‘The only way to fight email scammers is to waste their time. It’s a lot of fun’
After someone tried to scam him, comedian James Veitch decided to hit back by engaging web con artists in conversation… with hilarious results
Ich bin ein Berliner…
The latest project from Pigeonhole – a twist on From Our Own Correspondent – offers weekly dispatches from Berlin
If you want to get ahead, get a scanner
New online publishing house Canelo’s decision to recognise the importance of properly scanned books can only be good for the reputation of ebooks as a whole
Roald Dahl’s gruesome twosome The Twits return in new children’s app
Twit or Miss game kicks off digital strategy to bring Dahl’s characters to young fans, in tandem with the writer’s centenary celebrations next year
If this is a real picture of the Brontës, then I’m Heathcliff!
A collector is convinced that the £15 photograph he snapped up on eBay is of the Brontë sisters. It’s highly unlikely, but the story is a mark of our enduring fascination with the literary family – and what they looked like. Plus, a Brontë expert gives her verdict
App could turn America’s poor into lifelong readers
A scheme involving the White House, libraries and publishers will let children from cash-strapped families read free ebooks
The book world need not fear Amazon
It’s good for books so why are so many publishers hostile to the online giant?
If we really want DVD stores and bookshops to survive, why don’t we shop at them more?
Our nostalgia for old technology is all too often counterfeit – and hypocritical
Amazon at 20: what has the online giant ever done for retail?
The e-commerce site is 20 years old this week. So what influence has it really had on the retail and internet industries?
Why Africa is the new home of science fiction
Wordsmack, a speculative fiction publisher dedicated to digital platforms, is the latest project to join the African SF boom
Book of Numbers by Joshua Cohen review – William Gibson with added chutzpah
This indulgent tale of a tech billionaire and his ghostwriter isn’t entirely new but its ambition is to be applauded
Unseen footage of Nicolas Cage in costume for Superman Lives emerges
Test footage from abandoned 1997 Tim Burton superhero film has been unearthed for a forthcoming documentary
E-lending won’t put a big dent in book sales
Borrowing from libraries doesn’t pose a threat to bookshops, despite what some cynics would have you believe
Hawk the Slayer is back – and he’s brought his mindsword
They wanted to make a medieval Fistful of Dollars. They ended up with a cult hit that triggered the sword and sorcery boom. Now, Hawk the Slayer is set to return – with better fights and special effects, but still plenty of cheese
Yuval Noah Harari: The age of the cyborg has begun – and the consequences cannot be known
The author of the bestselling Sapiens says that the future of life on Earth is now, worryingly, in the hands of a very small group of entrepreneurs