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PAPakboong

Reading notes, once a week.

No publisher schedules, no launch coverage.

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What is covered

  • What we finished
  • Abandoning a book guiltlessly
  • Libraries beyond borrowing
  • Reader shelves

Worth knowing

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What you get

Libraries first

Borrowing gets recommended as readily as buying.

Marked links

Any link that earns us something is labelled.

Short notes

A paragraph or two, not a full review.

Weekly cadence

A single email, sometimes shorter.

Summary

Frequency

Weekly issues, with partner offers besides.

Up front

The usual subjects

  • What we finished
  • Abandoning a book guiltlessly
  • Libraries beyond borrowing
  • Reader shelves
Old books, odd books, occasional new ones.