In response to nationwide book bans, one New York public library is lending ebooks to all teens in the US. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, ...

As book bans spike nationwide, access to particular texts varies tremendously depending on where readers are located. “If you’re after a particular title by Toni Morrison or Margaret Atwood,” writes ...

With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...

The popular e-book download site Z-Library was shut down earlier this month by U.S. federal authorities, as we reported last week, likely for the distribution of pirated materials. This left students ...

Scott Simon gets an update from Nick Higgins, chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, on the Books Unbanned initiative. It makes e-books and audiobooks available to teens nationwide. An update ...

When you think of e-readers, Amazon’s Kindle usually comes to mind. But there’s another brand giving book lovers more options ...

Teens and young adults across the country now have unlimited, free access to books that have been banned at their local libraries, thanks to a digital initiative from one of the nation’s largest ...

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 ...

While real books still hold a special place in our hearts, there's no denying an Amazon Kindle is an exceptional piece of kit. Whether it's simply to save yourself some shelf space (or avoid buying a ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the curation of a book collection. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I have a Little Free Library in my front yard. I encourage my neighbors to take books and leave books, ...