Could Dan Brown’s new novel spell the end for the printed word? Hopes high for sequel to The Da Vinci Code, with ebook version of The Lost Symbol expected to transform publishing industry
The original Big Brother is watching you on Amazon Kindle John Naughton: there was a special irony in the deletion of Nineteen Eighty-Four, given its dystopian vision of a world of totalitarian remote control
How Scribd made pages pay From sheet music to bestselling novels, Scribd.com is much more than just a 'YouTube for documents'
US book seller launches e-book store to compete with Amazon Barnes & Noble has launched an e-book store with a half a million titles and plans to launch an e-reader by next year
More reasons to worry about ebooks than I thought Sam Jordison: Ebooks are changing literary culture in numerous ways, none of them reassuring
There’s no such thing as a free … or perhaps there may be John Naughton: Behind every bestselling business book, there is a Big Idea. And here comes Chris Anderson
Free for all? Adrian Monck: The debate about media revenue models is certainly creating revenue for some content – the thoughts of pop culture theorists
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
Editor quits after journal accepts bogus science article Science journal fails to spot hoax despite heavy hints from authors
The age of the gifted amateur has returned Ian Jack: The woes of publishing make it easy to forget that Fielding, TS Eliot and others were part-timers
Revolutionary Espresso Book Machine launches in London Launching in London today, the Espresso Book Machine can print any of 500,000 titles while you wait
Blackwell’s unveils Espresso Book Machine – any title printed while you wait The Espressso could herald biggest change for literary world since the invention of printed press 500 years ago
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?