It's a slightly demanding read, but Mike Shatzkin's latest post on The Shatzkin Files is essential reading if you want to understand the contemporary bookselling scene and how it is increasingly controlled and shaped by the huge conglomerates which dominate the web. Read more

‘When I first started out I wasn't even allowed to kill anyone.'
‘When I first started out I wasn't even allowed to kill anyone. People were worried about it. And then it got more and more daring as we went along... Read more