Arts publisher Wooden Books is putting its entire front and backlist online from 1st February, enabling users to have free access to titles for up to 20 minutes each day.

Once the reader reaches the 20 minute time limit, they will then be offered the opportunity to buy either the print or e-book edition online. Individual page content...

Last month the internet turned 40, but for most of us it only became a household term in the 1990s with the advent of email and chat rooms making the wider world a lot smaller through the ease and speed of communication.

The past decade has only amplified this with the arrival of blogging and social networking sites from MySpace, to...

Online publishing website Scribd has denied the company encourages copyright infringement, describing a recently-filed lawsuit as "without merit". Author Elaine Scott filed the lawsuit on Friday, alleging Scribd had violated her copyright and that belonging to many others.

She claimed the company "shamelessly profits...

The Writers and Artists Yearbook has re-launched its website this week with the addition of a social networking service.

The redesign will allow users to create a public profile that will enable them to promote themselves and be contacted by interested parties using the site. Additionally the site now provides free searches of...