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Hygea Librería launches as Argentina's sole virtual bookstore for science and technology
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Hygea Librería launches as Argentina's sole virtual bookstore for science and technology

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Hygea Ediciones, a health sciences publisher, has launched Hygea Librería, a virtual bookstore specializing in science, technology, and popular science books.
  • The bookstore features a catalog of nearly 300 titles, predominantly from Argentine publishers and universities, ensuring accessible prices.
  • It includes special collections like "Women Authors" and "Science and Football," alongside a blog featuring scientific advancements and achievements of Argentine professionals.

Hygea Librería, a new virtual bookstore, has opened its digital doors, offering a curated selection of science, technology, and popular science titles. Born from Hygea Ediciones, a publishing house dedicated to health sciences since 2015 and led by pediatrician and editor Jorgelina Taveira, the bookstore aims to serve the general public, professionals, and university students.

The name Hygea, derived from the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and prevention, reflects the publisher's origins. Taveira personally selects nearly 300 titles for the virtual shelves, emphasizing that the vast majority are of Argentine production. National university presses are prominently featured, contributing to accessible pricing. The catalog also includes translations and some foreign productions, featuring works from publishers like Siglo XXI, El Gato y La Caja, Tanta Agua, Katz Editores, and Fondo de Cultura Económica.

Hygea Librería organizes its offerings into two main virtual sections: technical books and popular science. Within these, special categories cater to specific interests, such as a "Women Authors" collection and "Combos de libros" designed to optimize shipping costs. While not focusing on social sciences, the bookstore does include titles on the history of science and bioethics.

In a nod to current events and popular culture, the bookstore features a special section dedicated to science and football, timed with the World Cup. This includes titles like "La pelota no se ensancha: 11 historias de fútbol y matemática para brillar en asados" and "La pelota siempre al 10. Problemas del fútbol resueltos con matemática." Additionally, Hygea Librería hosts a science blog that publishes news on scientific advancements in Argentina and the achievements of Argentine professionals worldwide. The store also offers didactic games and fanzines.

Hygea Librería is the only one of its kind in the country and has almost three hundred titles, which I choose personally. The vast majority are of Argentine production: university presses are the main protagonists, which helps keep prices really accessible.

— Jorgelina TaveiraTaveira describes the unique nature and content of the new virtual bookstore.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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