Everyone is feeling the pinch at the moment, but by economising on the basics it's possible to save a small fortune. Jasmine Gardner gives her advice to cash-strapped Londoners... more
In the olden days, before VCRs, there were some people who didn't like to go away because they'd miss their favourite TV programmes. I've always been, pathetically, a bit like this about books... more
A struggling writer landed a book deal with a major publisher after putting her novel online for 96p a copy and promoting it by using social networking... more
When electronic Kindle book sales started outstripping sales of the hard copies on Amazon.com this year, paperback publishers began quivering with fear... more
Sales of ebooks are soaring. Online retailer Amazon.co.uk is selling more than twice as many books on its Kindle device than in hardback. In America, seen as 12 months ahead of the UK, Amazon's Kindle ebook numbers have overtaken those of hardbacks and paperbacks combined... more
In the good old days, one could rely on two top UK media companies to deliver better-than-expected results every time they reported quarterly figures. Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has not disappointed in that regard ... more
The London publisher of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series claimed today the books would become the three best-selling novels of all time in Britain... more
Amazon's £100 electronic book goes on sale this week amid claims it could change the way we read books and cause a major price war in the British publishing industry... more
Microsoft axed its latest mobile phone and Amazon slashed the price of its Kindle digital reading device as both battle to keep up with arch-rival Apple’s iPhone and iPad... more
Apple's keenly-awaited iPad won high praise in its first reviews in the US today, but the consensus seems to be that it does not pose a great threat to the laptop yet... more
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