Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Digital materials hit record-breaking levels of popularity at ...

Much attention has been paid to library lending, the availability of ebook titles that public libraries can purchase, and the business models associated with ebook acquisition. When we consider school ...

Amazon Kindle users can now “borrow” eBooks from the Arlington Public Library web site. Amazon announced today that its electronic reading device will now work with eBooks from 11,000 public libraries ...

One of the roles I fulfill as a reference librarian at RPL is I select for acquisition digital audiobooks for our collection. I appreciate playing a part in 21st century online library connectivity.

A new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project finds that 12% of readers of ebooks borrowed an ebook from their libraries in the past year, and a majority of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's largest digital library is setting records. The Louisville Free Public Library said it topped 1 million digital books checked out online for a second year in a ...

There are currently 342 potential borrowers waiting for 197 digital copies of Ronan Farrow’s investigative thriller Catch and Kill at the Los Angeles Public Library. “It’ll take months for that ebook ...

I will never understand why the publishing world thinks that allowing digital content and downloads will hurt their business anymore than allowing rentals of physical content does. In some libraries ...

From dragon tales to wedding bells to mental health advice, these are the most checked out books of the year at Denver Public ...