E-book lending surged during the pandemic and has continued to climb, but restrictive licensing rules mean libraries are ...

E-book piracy refers to the unauthorized distribution and sharing of copyrighted digital books without permission from the copyright owner or publisher. It can take many forms, including uploading ...

Two years ago, the best holiday gift was an Amazon Kindle — if you could get your hands on one. They were hot, new and sold out hours after going on sale. Last year, the Kindle made an awesome gift as ...

For the past five years, Kyle K. Courtney, who directs copyright and information policy for Harvard’s libraries, has fought to make e-books more accessible to public libraries across the United States ...

Corrie Alexander is a freelancer who wrote an e-book about affiliate links. She says creating an e-book is worth the effort because you can get sales month after month. Alexander says that with the ...

From the year after PW’s 125th anniversary issue, 1998—the year when the first handheld e-readers came out, the first library lending of e-books was launched, and e-books first got ISBNs—to today’s ...

Overdrive is one of a number of apps that allow library patrons to access free audiobooks, eBooks and other digital content from home. In the old days, when you wanted to borrow a book, you trudged ...

While there is something special about a physical book, e-books are a great alternative for reading on the go (and building a library that doesn't take up any space). If you want to read on your phone ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...