Spring Design, a maker of electronic readers, is suing Barnes & Noble Inc, claiming the bookseller's newly launched Nook reader illegally copied its dual-screen design after the two discussed a possible partnership.

Technology company Spring Design said Tuesday it filed a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble alleging it misappropriated trade secrets and violated a nondisclosure agreement when it launched its electronic reader Nook last month.

Borders Group Inc. said Tuesday it will offer free shipping on any items not found in its stores that are available on its Web site in an effort to drive sales ahead of the holidays.

Chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd on Monday jumped into the fast-growing electronic reader market, unveiling a platform that the company says will allow for a new generation of zippier, lower-cost devices.

The dominance enjoyed by Amazon.com's Kindle faces its first major test this holiday season, but industry experts say only a real technological leap will pose a threat.

Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com and a nation of book retailers, lowering prices on certain hardback titles to $9.

An online book special offered by Wal-Mart Stores is turning into a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com.

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a sweeping crackdown on 50 million bloggers and their hidden ties to makers of products they review.

The man accused of masterminding the largest identity theft in U.S. history agreed to plead guilty to related charges, according to court papers filed in Boston federal court Friday.

David Pogue looks at Barnes & Noble's answer to the Kindle, and finds it lacking.