Last entry for Encyclopaedia Britannica book form

Hours after Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time in more than 200 years, someone among the editing minions of free online rival Wikipedia ...

PayPal reverses course on e-book sales ban

PayPal on Tuesday reversed a ban on the use of the online payments service for sales of electronic books portraying rape, incest and bestiality.

Apple, book publishers facing potential US suit: WSJ

The Justice Department is threatening to sue Apple and five major US publishers for allegedly colluding to raise the price of digital books, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Analyst: Apple sold more than 350,000 e-textbooks in 3 days

Apple's foray into the e-textbook business started off with a bang, according to a Monday report: The company sold more than 350,000 textbooks through its new version of iBooks in its first three days of availability, an ...

British Library puts 19th C newspapers online

(AP) -- The newspaper coverage was troubling: London's huge international showcase was beset by planning problems, local opposition and labor woes - and the transport was a mess.

NY Times Co. posts 2Q loss weighed by writedown

(AP) -- The New York Times Co. reported a second-quarter net loss Thursday because of an accounting adjustment it made for the declining value of its smaller newspapers. But early results from its flagship paper's paid digital ...

Fujitsu shows off next-gen color LCD eReader

(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently the screens of e-readers come in two colors, black and white. While the Nook does have a color version out but that screen is an LCD and not an e-ink. While for a while that did create a debate ...

Facebook to pass Yahoo! in display ad revenue

Facebook is on track to pass Yahoo! in US display advertising revenue this year while Google will also gain market share, according to a forecast published on Monday by digital marketing firm eMarketer.

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