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How many books do you read a year? Where do you get your books from? Do you buy digital versions of books or do you get paper versions? What do you prefer? Why? What are the pros and cons of each type?

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1 Pre-listening Look at the book covers. Which books would you like to read?

Why? Where would you get the books from?

2 Listening I You’re going to listen to someone who is talking about Project Gutenberg. Listen once. What is Project Gutenberg?

3 Listening II Listen again. Then, answer the questions.

1. What two books are the people in the survey reading?

2. What percentage did e-books make up of Amazon’s total book sales in 2010?

3. What did Michael S. Hart type onto a computer in 1971?

4. When was Project Gutenberg started by Michael S. Hart? 5. What type of books does Project Gutenberg contain?

6. How does the project make its books available for free?

7. How many books did Michael S. Hart type up himself?