How Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us
The worldwide domination of Markus Persson's building-blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination, writes John Naughton
Business Adventures – why Bill Gates’s favourite book is back at the top of the bestseller lists
It is 43 years old and was out of print for ages, but the Microsoft mogul's approval has caused a brand new surge in sales
Hachette ebook sales fall in wake of dispute with Amazon over pricing
Hachette finance chief plays down effect of Amazon tactics as parent Lagardère reports 1% overall dip in sales
Writers unite in campaign against ‘thuggish’ Amazon
Nearly 900 authors across world back criticism of online retailer's business tactics in ebooks dispute with US publisher Hachette
Kindle Unlimited: it’s the end of losing yourself in a good book
Amazon's leaked 'Netflix for books' plan will alarm publishers – and doom old-fashioned anonymous reading, writes John Naughton
Apple agrees to pay $450m settlement in ebook price fixing case
iPad manufacturer to pay damages contingent upon appeals court ruling over whether it conspired with publishers to fix prices
Amazon and Hachette take ebooks battle into public domain
News: The stand-off between the internet retail giant and the publishing corporation has drawn both sides into open contention over commercial terms
Nadine Dorries’ novel The Four Streets reaches No 1 in the charts
News: Ebook sales for the Conservative MP's debut novel topped 100,000 in May, ahead of John Green and Jo Nesbo
Amazon’s battle with Hachette is a fight for readers, writers and retailers
Hugh Howey: As things stand, Hachette is making ebook discounts impossible, and almost everybody else stands to lose
Malorie Blackman: ‘I love gadgets, but e-reading has to be carefully handled’
Children’s Laureate enthusiastic about children reading digitally but thinks publishers should ‘proceed with caution’. By Stuart Dredge
Will digital eat the children’s media world? ‘It’s totally going to happen!’
But that doesn't necessarily mean printed books and linear television will die out by 2020, suggest experts. By Stuart Dredge
New Amazon terms amount to ‘assisted suicide’ for book industry, experts claim
Report says publishers under heavy pressure to make damaging concessions including giving online retailer rights to print on demand
#Hashtag book titles trend is a gimmick that works – for now
From #Girlboss to #Scandal and beyond, publishers are discovering a new marketing hook for hard-copy as well as online reading
Amazon cuts delays on JK Rowling novel after consumer pressure
The Silkworm, written as Robert Galbraith, was advertised with long delivery delays, but web retailer appears to have backed down
Bookshop memories: your pictures and stories
We asked you to share anecdotes and photos of your favourite independent bookshops. From romance surrounded by Shakespeare to an encounter with a falconry-loving policeman, here is a selection of your bookshop memories