# B1 French News | Why Are Secondhand Books Selling in Bulk?

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Podcast: [Learn French B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132)
Published: 2026-08-16T03:16:21+00:00
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## Resource

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Bookshops are seeing mysterious bulk orders, and the books may be used to train AI before being destroyed after scanning. Also: South Korea's president proposes talks with North Korea to officially end a war still technically active since 1953. Aujourd'hui : Livres d’occasion vendus en gros · Séoul propose des discussions avec le Nord. Today’s French focus: être envoyé vers, to be sent to = to be sent to. Vocabulary: commande (order), entrepôt (warehouse), détruire (to destroy). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-16 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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