CHARLESTON — Federal and state Republican politicians are calling for a funding freeze and a comprehensive review of the county library system which they allege is exposing children to sexually ...

As book retailers and distributors leverage artificial intelligence to offer interactive features, publishers are reckoning with the implications. Two prominent examples emerged last month: Amazon's ...

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Editor's take: Amazon, like other Big Tech players riding the AI wave, is pushing chatbots and LLMs into as many products as possible. Even the Kindle app, designed for human-written content, is ...

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Amazon will allow EPUB and PDF downloads for DRM-free Kindle books starting January 20, 2026. The change follows Amazon’s removal of the long-standing USB download option in 2025. Only titles where ...

In October 2016, when a new book about Jeffrey Epstein came out, he bought 17 copies. A few months after that, he picked up six books about narcissism. And in 2019, in Epstein’s last weeks of freedom, ...

Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The service initially ...

Owning a Kindle is one of the easiest ways to enjoy reading without the constant distractions of modern screens. Since its debut in 2007, the Kindle has evolved dramatically, offering readers several ...

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy had been thinking about writing a book when an agent approached him and secured a deal with a HarperCollins imprint. Kennedy took a year to write “How to Test Negative for ...

A bunch of Amazon devices are already discounted to official Prime Big Deal Days 2025 prices, including Amazon's priciest ereader in the ubiquitous Kindle lineup. The Kindle Scribe with Amazon's ...