Unlike the locked book, we get to make an informed choice while maintaining our agency. Pick up a book and if it starts to glow a nice, buttery yellow, you know it’s a good fit.

If you buy a regular old book, CD or DVD, you can turn around and loan it to a friend, or sell it again. The right to pass it along is called the “first sale” doctrine.

Lock up those kids' books chock full o' lead. By James Lileks. March 13, 2009 at 1:49AM. Comment. Gift. Share. Listen. Thursday afternoon I dropped by an antique store, looking for crime.

When former public officials and politicians pen memoirs, the books generally occupy library shelves reserved for history books and official records of important events. That's probably where ...

‘Pristine’ Harry Potter book kept in locked briefcase expected to fetch £30,000 at auction. Rare copy is one of just 500 hardback editions printed in 1997. Roisin O'Connor.