Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel the mysteries of personal tech. He loves watching old films and hanging with his cat, Mr. Giggles. (Photo: Westend61/Getty Images) You like to read ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

I recently blogged about the availability of Common Java Cookbook as an open and freely available book focusing on Apache Commons. I also pointed out in that blog post that I had learned of the ...

With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...

A federal judge sided in favor of the four leading publishers in the U.S. who sued the Internet Archive for scanning and lending out numerous digital copies of copyrighted books for free during the ...

One of the casualties of coronavirus-related social distancing measures has been public libraries, which are shut down in many communities around the world. This week, the Internet Archive, an online ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette and Wiley accused the nonprofit of piracy for making over 1 million books free online. By Elizabeth A. Harris A group of publishers sued Internet Archive ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. An app called Epic! gives teachers and ...

The fate of a nonprofit online book library is in the hands of a judge after four book publishers filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement. reading time 2 minutes A federal judge heard oral ...

National Emergency Library had provided free, unfettered access to more than 1 million e-books, but it's shutting down after a lawsuit by four publishers. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET ...

The National Emergency Library is one of those well-intentioned ideas that was destined to get pushback. The brainchild of Internet Archive, the platform made north of 1.3 million books available for ...