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Some US states pass or explore laws aimed at reining in the cost of e-books for libraries, which often pay 10x more for e-book licenses than print copies (Erik Ofgang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/books/l…

Some States Are Pushing Back on Library E-Book Licensing Fees
Proposed legislation would pressure publishers to adjust borrowing limits and find other ways to widen access.

Later, I'll be giving a talk at #IANLS25 on some quantitative analyses of Latin book prodcution in Germany (and Italy in part) from 1500 through 1800. Slides, code and data can be found here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15878272

#GiftLink Bondi's throwing the book at the guy - sounds like a lot of hot air
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returned to U.S. From El Salvador to Face Criminal Charges - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-us-criminal-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M08.ecnt.4_g2HdxNg7l0&smid=url-share

There’s a new museum on Naoshima Island! This NYT article also describes the many other museums and exhibits installed there.
This is the “art island” that Lynn and I visited a couple months ago. Looks like we’ll have to go back! This time we’ll know to book rooms way in advance (and to stay longer than two nights).
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Japanese Islands’ 10th Tadao Ando Museum Caps a Billionaire’s Quest
Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao Ando that caps the cultural quest of Soichiro Fukutake.

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