More Singapore publishers are converting their titles into e-books, something long practised by academic and educational presses here. It is now increasingly common for local trade publishers working in fiction, non-fiction and poetry to do so even as the challenge of making a profit in the format remains for smaller players.

This month, Straits Times Press launched 20 e-book titles on Amazon Kindle, ranging from financial journalist Lorna Tan's best-selling collection Retire Smart (2018) to Janice Tay's fantasy novel The Memory Eaters (2017). Two more titles are planned for May.