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Margaret Atwood: Digital books 'a change not a death'

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Technology has transformed the publishing world with the widespread use of the Amazon, Kindle and the iPad, with some predicting the death of the paper book.

Ahead of World Book Night, author Margaret Atwood discusses her worries about the negative impact on authors with increased use of technology in publishing and digitalisation of books.

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