Much attention has been paid to library lending, the availability of ebook titles that public libraries can purchase, and the business models associated with ebook acquisition. When we consider school ...

The Publishing industry has firmly embraced making the vast majority of their titles to libraries in the United States. The big 5 have either initiated a major pilot project or have committed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Digital materials hit record-breaking levels of popularity at ...

There are currently 342 potential borrowers waiting for 197 digital copies of Ronan Farrow’s investigative thriller Catch and Kill at the Los Angeles Public Library. “It’ll take months for that ebook ...

On a typical day, public libraries would encourage you to stop by and browse its aisles, peruse its books, and maybe even borrow a few favorites from the circulation desk. But these are not typical ...

Before Sarah Adler moved to Maryland last week, she used library cards from her Washington, DC, home and neighboring counties in Virginia and Maryland to read books online. The Libby app, a slick and ...

Our online column Letters of the Law explores a wide range of legal issues that arise in libraries, with the help of a pair of leading authorities: Mary Minow, a librarian who became a lawyer; and ...

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county, to consist of a few well-chosen books, to be lent ...

LOS ANGELES — For centuries, books stayed very much the same, but that changed when eBook readers entered the market and disrupted the publishing industry. Not only was it possible to purchase and ...

The library is now one of only 152 public libraries worldwide to surpass one million digital checkouts in a single year. Wednesday, January 17, 2024 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno County is full of ...

What’s better than staying at home curled up with a cup of tea and good book? With social distancing a fact of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, more people seem to be doing just that — and with ...