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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Booksellers]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Am I egocentric, money-grubbing, and classist?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/24a5344a-89b1-4277-b8de-636b8e971cfc_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Since some booksellers have been saying all sorts of things to me for the past couple of weeks, I'll take advantage of the privilege of having that platform to tell my story. This could be a declaration of love.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlota Gurt]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:16:17 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Barcelona bookstore Laie]]></media:title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Booksellers' Guild denounces the "poor functioning and violation of rules" of the school voucher program.]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/7aa009d4-0ad7-4fa6-9207-523a9a28b2cc_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>After detecting a sharp decline in the redemption of school vouchers in bookstores, the Booksellers' Guild denounces "the interference of large operators" and the use of the voucher "through e-commerce platforms," ​​along with "the increase in vouchers delivered to schools that are used to purchase from large distributors, ignoring local commerce." This is a violation of the regulations regarding the voucher. Specifically, it has found that large operators offer, through their websites, the possibility of redeeming the voucher and purchasing books remotely, with exclusively digital orders.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Núria Juanico Llumà]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:17:50 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Book and school supplies for sale at Abacus]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The booksellers demand that the Generalitat act "swiftly and decisively to immediately correct" the situation.]]></subtitle>
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