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Turning cash into online payments for the unbanked
Tracey Samuelson Feb 7, 2013
PayNearMe is one of many companies finding opportunity in services for millions of people who don't have bank accounts.
Sendak passes away, his legacy of books goes on
Sally Herships May 8, 2012
Children’s books -- the real books -- are selling well and defying the trend toward e-books. Author Maurice Sendak would be pleased.
Microsoft invests in Nook
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 30, 2012
Add another player to the digital textbook market. Microsoft announced at $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader.
Apple, five publishers sued over e-book pricing
Sally Herships Apr 11, 2012
Federal and state prosecutors alleged Apple and five big publishers conspired to raise e-book prices to wage battle against Amazon.
Is automated publishing the future?
Caitlan Carroll Mar 20, 2012
Real books and bookstores are becoming a thing of the past. Does new technology mean authors are next to go?
FAA to reconsider e-book policy
Kai Ryssdal Mar 19, 2012
Currently e-books are banned from planes during taxi, take-off and landing. But as New York Times reporter Nick Bilton discovered, the FAA has recently decided to take a "fresh look" at its digital reader policy.
Justice Department to sue e-book publishers, Apple
John Moe Mar 9, 2012
The Department of Justice is reportedly ready to sue over anti-competitive practices in the electronic book business.
Are classrooms prepared for e-textbooks?
Eve Troeh Jan 19, 2012
Apple is expected to announce its entry into the world of e-textbooks. But how have digital textbooks fared in the classroom so far?
Counting the costs of a digital classroom
Kai Ryssdal Jan 19, 2012
While e-book technology can streamline education, struggling school districts could fall behind the digital divide -- as one former teacher discusses.
