-who-dwells-on-our-money/</link>
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		<title>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Man With a Dream.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. It couldn’t have been known on that day the impact Martin Luther King, Jr. would have, not only on civil rights, but on America as a whole, but an impact was made. And from 1986 on, Americans would honor Martin Luther King, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/12/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-the-man-with-a-dream/</link>
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		<title>Robert Burns and Auld Lang Syne Exhibit at Morgan Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Scottish Heritage enthusiasts, history buffs, and poets alike, the &#8220;Auld Lang Syne&#8221; exhibit at Morgan Library featuring the works of Robert Burns, is a must see. &#8220;Auld Lang Syne&#8221; is famous for being sung when the clock strikes midnight on New Year&#8217;s Eve. Though most people don&#8217;t know all of the lyrics, it doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/10/robert-burns-and-auld-lang-syne-exhibit-at-morgan-library/</link>
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		<title>Cosimo picks Fan Favorite &#8220;Alice in Wonderland&#8221; for Classic of the Month</title>
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Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll are both timeless classics that have been adored by generation after generation. Cosimo offers a combined edition of the two classic stories. These editions include illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. 
This story is a fantastical adventure about a girl named Alice who journeys [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/05/cosimo-picks-a-fan-favorite-for-classic-of-the-month/</link>
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		<title>Cosimo’s First 2012 Book of the Month: Understanding Dreams, By Markku Siivola</title>
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A New Year has begun and it’s the perfect time to learn something new.  Cosimo’s book of the month Understanding Dreams: The Gateway to Dreams Without Dream Interpretation by Markku Siivola teaches readers how to gain dream insight. Whether you’re looking for a new hobby, seriously curious about understanding the dreams you’ve been having, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cosimobooks.com/blog/2012/01/03/cosimo%e2%80%99s-first-2012-book-of-the-month/</link>
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