A look at the past week - by Graeme Neill, The Bookseller's news editor.

While the trade is meant to be on its annual holiday, with the usual clichés abounding about publishers relocating en masse to Tuscany, there have been several exciting developments in the industry this week. Probably top of the list is Larry Kirshbaum's first acquisition since he began work heading up Amazon Publishing. He bought the latest title by self-help guru Timothy Ferriss for a reported seven-figure sum. The 4-Hour Chef will attempt to change readers' lives by "transforming the way we cook and eat". Ferriss said: "My readers are migrating irreversibly into digital and it made perfect sense to work with Amazon to try and redefine what is possible. I could not be more excited about what we're doing." While Ferriss is excited, publishers are likely to be more reserved. Speaking before the Amazon announcement on BBC Radio 4's excellent "The Future of the Book" series on "The World at One", HarperCollins c.e.o. and publisher Victoria Barnsley said Amazon's forays into publishing were a "concern". She said: "They have very deep pockets and they are now a very, very powerful global competitor of ours." Also speaking about digital on "The World at One" was Last Orders author Graham Swift. He said the current model of digital royalties could lead writers to abandon works. He said: "Unfortunately, writers take a very small part of the profit on their books and I think that in the e-book world there is a danger that they will take even less, unless they are vigilant and robust about protecting their interests." A couple of eagerly anticipated movie adaptations are about to hit cinema screens. One Day opens next Wednesday (24th August). David Nicholls' book was definitely one of my favourite reads of last year and like most fans, I am curious as to how the book works on screen. And that's before we get onto the subject of Anne Hathaway being cast as Emma Morley. According to the Evening Standard, she does a decent job of a Yorkshire accent; more worrying is the reviewer's opinion that "it's rushed, superficial, unmoving, full of characters explaining the plot to one another". I'll be judging for myself regardless next Wednesday. The trailer for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is currently exciting cinemagoers across the country. It features an absolutely stellar cast of Brit acting royalty - Gary Oldman, John Hurt,  Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Benedicte Cumberbatch - and is directed by the man responsible for the excellent Swedish adaptation of Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson. I'm lucky enough to have tickets to the preview screening this evening.