The UK government has reiterated its view that it cannot bring down value added tax on e-books despite moves by the French and Luxembourg governments to cut tax rates on digital books so they are charged at the same level as those imposed on print books.

Last week, Tom Blenkinsop, the Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East...

US retailer Barnes & Noble's e-reading device range, the Nook, will be available in the UK in the "not too distant future", though the company has not yet determined whether that will be through a partnership or through creating a B&N presence in the UK.

Speaking at the Publishers Associations' International...

Giant US bookseller Barnes & Noble has reported a marginal decrease in sales in its second quarter with strong growth at BN.com and across its Nook range of digital readers failing to offset the continuing decline in physical book sales. Profits rose slightly despite the increasing costs of growing its Nook business.

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Concern is growing in the US over the launch of Amazon's Kindle lending initiative. Amazon launched the new service last week aimed at Kindle-owning Prime users, but publishers have expressed concern over titles appearing in the programme without agreement, while agents said they were worried over how the 'free' loans would impact...