Penguin merger with Random House speaks volumes about book industry
Concerns over Amazon's power underlie plan to create £2.6bn super-publisher – yet industry is relatively healthy
Penguin and Random House may merge, but the power lies elsewhere
Philip Jones: Talks over a Penguin-Random House consolidation are driven by the big tech giants – and more publishers are likely to follow
Random House-Penguin: publishers moot deal for digital clout
If you need Amazon, Apple or Google to reach readers, size matters
Amazon to be stripped of tax advantage on sale of ebooks
European commission tells Luxembourg to end VAT loophole, a decision that could close the gap with British ebook prices
Pay-what-you-want ebooks ‘bundle’ makes $1.1 m in two weeks
Experiment offering a selection of novels and comics by writers including Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow is a runaway success
Me Books app is ‘the digital equivalent of an independent picture-book shop’
British startup Made in Me wants to get parents and children drawing and recording with Peppa Pig, Peter Rabbit and other characters. By Stuart Dredge
Amazon makes UK publishers pay 20% VAT on ebook sales
Luxembourg-based company profits from European tax anomaly, itself paying only 3% VAT on digital books sold to UK readers
The digital treasures that are gathering dust
Digitised back-catalogue titles need more publicity, otherwise we're all losing out, writes Anna Baddeley
Julian Assange to publish book about freedom and the future of the internet
WikiLeaks founder to be co-author of book entitled Cypherpunks, despite being confined to Ecuadorean embassy in London
Google reaches Library Project settlement in court case with publishers
Google has reached a settlement with a group of American publishers over its plans to create a massive web-based library, ending seven years of court wrangling
Ebook lending review announced
Industry specialists will look at the benefits of libraries lending ebooks in a move publishers say will have 'serious implications' for the book trade
The best children’s apps are about great storytelling and strong characters
Technology doesn't replace traditional skills, but it can bring kids into the creative process. By Stuart Dredge
Ebook price war sees discounts reach 97%
As digital fiction sales rocket, Sony and Amazon push dramatic price cuts – raising concerns from authors
Ebook price-fixing: judge approves settlement with publishers
US department of justice's $69m settlement with Simon & Schuster, Hachette and HarperCollins is approved by a federal judge, but Penguin, Macmillan and Apple still face trial next June
US ebook customers to receive compensation in price-fixing lawsuit
Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster agree to pay $69m settlement of claims they had colluded over ebook prices