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Whether you want to learn about climate change or you‘re seeking information about your new travel destination – reading long texts on paper is not old fashioned, it is more comfortable, plus it's plain smart: people read 10 to 30 percent faster on paper than on screen. And you have no distractions:
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The service provided by PediaPress is an extremely important way of making sure that the free educational content of Knowledge (XXG) is available to all, everywhere, in areas with connectivity and without. Books made with the PediaPress service are a great asset to further the mission of Knowledge
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The book tool is currently enabled for 17 languages, and books have been delivered to 33 countries. The launch of books caught the eye of several media outlets, such as
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To celebrate the launch of Knowledge (XXG) books to the world at large, PediaPress is giving away 100 coupons for free printed books. Each coupon has a value of $ 20 (
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issues, but now anyone in the world can take collections of Knowledge (XXG) articles, arrange them into chapters, and get them delivered to their door by
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no chats, no emails. On the web, people are skimming for information. But when reading on paper, they can take their time to tackle a subject in depth.
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Users interested in creating and maintaining "community books", that is books which can be edited by everyone (such as
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PediaPress released a new screencast for the book launch, explaining how to create books with the book tool.
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Fundraisers start for Knowledge (XXG) and Citizendium; controversial content and leadership
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Fundraisers start for Knowledge (XXG) and Citizendium; controversial content and leadership
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ArbCom tally pending; Pediapress renderer; fundraiser update; unreferenced BLP drive
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ArbCom tally pending; Pediapress renderer; fundraiser update; unreferenced BLP drive
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35k donated, WikiProject for Knowledge (XXG)-Books, 2M rated articles, and more
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35k donated, WikiProject for Knowledge (XXG)-Books, 2M rated articles, and more
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Knowledge (XXG)-Books: Proposed deletion process extended, cleanup efforts
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Knowledge (XXG)-Books: Proposed deletion process extended, cleanup efforts
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I wish I could claim credited for the cleverness, but it is/was a typo.
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Confused by the book tool? See this video guide on how to create a book!
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The typo is still present in the headline on the front page.--
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on the English Knowledge (XXG). Previously, the creation of
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Make your own book with Wikiproject Knowledge (XXG)-Books
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Make your own book with Wikiproject Knowledge (XXG)-Books
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