Independent booksellers say they are benefiting from a growing backlash against Amazon following high-profile media coverage of the retailer's corporation tax avoidance.

David Dawkins, bookseller at Pages of Hackney, said: "We have certainly seen a small influx of new customers who say they want to be an ethical consumer and...

Amazon only offers the lowest price on its top 20 print bestsellers, with lower-ranked titles offered at 14% higher than the lowest price available online elsewhere, according to a new study by Simon-Kucher & Partners, the strategy and marketing consultants.

The study looked at Amazon.co.uk's top 100 bestseller list over the...

Multinational corporations such as Amazon, Google and Starbucks have been "exploiting" the current UK tax legislation to avoid paying an "appropriate" amount of tax in the country, with HM Revenue and Customs urged to be "more aggressive and assertive" in confronting corporate tax avoidance.

The remarks...

Amazon has said that it is to open a European publishing wing headquartered in Luxembourg, focused on English-language titles aimed at the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The division will be headed by Vicky Griffith, publisher of Amazon's West Coast Group, who will relocate from Seattle in the New Year and begin building a...