Frugal readers have reason to celebrate. For the first time in 20 years, new works have entered the public domain in the United States. On January 1, 2019, books, movies, and music published in 1923 ...

Many people are purchasing e-readers, tablets, and smartphones with the intention of amassing a large collection of ebooks. Not everyone can afford to purchase books from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. Your ...

If you often find yourself torn between downloading free, public domain ebooks, or paying a few dollars for a more polished, digital copy, I come bearing great news today. Standard Ebooks is a website ...

Today’s iPad tidbits: some bestsellers hit the coveted $10 price point, the catalog will be rife with free public domain books, and developers find a way to distinguish iPad apps from iPhone apps.

Public Domain Day 2026 releases thousands of creative works for free use. As of January 1, literary works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 are now available without copyright restrictions. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of a whipsmart detective — which has ...

The race to offer the biggest electronic bookstore got more competitive today as Sony Corp. announced that users of its e-book readers now have access to more than 1 million free public domain books ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Dec 30, 2019, 03:46pm EST Dec 30, 2019, 03:46pm EST This ...