What will happen when Amazon grows up? At the moment the Seattle Godzilla is still firmly entrenched in adolescence. Revenues may be massive but profit... Read more
There’s a line in All About Eve where Birdy, the cynical old dresser replies to Bette Davis’ characters protestations that Eve Harrington does love her... Read more
In ye olde days it was simple. Publishers were the marketplace, their only competition was themselves and agents were the conduits through which authors reached... Read more
If HarperCollins does merge with Simon & Schuster will that be good news for writers? Or, for that matter, readers? One possibility is that the... Read more
So there’s been another spat reminiscent of the Stephen Leather equivalent at Harrogate last year. This time involving US self-pubber Barry Eisler. Apparently agents and... Read more
So, RIP the Agency Model . You won’t be missed. What is simply staggering is that publishers thought they could rewrite the laws of capitalism... Read more
This is an old, old publishing parlour game and one that certainly hasn't got any easier in the last five years. However,this weeks report by... Read more
Great to see Iain Dale sticking it to the retailers . The reality is though that small publishers have been railing against WH Smith (among... Read more
The news of Conville Walsh’s effective acquisition by Curtis Brown invites a number of responses. Not least is the reflection that we live in a... Read more