Topic: Borders Group Inc.

Sarah Palin and the "America by Heart" book tour

Sarah Palin has pundits wondering where the book tour ends and the campaign trail begins.

My bungled book boycott

My resolve never to pay more than $9.99 for an e-book lasted about a week.

Consumer confidence low, but won't sink holiday sales

Consumer confidence remains at historically low levels, but retailers still expect a modest rise in holiday sales.

Borders Kobo: A Wi-Fi only e-reader, at a bargain-basement price

Borders will soon expand its Kobo line to include a Wi-Fi-powered device. But does the Kobo really stand a chance against the Amazon Kindle?

Tablet computers: what's here, and what's coming

Tablet computers: Here's a list of all the tablets being talked about right now.

Blockbuster edges toward bankruptcy in the age of Netflix

With Americans edging away from video rentals, Blockbuster may declare bankruptcy next month, it reportedly told Hollywood studios Thursday, closing as many as 20 percent of its stores.

Does Borders have a shot at 17 percent of the e-book market?

Borders, now launching an e-bookstore, is late to the race.

A newer, cheaper Kindle DX – will it matter?

The latest entrant to the crowded e-reader market is an improved and less expensive Kindle DX.

E-Reader price war! Amazon cuts Kindle price to $189 after Nook move

E-Reader sale! E-readers are now at their lowest price due the to popularity of the iPad.

Nook, in new wi-fi form, is released by Barnes and Noble

Nook, in its latest version, will have wi-fi capability and cost less than $150.

Looking for a cheaper e-reader? You've got options

Borders commits to offering e-readers "in the neighborhood of $100."

Borders Kobo e-reader undercuts Kindle, Nook on price

The Borders Kobo e-reader is set for release in June. But will the Kobo find a place in an already crowded market?

Dodging bombs for a good book in Pakistan

Bomb attacks have scared many shoppers away from Islamabad's storied bookstores, including foreign diplomats who used to come to unload their libraries as they moved to a new assignment.

Kobo: the new kid on the e-reader block

Shortcovers e-reading app is rebranded as Kobo.

Free WiFi at McDonald's, coming in 2010

The fast food chain will stop charging for Internet access at its 11,000 US stores starting next month.

In hard times, Americans innovate on holiday gifts and giving

Americans say they'll spend less this holiday season because of hard times. But they're finding innovative ways to give, everything from regifting to donating their time to good causes.

Fall's bounty of books

Publishers are pushing out a crowd of star authors this season in a race to prop up sales.

Borders hopes to hook teen readers

Chávez gift to Obama shoots book to No. 2 on Amazon.com

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent was ranked 54,295 on Friday.

Five ways readers can save on books

Sharing books online just got easier

Muslim-American magazines explore identity

New publications seek to dispel stereotypes and encourage integration of the Muslim community into US society.