At a recent speaking engagement, I was asked, “Why do we need libraries if we can just download books for free?” Simply put, libraries don’t get books for free but loan them to patrons for free. It ...

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Boise bookworms broke a personal reading record in 2025. Boise Public Library reached more than 1 million digital checkouts ...

Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of the public library in West Haven, Connecticut knows demand for digital copies will be high. So will the price. Like ...

E-books fit best for me when I read on commutes or trips, when I need adjustable fonts, or when I know I’ll want to search later. They also work when I’m juggling a few titles at once. Some weeks, ...

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The hunt for copies of Canadian author Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” series is getting heated, with library goers looking at ...

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Today in books and publishing: Armistead Maupin is leaving town; everything is coming up e-books (almost); to burn books or not to burn; the French are still hanging on to their beloved print. E-books ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Public Library members will regain access to e-books on Thursday, June 13. This comes after SPL's online systems were targeted in a ransomware attack over Memorial Day weekend. The ...

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