With most British children off school due to the pandemic, huge numbers joined online events to celebrate World Book Day. Despite a spike in reading at the start of COVID-19, many kids are struggling to get hold of books, showing the importance of digital events to keep kids reading.

With the power to capture imaginations, preserve legacy, and communicate values, books are seeing a rejuvenation in the digital age. Atellier creates bespoke, handcrafted books for children and their families to share that speak to a growing desire for tactility and personal connection.

While print media is often considered to be a dying industry, online bookseller Booktopia is beating the odds by reporting year-on-year growth. How did the 15-year-old Australian-run company get this far – especially when everyone thought books would soon be a forgotten medium?

For book lovers, Goodreads has been the go-to platform to discover, organise, recommend, and discuss books. However, its clunky and stagnant interface, coupled with its over-simplified categorisation, summary, and review formats have given room for StoryGraph to emerge as a competitor.