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Linda talks with Mike Shatzkin, CEO and Founder of the Idea Logical Company, about Stephen King's decision to suspend on-line publication of his book, The Plant. He says King's decision to stop publishing the book came as no surprise. The interest for the book has dwindled, and customers were no longer willing to pay.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that California is adopting a plan that puts it in the business of buying and selling power. Many lawmakers who championed deregulation say they voted for the plan only to avoid an energy disaster.

Robert Siegel speaks with Brock Meeks, Washington correspondent for WIRED Magazine and HotWired, about the computer service America Online. At first a very successful on-line service, AOL is finding the Internet itself a source of competition. AOL offers members an environment of online services including access to the Internet but the Internet and its panoply of service providers is overshadowing AOL.

The U.S. Senate seems ready to let states collect sales tax from more online retailers. Support for the measure has increased as businesses have converged their online and offline sales. "We're looking for consistency" in how taxes are collected, says the owner of a St. Louis pet store chain.

The NPR Board of Directors has announced that Vivian Schiller will be the new president and CEO. Schiller is vice president and general manager of NYT.com.

NPR's Nancy Marshall reports on a scam that many consumers who shop over the phone are discovering: buying clubs. The services add you to their membership list, and then add their membership fee to your credit card bill without the customer's consent.

The Washington Post Company announced Monday that it has sold its newspaper business including the Post and its sister papers to Jeffrey Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. Bezos is buying the Washington Post properties as an individual not as part of Amazon.

While big names like Walmart and Macy's are closing some brick and mortar stores, other retailers are shifting from online to brick and mortar.

The world's largest retailer will hawk its products on Google Express for the first time, in a play to get a bigger chunk of the growing voice-enabled shopping market currently dominated by Amazon.

A bill making its way through the Senate would make more online retailers collect sales taxes. The battle over the bill pits online retailers against brick-and-mortar stores — and, in some cases, against other online sellers. Amazon has endorsed the bill, while eBay is the loudest voice against it.