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Kulinganiselwe ukuthi ama-eBooks manje asenayo i- Amaphesenti ayi-6 amaphesenti kuzo zonke izincwadi ezithengiswa eYurophu futhi njengamanje kunamakhophi edijithali ayizigidi ezi-4 athengiswa e-Amazon, Kobo kanye nochungechunge lwabathengisi.
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