Scott Turow decries ‘slow death’ of the American author

Novelist and Authors Guild president fulminates against depletion of writers' incomes by publishers, libraries and copyright changes

E-lending could signal a new chapter for libraries

A government-commissioned report has allayed fears that digital lending could damage the book industry, writes Anna Baddeley

Crowdfunding appeal to relaunch much-loved children's tales illustrated by Quentin Blake

Writers' organisation charges Hydra, a digital-only science fiction imprint, with offering 'horrendously bad' terms to authors

Dan Gillmor: Innovations have blurred the boundaries of books and digital media, forcing authors and publishers to cope with an uncertain future

There's every reason why Yann Martel's irrational novel has been catapulted back into the bestseller charts

Three US booksellers claim contracts between Amazon and other publishers 'unreasonably restrain trade' in ebook market

A new deal with HarperCollins includes works currently out of print, but the science-fiction author was dismissive of ebooks

Sanna Lukander explains why print books are more than a licensing sideline for Rovio. By Stuart Dredge

'People are spending all their time on a single device, and if they're reading on it, they'll demand more from reading'. By Stuart Dredge

Alasdair Stuart: Showcasing your work on blogs, podcasts or social media is fine, just don't see it as a shortcut to finding an audience

File sharing and self-publishing are becoming the norm for a generation of writers looking beyond a moribund publishing eco-system

Parent company of FT Group says weak market conditions means that it expects operating profits of £935m for 2012. By Mark Sweney

Dan Gillmor: If you bought a music CD from Amazon in recent years, AutoRip now lets you download the digital version. But there's a catch

Mountaineer sets up his own digital publisher after refusing to accept 25% offer from Random House