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Poland’s ‘Netflix of e-books’ poised to take over German rival ahead of floatation

One reason for Legimi’s growth is its proprietary technology known as synchrobook. Legimi/Instagram

Founded by friends Mateusz Frukacz and Mikołaj Małaczyński, Legimi started offering ebook and audiobook subscriptions in 2012, a full year before industry giant Amazon got in on the action.

Novel story: donations pour in for man who lost his business when criminals torched his book van

Mr Włodek can hit the market again with a new van and new books thanks to public donations.

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Holocaust archive launches appeal to find family of concentration camp victim so it can return personal items stolen by the Nazis

The Arolsen Archive in Germany is trying to trace relatives of Janusz Klinkowski who died days after the end of the war after being released from the Neuengamme camp near Hamburg.

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Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

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