Few people think twice about barcodes, but in the 75 years since they were first dreamed up, they have helped save lives, ...

The story of the barcode’s invention reads like a sci-fi tale. It all started in 1969 when Paul McEnroe, an engineer at IBM, ...

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Book prices in Wales need to increase for businesses to survive rising publishing costs, an industry body has warned. The Books Council of Wales (BCW) said prices had been "artificially low" to ...

The travel and tourism industry also uses third-degree price discrimination for those who book on a last-minute basis. Consumer groups that may otherwise not be able or willing to purchase a ...

By J. D. Biersdorfer Our critic on new books by Stephanie Wrobel, Lawrence Robbins and Hildur Knútsdóttir. By Sarah Lyall A graphic tribute to the British novelist who documented the blight ...

Natalie and Burke Latimer experience the first... As the final book of Price's Savannah Quartet opens in 1854, slavery, that venerable Southern institution, is under fire by abolitionists and ...

The book will keep “his legacy alive,” Navalnaya said. By Alexandra Alter The Russian opposition leader, who died in an Arctic penal colony earlier this year, tells the story of his struggle ...

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