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Notable englishlanguage examples of this type include the world almanac and book of facts, which was first published in 1868, the information please almanac from 1947, and the readers digest almanac. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. May 08, 2018 i love the national geographic almanac books. Jacketflap connects you to the work of more than 200,000 authors, illustrators, publishers and other creators of books for children and young adults. Bookbaby is the only publisher on this list that requires authors to sign an exclusive contract, which is ridiculous for self publishing.
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