FutureBook

It has been easy to be dismayed by a tough time in retail, the decline of hardback sales and all the uncertainties associated with the transition to e-books, so it is fantastic to hear more positive noises from publishers in the last couple of weeks.

English is being read by more people in more places than at any time in history. The ability to reach readers anywhere instantly has no parallel with any period in the past. Whatever the difficulties, this is a thrilling time to be working in the publishing industry: the opportunities are stellar. Read more »

Peter Cox is clearly determined to exhibit no false shame when he articulated the thought that will have crossed the mind of most of the other literary agents in the English speaking world this morning: will Andrew Wylie be able to hold on to his clients now that Random House have turned their big guns on the Wylie agency for having the temerity t Read more »