LinkedIn Spent $500,000 Buying 20,000 Copies Of Founder Reid Hoffman's New Book

The company bought 20,000 copies of The Alliance “for marketing and branding purposes.” Reid Hoffman / Via slideshare.net Reid Hoffman didn't just found LinkedIn and hold on to more than half its voting stock — he's also the author of The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age . And his book has been a big hit in at least one way: LinkedIn has spent $500,000 buying...

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16 Awesome New Books To Read This Spring

Spring into reading a new book. Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed God Help the Child by Toni MorrisonKnopf Toni MorrisonPatrick Kovarik / Getty Images View Entire List...

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14 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Librarians

“Yes, I can help you find all the books.” “No, I don’t spend all day reading them.”That your job is stress-free. "I hate when people say, 'It's so quiet in here. Your job must be so relaxing.' Or they assume you have three hours at work to just read whatever books you want." —Jackie DeStefano, Facebook"Especially during the summer reading program!" —Maria Slytherinn Hill,...

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