'Fifty Shades' book is too hot for some library shelves Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” from shelves or deciding not to order the best-seller at all, saying it's too steamy or too poorly written. Even in the age of e-books and tablets, banning a book from a public library still carries weig Read More

May 10 Library briefs for Moore Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 May 10 Library briefs for Moore Read More

Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team on Nook, college textbook business Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Books and bits united Monday as Microsoft provided an infusion of money to help Barnes & Noble compete with top electronic bookseller Amazon. In exchange, Microsoft gets a long-desired foothold in the business of e-books and college textbooks. Read More

Consumer's guide to downloadable gifts Updated: Tue, Nov 29, 2011 Remember when gifts were objects, purchased or crafted and wrapped with a bow, then presented with a flourish? Over the last few years, gift cards have become a popular alternative, and now as we become increasingly connected to our smartphones, laptops and e-readers, gifts are going digital, too. Here's what you... Read More

Enjoy free ebooks for your digital reader Published: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 Confused by the whole world of digital books and eReaders? Here's a quick tutorial. An "eBook reader," also called an eBook device or eReader, is an electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading books and periodicals in a digital format, rather than flipping paper pages of a book,... Read More

Amazon no longer selling guide for pedophiles Updated: Thu, Nov 11, 2010 Amazon is no longer selling a self-published guide for pedophiles. Read More

Kindle burns through other e-readers Updated: Fri, Jul 9, 2010 Amazon's Kindle e-readers are still the best choice for most consumers, despite improved performance from rival Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader and the arrival of Apple's iPad tablet computer, which offers e-reader capability. Read More

The state of reading amidst a techno world Updated: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 Digital technology is affording the public new opportunities to read books, newspapers, magazines and other printed media in new platforms. Read More