With one new book added to Amazon every five minutes, the independent bookstores in the UK that haven’t already gone out of business are struggling to compete. By launching a personal, virtual bookshop, Penguin Random House is challenging the internet behemoth at its own game.

Whether it’s a paperback or an e-book, books aren't going anywhere. But with millions out there, how do people choose what to read next? Reco, a Canadian app from bookseller Indigo, has built its offering around the idea that reader recommendations hold the most weight.

Generally, e-reading simply involves tablets and e-books – but a new relationship is developing where literature and online virality are intertwined. Booktubers are broadcasting their favourite reads to thousands of fans. But how has YouTube become a home to bookworms?

In response to plummeting levels of empathy in the US, cultural thinker and writer Roman Krznaric has created a library of books and films specifically designed to help users to step into the shoes of other people and view the world from their perspective.