Jane Lovering wins romantic novel of the year with first book

Alison Flood: Please Don't Stop The Music, offering an 'unexpected hero from a fresh new voice', pips The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas

Nick Harkaway: ‘The book industry has got to get online publishing right’

The sci-fi novelist tells William Skidelsky whu he has turned non-fiction author to investigate technology and the future of reading

Who’s helping who in the cover blurb game?

Anthony Horowitz: Few books now appear without enthusiastic recommendations from other authors, but does anyone really believe them?

Don’t judge a book by the ad on its cover

With publishers in China set to plaster book covers with advertisements, which commercial match-ups would you like to see on your shelves?

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 Düsseldorf. By Mark Piesing

Huge rise in ebook sales offsets decline in printed titles

Alison Flood: Despite an increase in digital sales of 366% last year, printed books remain the choice for the majority of readers, figures show

Tor rips up the rulebook on digital rights management

Authors, agents and retailers welcome science fiction publisher's announcement that its entire ebook list is to become DRM-free

The north embraces World Book Night

A series of events are taking place to celebrate the second occasion in which books are being shared and distributed to encourage reading

Nick Webb obituary

Publisher behind The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and biographer of Douglas Adams

Ebooks: should their form determine their value?

Despite what retailers think, the true value of a book lies not in its physical form but in the time spent writing it, writes James Bridle

Ma Jian protest paints the London Book Fair red

Beijing Coma author daubs paint over himself as he brands Chinese publishers 'the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party'

London Book Fair: publishing world struggles to adapt to new lines

The partying goes on at Earl's Court, but new formats and self-publishing are changing the industry

The Guardian and Hot Key Books launch new children’s fiction prize

The Guardian and Hot Key Books are on the hunt for the next generation of children's writers – offering two young writers between the ages of 18 and 25 a chance to be published

Publishers go on spending spree ahead of London Book Fair

The London Book Fair kicks off today with six-figure sums having already been spent on books ranging from the new Ian McEwan to a stunning debut from Iranian author Sahar Delijani

Penguin, Macmillan and Nosy Crow talk digital books for children

How publishers can make reading experiences that parents feel 'more positive about than Angry Birds'. By Stuart Dredge

The British Council brings more shame on us

Nick Cohen: All authors are welcome to the London Book Fair… as long as they don't upset the Chinese

Social media self-promotion scheme draws authors including Margaret Atwood

Audible opens $20m fund that will reward authors using social media to help sales

Is the London Book Fair supporting Chinese censorship?

Should a state that bans and censors books and imprisons writers be guest of honour at the 2012 London Book Fair? Richard Lea talks to organisers, writers and activists on both sides of the story

The Quest for e-Weird concludes

Damien Walter: My epic voyage through the electronic universe in search of brilliant writing has been arduous, but it's yielded some remarkable treasure

JK Rowling: further details of first adult novel emerge

The Casual Vacancy – whose title has been revealed for the first time – will be a black comedy about 'a town at war'

Salman Rushdie reveals details of fatwa memoir

Joseph Anton – the pseudonym adopted by the novelist while in hiding from death threats over The Satanic Verses – will be published in September

Apple accused by US of colluding with publishers to fix price of ebooks

Lawsuit filed by US department of justice claims Apple ended price competition after seeing success of Amazon's $10 ebooks

A star is reborn as 96-year-old Herman Wouk sells new novel

Pulitzer prize-winning novelist's latest book, The Lawgiver, is hailed as work of 'great American storyteller'

Tim Waterstone warns Amazon tax avoidance could kill off bookshops

Founder of UK books chain says Amazon tax planning fits pattern of 'rude, contemptuous, arrogant' online company

Encyclopedia Britannica’s final print edition on verge of selling out

The 244-year-old publisher is inundated with orders for the final edition of its 32-volume set, with only 800 copies remaining

Russian publisher refuses to withdraw Stalin notebook from schools

Officials criticise school notebook featuring former dictator on cover as part of publisher's series of 20 'Great Russians'

John Griffiths obituary

Illustrator whose bold creations adorned Penguin book covers

Cooking with Poo wins oddest book title prize

Recipe book derives its title from community chef and author Saiyuud Diwong's nickname, which is Thai for crab

No “free” ride in the e-publishing handover

Writers need to get real as they square up to the e-revolution, writes Robert McCrum

Ebooks VAT should be slashed to zero in 2012 budget, say publishers

Publishers Association adds voice to 5,000-strong petition calling for VAT on ebooks to be abolished, to align with print books

Bologna children’s book fair digital award pits startups against Disney

Julia Eccleshare: In its 49th year the forever-young fair has launched a standalone digital prize – with companies such as the UK's Nosy Crow going up against the bigger boys