I sat listening to all the stories at the Tools of Change Conference in Frankfurt with mixed emotions. All is well with the digital book, in sharp contrast with the sad and ever declining figures of the general trade book market, according to the figures released by Nielsen at the conference: 5,6% down this year in the US, 6,1% in the UK, 4,5% in my home country The Netherlands, 2,3% in Spain. Only Italy escapes the trend and seems to be going through a Renaissance with a small growth of 0,2% after growing 2,6% last year. Read more »