{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6a812778ff328abd840dc1ba?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Why Are Secondhand Books Selling in Bulk?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/c5997795-c667-479c-b806-e69cb2e4f780.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Booksellers are seeing huge bulk orders for used books, and many suspect the books are being bought to train AI systems rather than for readers. Also: South Korea&#x27;s president calls for talks with North Korea to officially end the war and reduce tensions near the DMZ.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: are being used, are in progress as a process = are being used. Vocabulary: bulk (a large amount bought or sold together), warehouse (a big building where goods are stored), pulped (turned into pulp, so the paper can be recycled or destroyed).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-16\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-16</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}