Student publishes a new Shakespeare text
We're not talking First Folio, mind. This is the world of 2b r nt 2b - but with the highest of motivesWilliam Shakespeare's reputation has little to fear from history, but even so it's nice to know that he has got a Yorkshire student at Northumbria uni...
Fan fiction promises to be a rich vein for publishers
The transformation of EL James's Fifty Shades of Grey from free ebook to paperback bestseller shows that fan fiction communities are a potentially lucrative source of materialEL James's Fifty Shades of Grey has stormed to the top of the bestseller char...
The conversation: Why is there so much misogyny online?
Why do women face such misogyny in the media, particularly online? TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly and feminist writer Nina Power share their thoughts and experiencesA Twitter user called Conservative MP Louise Mensch "a typical soulless rich wh...
Why the death of DRM would be good news for readers, writers and publishers
The decision by Tor Books to ditch digital rights management signals the beginning of the end of the ebook format warsAt the end of April, Tor Books, the world's largest science fiction publisher, and its UK sister company, Tor UK, announced that they ...
Rivals launch a printing revolution that could be as significant as Gutenberg
Landa and Xeikon to unveil new inkjet and toner technology at drupa exhibition in DüsseldorfThis week will see the launch of a revolution in printing that may turn out to be as significant as the invention of the Gutenberg printing press - if entrepre...
Huge rise in ebook sales offsets decline in printed titles
Despite an increase in digital sales of 366% last year, printed books remain the choice for the majority of readers, figures showConsumer ebook sales in the UK increased by 366% last year helping to offset a decline in the market for printed books, acc...
Author collectives signal a new chapter for self-publishing
With online groups working to sift out the hidden gems, and a New York co-operative instituting a 'seal of quality', is the world of independent publishing finally getting organised?A new public service is emerging online: authors and readers who are s...
What are London’s tube travellers e-reading?
Anna Baddeley asked a dozen commuters what they had on their e-readersThe success of Fifty Shades of Grey let the world in on the e-reader's dirty little secret: its ability to conceal less than respectable reading matter. But are we really only downlo...
Can literary fiction survive the ebook age?
Some claim that literary fiction has 'lost the next generation' of readers – but brilliant writing remains as important as everThe death knell has been sounded for literary fiction often enough that it's great to see someone cheering it on. But when ...
Ebooks roundup: Frankenstein in Paris, a murderous weathergirl and lives of crime
A new app lets you interact with the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster, Joyce Maynard's To Die For arrives as an ebook and Scottish crime writers reveal their secretsA new take on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Profile Books, £2.99) is the mo...
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