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Browsing for books around the world

Shoppers browse books in multiple languages at an outdoor stall in New Delhi.

Shoppers browse books in multiple languages at an outdoor stall in New Delhi.  (Raveendran / AFP/Getty Images)

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Despite the dire predictions of recent years, print books refuse to die. Here’s a collection of photos of people browsing bookstores, market stalls and book fairs around the world -- everyone’s looking for something to read, without an e-book in sight.

Myanmar

Shoppers perusing a pile of books at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival in Yangon, Myanmar’s first international literary festival.  (Soe Than Win / AFP/Getty Images)

Taiwan

Buddhist nuns look at books on display in the China pavilion at the Taipei International Book Exhibition in Taiwan.  (David Chang / EPA)

Calcutta

One of the many bookshops of the College Street old book market in Calcutta, India.   (Piyal Adhikary / EPA)

India

A Hindu devotee reviews Hindu books at the Kumbh Mela religious festival in Allahabad, India.   (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP/Getty Images)

Washington, D.C.

Vice President Joe Biden shops in the children’s book section at Costco in Washington, D.C.  (Susan Walsh / Associated Press )

Laguna Beach

Dogs are allowed at the independent Laguna Beach Books in Laguna Beach, Calif.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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