The Parliament of European Union has accepted the new Copyright Directive proposed by the Commission. The EU Parliament, Commission and Council will negotiate the details, aiming at having the law proposal ready for EU member states by the end of … Read the story...
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Everything you need to know about the Honest Tribe that quietly minds its own business in Scandinavia
The Honest Tribe refers to people of Finland in Max Boyle’s travel book that explores the culture of this Nordic nation. The author visited a number of cities and villages in different parts of the scarcely populated country, crossed lakes, … Read the story...
The most recommended places to visit in each country around the world
If you want to visit the places that many other people are visiting, these are the most recommended destinations in each country. Tripadvisor collected the data from user comments and compiled a list of the best things to do in … Read the story...
A hotel in central Portugal has a library of 40 000 books for its guests
Portugal is a hot travel destination for many reasons, for instance, because of its south coast beaches that were chosen the best in Europe and its quirky cities, but also a hotel in central Portugal is an absolute delight for … Read the story...
Algarve, Portugal ranked as the most affordable European destination: this travel guide shows you around the region
Portugal is such a hot travel destination these days that after winning the best tourist destination awards, statistics indicate that Algarve, the province on the south coast, is the cheapest European region to visit. There is only one way to … Read the story...
The best place to retire in Europe is Algarve in Southern Portugal
In North America, Florida is regarded as a wonderful place to retire because of its climate, good infrastructure, and choices for housing. In Europe, southern regions of the continent in Greece, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal attract retirees. Live and … Read the story...
Book lover’s dream holiday: running a bookshop in Scotland
This is one of the most brilliant ideas I have ever heard of: a bookshop in Scotland lets a book lover run the store for a two week period. Then, the next shop manager moves in and does his or … Read the story...
EU country Portugal has banned the use of DRM in ebooks in certain cases
Portugal may not be a forerunner of digital media business within the European Union, but Portugal’s lawmakers have taken a significant step towards consumer friendly digital media and ebooks. Portugal has banned the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology … Read the story...
Tolino makes Epos, an 7.8-inch ereader available to ebook patrons in Europe
Recently, we wrote about a new ereader product category – devices with 8-inch display size – that was turning into a mainstream thing. As it happens, Tolino, a major ereader brand in central European markets has introduced a product that … Read the story...
China is the largest book market in the world: together with USA, more than half of all titles published
China has rapidly become the largest market for books in the world. Of all the 1.6 million new book titles published in 2015, 28% of them were published in China. The second largest market, the U.S., published 20% of new … Read the story...
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Bill Gates Discusses His Lifelong Love for Books and Reading
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Bill Gates is the man who started the personal computing and software revolution in the late 1970s – early 1980s when his company … Read the story...
Tour de France in Europe is the world’s biggest cycling race, but which cities are the most bicycle-friendly in the world?
The Tour de France is regarded as the world’s biggest sports event when measured by the number of spectators who are watching the race live where it happens. Professional road cyclists race for three weeks in July along a route … Read the story...