School textbooks are on the way out – and pupils will lose so much with them

New generations will miss the memories bound up with the sight and smell of books, says Sam Leith, literary editor of the Spectator

Pearson shifts to Netflix-style subscription model for textbooks

Academic publisher hopes to convince students to subscribe to access online materials

The doctor, geneticist and author talks about his new book on the future of medicine

A remarkable analysis identifies ‘Mao 2.0’ as the west’s new cold war adversary

The Gaia theorist, about to turn 100, is infectiously optimistic about the prospect of humanity being overtaken by superintelligent robots

Bitcoin was radical and utopian, a way to avoid both government and big business. What happened?

With rising homophobia and rapid developments in surveillance, a new era of persecution is all too possible. It is time to unite and act

Cryptocurrency is a new word with ancient roots – and Libra is just the latest to enter the digital money market

The books site editor on the challenges facing publishers, and who she would invite to her dream dinner party

Marc Burrows discovered Bill Gates interview in which the writer warned of ‘parity of esteem’ given to stories published on the net

Social justice and limitless abundance – a leftwing provocateur serves up some techno-optimism

A mysterious column of smoke fills the London sky, in this stylish and funny tale about a journalist on the rocks

Amber wants her son to be able play Audible stories but does not want him to have internet access

Stop feeling guilty about not reading books! Netflix and Twitter really are to blame, so stick it to the man by chomping on a chapter a day

Mother alarmed after anti-vaccination propaganda found inside book bought for son, who is about to receive the HPV jab