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Vladimir by Julia May Jonas – Book Review - Books on the 7:47 vladimir julia may jonas epub
The ePub, later, would be perfectly formatted and immediately forgettable. The paper copy would go on refusing to be convenient. It would be lent, lost, found, and bent into new sentences by whoever held it. An ePub is portable. A paper book is sticky with other people’s marks. Both do what books do best: they create private cities in public places. Some authors distribute DRM-free EPUBs via Gumroad or Itch