Given a green light by competition authorities, Poland's bookselling chain Empik acquires Platon, a major national and international book distributor.

With an updated format for its 31st year, the Frankfurt Rights Meeting on 'Book Fair Tuesday' focuses on Asian licensing, social media, and a burgeoning audiobook market.

Ahead of the annual Bloody Scotland this September, the William McIlvanney Prize shortlist for Scottish crime fiction has been announced.