The death of bookstore chain Borders begs the question: Is there still a place in the Internet-dominated market for brick-and-mortar booksellers and the value they add? Independent bookstores thinks so, and the numbers in the American Booksellers Association, believe it or not, are growing.
A New York judge has called off a deal between Google and the book industry that would have created a universal library. But a new deal could still go forward with modifications.
Google opened its long-anticipated Internet book store Monday, putting itself in direct competition with Amazon.com. Buyers can read its 3 million e-Books on any Web device or reader -- except on Amazon's Kindle.
Google has apologized to thousands of Chinese authors after the writers said the search giant scanned their work for inclusion in its book-search project without their permission. But it remains unclear how -- if at all -- Google plans to actually change its book-scanning practices.
