Nick Harkaway: ‘The book industry has got to get online publishing right’
The sci-fi novelist tells William Skidelsky whu he has turned non-fiction author to investigate technology and the future of reading
Rivals launch a printing revolution that could be as significant as Gutenberg
Landa and Xeikon to unveil new inkjet and toner technology at drupa exhibition in Düsseldorf. By Mark Piesing
Huge rise in ebook sales offsets decline in printed titles
Alison Flood: Despite an increase in digital sales of 366% last year, printed books remain the choice for the majority of readers, figures show
Tor rips up the rulebook on digital rights management
Authors, agents and retailers welcome science fiction publisher's announcement that its entire ebook list is to become DRM-free
Ebooks: should their form determine their value?
Despite what retailers think, the true value of a book lies not in its physical form but in the time spent writing it, writes James Bridle
London Book Fair: publishing world struggles to adapt to new lines
The partying goes on at Earl's Court, but new formats and self-publishing are changing the industry
Penguin, Macmillan and Nosy Crow talk digital books for children
How publishers can make reading experiences that parents feel 'more positive about than Angry Birds'. By Stuart Dredge
Social media self-promotion scheme draws authors including Margaret Atwood
Audible opens $20m fund that will reward authors using social media to help sales
Apple accused by US of colluding with publishers to fix price of ebooks
Lawsuit filed by US department of justice claims Apple ended price competition after seeing success of Amazon's $10 ebooks
Tim Waterstone warns Amazon tax avoidance could kill off bookshops
Founder of UK books chain says Amazon tax planning fits pattern of 'rude, contemptuous, arrogant' online company
No “free” ride in the e-publishing handover
Writers need to get real as they square up to the e-revolution, writes Robert McCrum
Ebooks VAT should be slashed to zero in 2012 budget, say publishers
Publishers Association adds voice to 5,000-strong petition calling for VAT on ebooks to be abolished, to align with print books
Bologna children’s book fair digital award pits startups against Disney
Julia Eccleshare: In its 49th year the forever-young fair has launched a standalone digital prize – with companies such as the UK's Nosy Crow going up against the bigger boys
Salman Rushdie attacks planned Justice Dept lawsuit against publishers
Author tweets 'the US Justice Dept wants to destroy the world of books' after price-fixing accusation is reported to be imminent
The ebook that forces the reader to pay attention
Visual Editions' iPad version of Marc Saporta's Composition No 1 offers an intriguing challenge, writes James Bridle
Ebooks: why it pays to self-publish
Their books may not be of the highest quality, but self-published authors such as Rachel Abbott are the trade's hottest property, writes Anna Baddeley
Jackie Collins, sort-of self-publisher
Collins's move to republish The Bitch alone is not perhaps as bold as it sounds
Jackie Collins experiments with self-publishing The Bitch
Queen of the bonkbuster will e-publish revised edition under her own steam in the US
Pearson reports 72% rise in profits
Ebook revenue growth helps push Pearson to pre-tax profit of £1bn for 2011. By Mark Sweney
Amazon.com withdraws thousands of ebooks in pricing row with publishers
Some 4,000 ebook editions from Independent Publishers Group pulled from sale in dispute over new retail terms
Ebooks roundup: Satire, serials and shorts
Publishers try on variations of the ebook format, from free samples to 'pamphlets' and mini-ebook instalments
Author raises $1m to self-publish Order of the Stick webcomic book
Rich Burlew becomes crowdfunding site Kickstarter's most successful creative project
Godfather sequel shown no respect by Paramount Pictures
Studio seeks to forbid book, authorised by Mario Puzo's estate, because it will 'tarnish' legacy of books whose copyright is held by film company
Miffy joins digital age with iPad app
Author Dick Bruna, 84, cautious about 'too much interactivity' with his multi-million selling children's books
Amazon Publishing bookshop boycott grows
Independent booksellers join Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and Canadian chain Indigo in refusing to stock retail giant's own books
Self-published ebook author becomes Amazon’s top seller
Kerry Wilkinson's Jessica Daniel detective novels sell more than 250,000 copies on Kindle
Paulo Coelho calls on readers to pirate books
Multimillion-selling author links with Pirate Bay, saying 'the more people "pirate" a book, the better'
Jonathan Franzen warns ebooks are corroding values
Freedom author tells festival audience that the 'impermanence' of ebooks is incompatible with enduring principles
The self-epublishing bubble
Ewan Morrison tracks the self-epublishing euphoria of the last five months and argues that we're heading for a painful comedown
The future of books, today
There is much talk of bright tomorrows for publishing at New York's Digital Book World expo, but how optimistic are readers?
Ebooks roundup: Happiness, hard times and hot love
Kicking off her monthly review of the most exciting new digital reads, Benedicte Page discovers a motley mix
Apple: iBooks 2 will ‘reinvent textbooks’
Although price is likely to be a barrier, the software will let students watch videos and take notes inside the virtual books
Ian Rankin wants tax incentives to help new authors
Inspector Rebus creator fears for new writing talent as publishers cut advances and internet transforms industry
Ebooks and apps innovation exciting publishers despite price concerns
Stuart Dredge: Companies hope quality will be key weapon against wave of 99p competition on ebook and app stores
Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online
A couple of years ago, Amanda Hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel available on the Kindle. She has since sold over 1.5m books and, in the process, changed publishing forever