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The number of books people tried to ban from schools and libraries nearly tripled between 2019 and 2021, according to data from the American Library Association.
Read More »Book titles targeted for banning tripled in 2021, library group says
Book banning resonates as an issue in Maryland school board races
Some books, including memoirs from LGBTQ+ authors, have become flash points in school board races nationwide, including in Maryland.
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Read More »Justice Department files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger
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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Read More »Apprentice House Press donates proceeds from sale of Rob Hiaasen books
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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Read More »Indie bookstores avoid the worst — so far — from pandemic
Through the first year of the pandemic, the country's independent booksellers have — so far — avoided disaster.
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Read More »Md. restricts inmates’ access to books to curb drug smuggling
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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Read More »Federal prisons close book on controversial purchasing policy
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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Read More »Feds, states want Apple to revamp e-book practices
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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Read More »N.Y. judge: Apple conspired to raise e-book prices
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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Read More »U.S. blames Apple for 2010 e-book price hike
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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