A page-turner: how to get your reading groove back
Letters: Readers share their tips on discovering new authors and reading more widely
December 2023
Five years and 2m copies later, self-published author lands UK book deal
Norfolk-based crime writer JM Dalgliesh topped the Amazon and Kindle bestsellers before being signed by a traditional publisher
July 2023
My big Birmingham bookshop crawl: why booksellers are suddenly thriving
In 2009, two bookshops a week were closing in the UK and the days of physical books seemed numbered. Now, indie stores are booming. What explains the turnaround – and can it be sustained?
December 2022
Amazon Kindle Scribe review: supersized e-reader aims to replace paper
Monochrome device offers reading and handwriting on a big e-ink screen with very long battery life
September 2022
Amazon launches Kindle Scribe alongside raft of smart home products
The Scribe’s goal is bigger than its predecessors: it aims to replace paper entirely
August 2022
Money hacks
How to get your own book published: a step by step guide
Allow a budget of £4,000 to do-it-yourself, from the editing and design through to marketing
September 2021
Apple concedes on ‘anticompetitive’ restrictions in App Store
‘Reader apps’ such as Spotify, Netflix and Kindle will be able to share links to help users manage accounts
April 2020
Planned obsolescence: the outrage of our electronic waste mountain
Unrepairable phones and laptops are a serious problem in our throwaway society. But the pushback is building - and the coronavirus crisis has added more pressure for change
February 2020
My life in data
'They know us better than we know ourselves': how Amazon tracked my last two years of reading
Amazon knows more than just what books I’ve read and when – it knows which parts of them I liked the most
December 2019
Sam's smart buys
Last minute tech Christmas gift ideas for every budget
Left it a bit late? Here’s a quick list of good tech things for people of all ages
October 2019
Amazon launches Kindle e-reader aimed at children
New 6in Kindle Kids Edition comes with 1,000 books, word-building tools and parental controls
August 2019
Amazon Kindle Oasis 2019 review: the most paper-like reader yet
Luxury model has colour-changing frontlight that gets warmer as the sun sets
