Books

Barnes & Noble is expected to report a profit for the last quarter, but its digital e-reader business isn't performing as hoped.

After our interview about a library containing only e-books and e-readers, a listener tells us her thoughts.

With the discovery of bedbugs in old library books, maybe now you'll think about buying that Kindle e-reader.

The long decline of the physical book is affecting how bookcases are marketed and used in homes.

We spend a third of our lives doing it -- or at least, we're supposed to. Eight hours a night -- we've been hearing that for years, but come on -- who can do that?

Would you investigate the trajectory of a single dollar bill? Let me explain. So you go to the store and buy things, then you pay with a $100 bill. What happens to that note? In a nutshell, my question is: What is the route that a single bill takes? How does it circulate? How far can it travel? Homero, Sacramento, CA

Children’s books -- the real books -- are selling well and defying the trend toward e-books. Author Maurice Sendak would be pleased.