Federal prosecutors have charged two Russian nationals on allegations they operated the online e-book piracy website Z-Library. The website has been shut down by the Justice Department. Russian ...

A federal judge in New York found that the Internet Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to providing "universal access to all knowledge," had infringed on publishers' copyrights by running an unlicensed ...

Getting your hands on a good book to read is as easy as clicking “borrow” on your tablet. If you’re a slow adopter to the world of e-books, you should know that you can download thousands of e-books ...

Attorneys representing the Internet Archive are determining their next steps to try to save the website’s free e-book lending program after an appeals court recently upheld an earlier ruling that it ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

A recent Connecticut Mirror article mentioned the decline in visits to libraries and circulation of material over the last decade. Unfortunately, it didn’t delve into the reasons for the decline. Nor ...

The popular e-book download site Z-Library was shut down earlier this month by U.S. federal authorities, as we reported last week, likely for the distribution of pirated materials. This left students ...

It was just over a year ago that a federal judge in Maryland struck down the state’s groundbreaking library e-book law. But with the 2023 legislative year underway, library advocates are back with new ...

These days, I often find myself skeptical about anything that presents itself as free. All too often, these things come with hidden costs, like surprise recurring fees or bombardments of ...

Readers passionate about reading are always looking for a greater variety of books to read within their prescribed resources. The question arises if readers are open to changes in technology and ...

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