More important, I found the mall concept for downloading books to be frustrating.

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For a decade, ever sharpening competition led to the belief that relentlessly rising prices were a strange concept confined to history books.

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The idea of wearable gadgets is far from new, with the concept popping up in comic books and spy stories for years.

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After spending a lot of time falling asleep at the library while facing the philosophy books, I determined that the concept of destiny is a construct that allows man a gentle release from facing the terror of his existence, and that a Hyundai full of twenties would pretty much offer the same benefits.

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He also said that the company plans to try putting e-books on the DS again, a concept it experimented with earlier on.

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That same concept can be dropped into cataloging, where even in the old days, when librarians described books within the boundaries of a physical index card, great variation still occurred.

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Alongside, the Concept Store serves as an 21st century market of the intriguing, fun and eclectic, including rare books, artisan teas, "quirky gizmos and gadgets" and a serve-yourself wine bar with its own sommelier.

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