You can get some sense of an old book's value by considering these factors.

But as a PR matter, Alsup's order was a disaster for Anthropic — generating exactly the sort of "AI company destroys millions ...

Ever since a lawsuit in summer 2025 outed Anthropic for destroying millions of print books to train its AI models, book lovers have moved to defend some of the most precious collections from what ...

When it comes to books, many of us often pick new ones to read. However, is it so? Should new books be our preference when it comes to reading? Not really! While it’s worth celebrating the work of new ...

Ever wonder if that dusty old book on your shelf might be worth a small fortune? From rare first editions to long-forgotten limited prints, valuable old books might be hidden in your attic or a thrift ...

Before AI can learn from old books, someone has to scan them. For millions of physical copies, that has meant cutting off the spine.

Student workers and full-time faculty are working to repair, rebind and renew old books in the BYU conservation laboratory. Repairs can be made by sewing new bindings on old pages, patching up pages ...

That warm, dusty, familiar scent wafting off your favorite paperback has a name, some genuine neuroscience behind it and a couple of rules about when it's time to stop sniffing ...