Sales of printed books fall by more than £150m in five years
New figures from Nielsen BookScan show continuing decline since 2009 as more and more readers migrate to ebooks
Art
Luxury art and collectables
Going, going, gone: how Sotheby’s and Christie’s still lose out on big sales
Despite increasing prices of art, big profits do not always trickle down to auction houses – thanks to generous guarantees to ultra-rich sellers
Welcome to Görlitz, the perfect German town that’s a movie star in its own right
The Grand Budapest Hotel has been nominated for nine Oscars – if only there was one for ‘best location’ so the eastern German town where it was filmed could win
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain? Explore the transformative power of extreme footwear
V&A’s summer 2015 fashion exhibition (13 June 2015 – 31 January 2016) will explore the agonizing aspect of wearing shoes as well as the euphoria and obsession they can inspire. There are so many shoes… There are so many bizarre shoes…The transformative power of extreme footwear will be explored in the V&A’s summer 2015 fashion … Read more
James Patterson’s Private Vegas: a $300,000 self-destructing book for the superfan
A special edition of the crime-fiction king’s new novel will include a five-course dinner with the author, gold binoculars – and a very limited time to read it
Bösendorfer Emperor Concert Grand – world’s most valuable luxury piano
World’s Most Valuable Luxury Piano, the Museum-grade, one-of-a-kind Bösendorfer Emperor Concert Grand available for sale. The history of the Bösendorfer Emperor Piano is nothing short of extraordinary. The instrument was originally built in 1869 as a special gift presented by the Austrian Emperor – Franz Josef, to the 122nd Emperor of Japan – Meiji Emperor … Read more