Danish government officials have a goal ‘to completely do away with paper money’ by the year 2030. The country has supported ‘pro-anti-cash’ arguments when many other countries refuse to follow in their footsteps and deny their citizens the right to choose their means of payment. The question remains – is […]

The Amazon rainforest – also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle – sprawls over a vast expanse of 5,500,000 square kilometers (2,100,000 square miles) and graces nine countries. These countries are Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. There are parts of the Amazon […]

Under the Dome is a TV Sci-Fi Drama, which can be watched on a Monday night at 10pm on Channel 5. Each episode brings new situations and challenges to be dealt with. Under the dome is based in a small town called Chester’s Mill. Its residents have suddenly become trapped […]

The ever-growing kindle popularity proves a threat to bookstores and libraries alike but will Amazon’s nifty little product fully eradicate the leather-bound books we have grown to know and love? While I was researching this impediment I discovered e-book revenue alone accounts for 17.5% of Penguin’s global revenue. I also […]

Google is the latest in a long line of companies that are being pariahed for their tax affairs. It’s not just big corporations that are being targeted either. Even the sometimes funny Jimmy Carr isn’t immune from this modern day witch hunt. Whilst most of the newspapers and many MPs […]

I read an interesting article about what Amazon are up to with their publishing program and the way the wider publishing industry views it (surprise, surprise – they don’t like it much). This article points out that in today’s climate the only irreplaceable elements in the publishing process are the writer […]