Fourth Fifty Shades book whips up unprecedented pre-ordering frenzy
The new book, Grey – this time written from Christian Grey’s perspective and published on 18 June – is set to dominate the publishing world once again
YouTube star PewDiePie strikes publishing deal for This Book Loves You
With 37m YouTube subscribers, Swedish gamer teams up with Penguin Random House for 250-page collection of ‘advice and inspirational quotes’
European commission to investigate Amazon’s ebook dominance
US tech sector’s problems with Brussels deepen as competition chief focuses on allegedly restrictive contract clauses
Kickstarting a books revolution: the literary crowdfunding boom
Authors, publishers and literary journals are all finding new ways of connecting directly to their readers – and their wallets – on online platforms such as Kickstarter
Why YA fiction is a dark mirror reflecting our own real lives
Did you know every two days, humans generate as much data as we did from the dawn of history up until 2003? AJ Steiger on how the internet means teenagers are more connected and empowered than ever before… but more vulnerable too – and how our books reflect this duality
New Bookindy app helps bookshops fight back against Amazon
Type in a book you’d like to read, and the app will compare the Amazon price with nearby independent bookshops – in the hope you’ll go and buy there
Ursula K Le Guin launches broadside on Amazon’s ‘sell it fast, sell it cheap’ policy
Fantasy author accuses the online giant of using its market dominance ‘to control what we write and what we read’
New James Bond novel Trigger Mortis resurrects Pussy Galore
Anthony Horowitz has drawn on an unseen Ian Fleming script for latest authorised 007 sequel
10 authors who excel on the internet
Writers are finding imaginative ways to negotiate the new era of electronic intimacy with readers. Here are some of the best
Traditional books on paper open a new chapter of success
As the expansion of ebook sales slow down, enthusiasm for both paperbacks and hardcovers remains strong
Little Black Classics carry Penguin to new heights
The success of Penguin’s highly portable commute-sized gobbets says much about what modern readers want
DC Comics pull cover of Batgirl menaced by Joker after online protests
Fans of female superhero distressed by misogynist tone of special edition artwork, while others say protest row has led to censorship
Love letter to YA book bloggers
Andy Robb founded the UKYA Blogger Awards to salute all the teen and YA book bloggers who work so hard, for nothing but free books and the odd signature, to tell the world about the books they love, here’s why
Phone fiction spells the end of the professional novelist
Wattpad’s user-generated commercial fiction more than matches traditional publishing and is delivered direct to the smartphone – who needs to pay writers?
Amazon, the greedy giant with small publishers in its grip
To sell online, indie publishers must use Amazon. But its methods leave them out of pocket – or out of sight, paying hidden charges, says Linen Press founder Lynn Michell