The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would reshape the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and readers.

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Apprentice House Press has contributed the proceeds from author Rob Hiaasen’s books “Float Plan” and “Love Punch” to nonprofits promoting gun safety.

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Through the first year of the pandemic, the country's independent booksellers have — so far — avoided disaster.

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Maryland prison officials are limiting access to books for thousands of inmates in state-run facilities in the latest effort to reduce drug smuggling.

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Federal prison officials abruptly reversed a controversial policy Thursday that had made it harder and more expensive for thousands of inmates to receive books by banning direct delivery through the mail from publishers, bookstores and book clubs.

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NEW YORK — The Justice Department and 33 state attorneys general on Friday said they want to prevent Apple from entering into contracts with sellers of e-books, movies, music and other digital content that are likely to raise prices. The ...

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NEW YORK — Apple Inc. milked the popularity of its iTunes store to form an illegal cartel with publishers to raise electronic book prices, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing “compelling evidence” from the words of the late Steve Jobs. ...

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NEW YORK — A U.S. government lawyer opened a civil trial by portraying Apple Inc. as a corporate bully that swaggered into the market for electronic books in 2010, forcing an end to price competition and costing consumers hundreds of ...

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FirstBook, a Washington-based nonprofit social organization that provides new books to children in need, said it has over 1.1 million new books reserved for Title I schools and other programs in 13 states, including Maryland, designated by the federal government as affected by Hurricane Sandy.

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NEW YORK — The digital business is weighing on Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest traditional U.S. bookseller. The company posted on Thursday a loss in the fiscal third quarter, hurt by weak sales during the all-important holiday quarter for ...

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