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• With the digital revolution in the publishing industry, ebooks are the latest darlingdarlings of the Internet Age. Their booming sales are proving how easily many readers are making the _(1)_ (n.)to this new technology.

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Yet, there are still traditionalists out there(= in the world ) who decry ( =condemn) this _(2)_ towards paperless books(= e-books). (n.)trend? switch? atmosphere?

Fortunately for those who crave (for)the smell and touch of real paper when enjoying fiction(=novels) or nonfiction(e.g. biography, autobiography) , Taiwan has a good a good assortment of (= a wide variety of ) assortment of (= a wide variety of ) used bookstores _(3)_ they can find superb (=excellent or outstanding ) deals.

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Like the very books on their shelves, second hand bookstores come _(4)_ all shapes, sizes, and varieties. One popular bookstore in Taiwan is Mollie Used Books, which is unlike the _(5)_ image of a crowded, musty(having an odor of mold), and disorganized second hand bookseller, as it is a chain of five spacious and clean stores.

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• In fact, the modern and comfortable _(6)_ of their outlets (=stores) rivals that of other operations(= bookstores) that have shelves filled with the latest best sellers. The pleasant ambiance(=atmosphere) is also _(7)_ by the use of relaxing music and the smell of fresh coffee.

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Likewise (by the same token ), Whose Bookstore, which has locations in Shilin steps away from the MRT station and Gongguan near National Taiwan University, offers visitors a welcoming environment.

It's little (=no ) wonder that customers enjoy spending time browsing _(8)_ the previously owned selections at both of these establishments.

• Perhaps this is also because their owners are so _(9)_ about books and reading. For Janice Tsai, the founder of Whose Bookstore, opening a used bookstore was a dream she had had since she was a young girl.

• Both Tsai and Tai Li-chen, owner of Mollie Used Books, receive great joy from giving old books new life by _(10)_ them on their shelves.

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