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Noah Counte

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I've been reading "The Library at Night," by Alberto Manguel. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes books, libraries, information or order. Manguel has his own, personal library, which is quite astounding, and he related the history of libraries, from Alexandria through the Library of Congress and Google. He touches on Asian libraries, European libraries, American libraries, and virtual libraries (plus a host of libraries not mentioned in my short list). The book, though, is really about a love affair with books. It's a love that's been shared by many, for centuries - millennia, even. This is the first book of Manguel's that I've read, but I will be seeking out the rest. He's a fabulous writer...

...And he started me thinking:

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Out of Print Books

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If you are searching for a book that is out of print, it's worth looking for it on Public Domain Reprints. There are 1.7 million out of print books available, and they will reprint them for you relatively inexpensively.

Their search page looks for public domain books on sites such as Google Books and the Internet Archive (also a great place to find public domain music, old radio shows, video and many other things). You can also search those sites directly.

Another place to find public domain books is Project Gutenburg.
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