New laws designed to tackle extreme and child pornography could make owning mainstream comics like Batman or Judge Dredd illegal, campaigners claim.

According to the Daily Telegraph, they are protesting against two pieces of legislation. The first, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, comes into force later this month....

Random House of Canada is pulling out of Reed Exhibitions' new autumn exhibition, the Toronto Book Fair, following a previous decision not to attend BookExpo Canada in June.

Random House senior vice-president Tracey Turriff said the company had attended a presentation about the plans for the show, and "a number of challenges...

The HMV Group may buy more stores from the administrator of collapsed rival Zavvi, as music sales withstand the slowing economy better than expected, c.e.o. Simon Fox said.

According to Bloomberg news, HMV is in talks to purchase “less than a handful” of Zavvi outlets in addition to the 14 bought last week for £700,000...

Scotland's high-profile stint as guest nation at next week's Kolkata Book Fair is in jeopardy, following a series of set-backs.

According to the Scotsman, the Scottish presence at the fair has suffered a blow, as Catherine Lockerbie, director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, has been forced to stay at home...