The publishing industry, never calm, has recently seen seismic shifts. A few weeks ago, Amazon announced that it now sells more e-books than print. Add to this predictions that within five years, 50 percent of all book sales will be online, along with reports of a drop in reading among young people, and it's understandable some are predicting a dire future for the novel and independent bookstores....

A recent lawsuit over digital use of books has highlighted the many problems facing writers, publishing houses and new media outlets in China. Zhonghua Book Co is suing Hanwang Technology Co Ltd claiming pre-installation of ancient books in e-readers violates its copyrights....

Lyric Semiconductor unveiled plans this week to build a chip, able to compute likelihoods, that may help figure out which book someone will want to buy on Amazon.com or help create a better gene-sequencing machine. ...

As e-book readers continue to improve in quality and come down in price, it's inevitable that Amazon.com will dominate the book market....

With today's technology, are libraries necessary? According to the American Library Association, a national survey this year indicates some 219 million Americans feel the public library improves the quality of life in their community. More than 223 million Americans feel that it provides free access to resources and plays a critical role in giving people a chance to succeed, especially in this ......

Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians children's books have become so popular that independent bookstores have started running day camps for children based on the series. Just like Percy Jackson, these kids' adventures come right out of Greek mythology....

You could hardly dominate an industry more than B&N has dominated the landscape of traditional bookstores. Yet its fortunes have fallen so far that management has hoisted the white flag and put it up for sale....

As the Kindle and eBooks revolutionize the publishing industry, the founders of a local press are offering a course at DePaul University focusing on the future....

The American Library Association and a group of Stockton residents want the ban at the high school reversed....

The American Library Association and a group of Stockton residents want the ban at the high school reversed....