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Mark Zuckerberg's 2015 challenge? Read more

Zuckerberg wrote that he's resolved to read more new books and is inviting Facebook users to join in.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

If you made a New Year鈥檚 resolution to read more this year, you have some high-profile company.

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook recently announced that he plans to read a new book every other week and he wants Facebook users to join in. He wrote in a Facebook that it鈥檚 his 鈥渃hallenge for 2015鈥 and that he received many suggestions for what his new challenge should be.

鈥淚'm excited for my reading challenge,鈥 Zuckerberg wrote. 鈥淚've found reading books very intellectually fulfilling. Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today.鈥澛

He wrote that on his , 鈥淎 Year of Books,鈥 users will be able to participate in a discussion of the book he鈥檚 currently reading and that the page will be moderated. The page currently has more than 143,000 likes and there are more than 500 comments discussing Zuckerberg鈥檚 first pick, 鈥檚 book 鈥淭he End of Power.鈥澛

鈥淧ower鈥 is now ranked at number 73 on 鈥檚 bestseller list and is at number three at Barnes & Noble.

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