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Demand For Books Surprisingly Outstrips Supply During Pandemic

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The pandemic has had something of a strange effect on the world of book publishing. Shut-down bookstores and closed classrooms initially depressed sales in the market, particularly of educational books. But that drop-off has reportedly been replaced and even surpassed by consumer demand for printed books to be read during the pandemic.

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My Healthcare Journey: Precision Surgery to Post-Op Confusion

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I went online to translate the text on my pill bottles to the words on my chart. And this doesn’t take into account booking the surgery in the first place, or scheduling the post-operative check-up. It took about 20 phone calls and some insider knowledge to book my surgery, and about a week of calls to schedule the post-op.

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Goldman Sachs, Backed By Marcus Lending, Books 4 Pct. Revenue Gain For Q3

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Goldman Sachs booked a 4 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the third quarter of 2018, with that growth powered in part by increased lending through its Marcus by Goldman Sachs online consumer savings and lending platform. earnings per share booked for the third quarter of 2018. percent higher than the $5.02

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Could Online Intermediaries Control The Physical Point Of Sale?

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But since it’s the data point that most use to define the online/physical retail sales split, let’s use it to project, based on historical trends what the world looks line in twenty years. And in certain categories, such as books, auto parts and electronics, Amazon’s share of spend is decimating that of retail stores.

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Loadsmart Lands $90M From BlackRock, Maersk, For Digital Shipping Platform

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Loadsmart features an online portal designed for those in the shipping business to move freight through ports and across rail lines and highways on land. Loadsmart said it has instead focused on what its online shipping platform can do for companies in the transportation business on a value-added basis, “coupled with API integrations.”.

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Bitcoin Daily: Travala Users Can Use Crypto Again To Pay For Expedia Bookings; S. African Ex-Crypto Agency Chief Allegedly Scammed Investors Of $13.4M

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Travala.com , the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. has now been approved to operate its derivatives platform, CoinDesk reported.

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Airbnb, DoorDash And The Appeal Of The ‘Platform’ IPO

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Airbnb, of course, comes to market after the pandemic hit operations earlier this year — and then things snapped back. billion year over year, while operating losses grew from $173 million to $489 million over the same period. As noted in this space previously, on Sept. 30 of this year, revenues were down 32 percent to $2.5

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