Business / Books
Monocolumn
Saturday 23 January
Japan’s e-book thriller
Once upon a time the word “book” unequivocally meant a simple object consisting of a cover, white pages and sentences printed in black ink.
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Culture / Books
Monocolumn
Monday 23 January
Apple’s e-book will take the joy out of reading
And so Apple continues its onward march towards world domination - the multi-billion dollar company is now focused on the lucrative e-book market.
Edits / Books
Monocolumn
Wednesday 26 September
On a different page
For reasons too boring to mention, weight has become a pressing issue in my holiday packing.
Culture / Publishing
Media Briefing
A new instand-image camera from Japan, an independent Berlin magazine and bookstore with a top selection, and DIY e-books in Japan.
The Globalist, episode 245
Why South Tyroleans want to be separate from Italy, we get business news from Copenhagen, and debate the pros and cons of e-books.
The Briefing, episode 347
We ask if the era of e-books is over, talk to Mark Huband about this new book “Trading Secrets”, and Steve Bloomfield offers his thoughts on US’s budget woes.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Sunday 13 December
The engine of the new economy
If it’s true that information is the only natural resource Germany has to offer, then Berlin is quickly moving from the equivalent of mining city to refinery.
Affairs / Publishing
Monocolumn
Sunday 9 September
Physical media isn’t going away
We recently welcomed the young British author Niven Govinden into our studios at Midori House.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Monday 19 March
Last week, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that it would no longer publish a print edition
Last week, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that it would no longer publish a print edition
Culture / Books
Ferozsons bookshops
A flick through the paperbacks on the shelves of Lahore's oldest bookshop.
Culture / Publishing
Shelf satisfying
Faced with the recession and competition from retail giants and online sellers, small bookshops have been disappearing fast from our high streets. But there’s one London gem that’s a textbook example of how to buck the…
Culture / Publishing
Printed perfection
Whether it be picture-laden coffee table tomes or volumes on aesthetic theory, Germany produces some of the finest art books in the world – and that’s not limited to Taschen. Monocle went to Berlin to pore over a buoyant…
Culture / Entertainment
Novel Concept
Downloadable novels, written to be read on mobile phones, are the most remarkable success story in Japanese publishing. The fledgling industry is already worth ¥9 billion (€57m) a year – while sales of traditional books are…
Culture / Publishing
She's a believer
Author of four hit books, Vendela Vida, is alo the co-editor of US culture magazine 'The Believer'. Part of a celebrated literary couple (her husband is Dave Eggers) she tells Monocle how she works and what inspires her.
Business / Retail
What's in store
In tough economic times, shops will need something special to keep customers. Monocle’s new star retailers are a supermarket with a concierge, a childrenswear store with staff chosen for their childcare skills, and a boo…
Edits / Neighbourhood Business
Royal society
This month in our series on independent retail strips we shop for rare Nordic design, good coffee, well-loved books and violins on Thereses gate.
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
All the new books, music and films that are keeping us entertained this month.
Culture / Arts
Look & listen
Monocle’s summer arts calendar creams off the pick of the albums to line up, the books to take to the beach, the shows to saunter round and the movies to get to grips with in the evening – preferably in an open-air cinema…