ITHACA, N.Y. – Book publishers cried foul – in the form of numerous legal challenges – nearly two decades ago when the Google Books project digitized and freely distributed more than 25 million works.

Someone somewhere in the world is searching for the opening lines of Melville’s "Moby Dick," or maybe a phrase from Toni Morrison’s "Beloved," an anecdote from a Bart Starr biography, a speech by ...

For twenty years, literature consumption practices have undergone a total conversion. Readers can now avoid carrying bulky hardcovers and postpone paperback wait times – e-books have established ...

Today, the Internet Archive (IA) defended its practice of digitizing books and lending those e-books for free to users of its Open Library. In 2020, four of the wealthiest book publishers sued IA, ...

Digital books have become standard for kids nowadays. This could be indicated by the statistics of 2022, where over 250.76 million children’s books were sold. Of all the genres, fictional books ...

The fate of a nonprofit online book library is in the hands of a judge after four book publishers filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement. Reading time 2 minutes A federal judge heard oral ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter started ...

Parents often wonder whether screen time is ok. A group of researchers are arguing that if it's reading, then it is. This piece is part of Scientific American's column The Science of Parenting. To ...

Screen time has taken center stage in national media discussions, sparking concerns about children’s learning and well-being. Researchers have long pointed out that the focus on screen time ...

From an early age, children are diving into the vibrant world of digital media, sparking a critical conversation about its impact on literacy. While the undeniable advantages of print books can enrich ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nowadays, many people prefer digital books over their physical copies, and for good reason. Digital books don't take up space in your bag or ...

A federal judge sided in favor of the four leading publishers in the U.S. who sued the Internet Archive for scanning and lending out numerous digital copies of copyrighted books for free during the ...