Libraries and bookstores have some similarities, but many differences....

The battle for tech-savvy bookworms is on, with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Sony competing to sell e-book reader hardware. And as the major players struggle for better position in the electronic-publishing industry, recent months have seen price drops, new devices, and defeats....

While the wait continues for a decision in the long-running Google Book Search lawsuit and settlement proposal, a new study throws cold water on the idea that Google Book Search is bad for the publishing industry....

Random House Inc. and the Wylie Agency announced Tuesday that Invisible Man, Rabbit Is Rich and several other works were being "removed" from a program brokered between Wylie and Amazon.com that offered them as e-books available only through the online retailer....

Most people strive to be happy, but take a look at the overflowing self-help shelves in bookstores -- happiness can be pretty elusive. In her new book, Happiness, Sissela Bok draws from philosophy, psychology, neuroscience and everyday wisdom to explain what we really know about how to be happy....

It's safe to say that most Americans don't spend much time thinking about intellectual property law. But in Common As Air, Lewis Hyde explains why these laws profoundly affect our culture -- and how they are based on assumptions that are artificial, illogical and outdated....

These authors prove that publishing is still successful Sandie Young With all of the recent discussion involving the downfall of the the publishing industry, it is surprising to hear that authors are still making millions. According to the New York Times , a list of most profitable authors in Forbes Magazine revealed the names of money-making authors. James Patterson is in the lead with an ......

You don't need a bookstore to buy a book these days....

The book publishing industry may be experiencing lean times and lower sales, but a new survey shows fat incomes for many of the world's top authors in the past year....

The publishing industry may be in the doldrums, but James Patterson, Stephenie Meyer and Stephen King are not....