Business and scientific magazine publisher Reed Elsevier is today expected to announce plans for a huge rights issue, as it attempts to reduce its $8.3bn (£5.1bn) debt-pile.

The creator of a "Charging Bull" sculpture near Wall Street has sued Random House for putting a picture of his statue on the cover of a book about the fall of Lehman Brothers.

Sony Corp. said on Wednesday it has made available over 1 million public domain books on its electronic readers via Google Inc's Books project, which digitizes classic titles not protected by copyright.

The vagaries of currency exchange helped turn an okay quarter into a good one for Harlequin in the second quarter ended June 30. Parent company Torstar said sales were down in both the North America retail and direct-to-market segments, offsetting

With rumors piling up about a forthcoming Apple tablet, it appears more and more likely that such a device will emerge soon.

Following the announcement of the Man Booker longlist, William Hill have opened their betting and make Sarah Waters the 4/1 favourite with The Little Stranger.

One in four boys still struggle to write their own name by the age of five, according to new government figures that reveal a huge gender gap in young children's abilities.

About 12,000 independent shops and nearly 7,000 branches of major chains have closed so far this year in England and Wales, according to research.

Institutions turned their guns on credit-rating agencies yesterday as Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publisher, became the latest company to tap its shareholders for capital in a bid to preserve its creditworthiness.

Reed Elsevier, the Dutch-English publishing company that owns a large number of media and entertainment business titles, plans to sell a number of its publications, including Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable and Publishers Weekly

Ben & Jerry's is considering launching a library-themed ice-cream flavour, after a campaign by a New Jersey librarian gathered thousands of supporters.

Jack Reacher, the hardass former military policeman created by crime writer Lee Child, turns out to have an unlikely penchant for philanthropy, after Child launched a series of scholarships for Sheffield University students in his fictional investigator's name.

A high school student is suing Amazon.com after the online retailer deleted pirated copies of e-books purchased by Kindle owners, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too.

Defamation actions increased by a third in the 12 months up to 31 May this year compared to the same period the year before, according to research by the legal information firm Sweet & Maxwell.

In a report entitled, "2009 Entertainment Sector Analysis," (PDF) the Roberts Environmental Center, an environmental research institute at Claremont McKenna College, analyzed the social responsibility reporting efforts of the world's leading entertainment companies. For the report, the center analyzed almost

Italian newspaper publisher RCS MediaGroup and book and magazine publisher Arnoldo Mondadori both reported sharply weaker first-half results on Wednesday as advertising spending fell, and gave downbeat outlooks.