Breakfast briefing: Amazon’s author deal, and Microsoft’s latest spots of bother
A best-selling author has sidestepped the publishing industry by signing a deal that gives Amazon exclusive rights to sell digital version of his books
The US government is after me – and you, if you’re a book blogger
Daniel Kalder: If you get a free book, and don't disclose this 'vested interest' if you blog about it, you are now liable to five-figure fines. Does this make any kind of sense to anybody?
Google digital library plan opposed by Angela Merkel
German chancellor says internet firm's attempt to put every book ever written online is a risk to copyright protection
Book sharing site Scribd rejects claims of copyright infringement
Texan author claims document-sharing website is 'egregious offender' building a business out of flaunting copyright law
Latest Google news service promises publishers money and readers
Web firm Google says Fast Flip pages will give publishers the bulk of ad revenue
Cool-er ‘confident’ it can beat Sony’s e-reader sales in UK
British ebook-store Interead sells 1m of its colourful Cool-er e-readers in its first months
Amazon opposes Google’s plan for world’s biggest online library
Internet retailer calls Google's deal to digitise books 'dangerous' as momentum builds for opposition movement
How Scribd made pages pay
From sheet music to bestselling novels, Scribd.com is much more than just a 'YouTube for documents'
Tweet revenge: literary feuds go short and sharp
Alison Flood: A negative review might once have prompted a stern letter to the editor. Today, the weapon of choice for an angry author appears to be Twitter
Ebooks battle for next chapter
Publishers are now willing to embrace ebooks - but are they ready to head off the threat of a format war?
Waiting for the iPod moment
Interview: She founded Fourth Estate at the age of 30 and now HarperCollins's chief executive, Victoria Barnsley, wants to shape the future of her industry in a digital age. By Vicky Frost
The future of publishing: as frightening as any Stephen King story?
Concerns over piracy are the least of our worries over ebooks
A year in publishing and the end of a few eras
Rowling gives her last magical offering while Richard & Judy's Book Club will lose its impact following move from Channel 4