Stephen King’s next novel, Joyland, will be published only in the physical format. This is shocking news for Stephen King fans who adore their ereaders. They have to touch a real book, perhaps even go to a bookshop to buy it – how will they manage?

The novel is set in an amusement park in 1973 and follows a college student confronting the aftermath of a murder. “Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book,” King said.

The book is published in June.