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BookMachine June Wrap: Publishing stories from around the web
This month in publishing, there has been much news from across the pond as BookExpo took place, with tweaks promised for 2018 to try to
Interview with Holger Volland, Vice President Business Development at Frankfurter Buchmesse and founder of THE ARTS+
Last year, THE ARTS+ was launched as a new meeting place for the cultural and creative industries. This year it is back – and will
What makes a good translator?
You’re in search of a translator – someone utterly reliable, preferably with a small spark of genius, to work on a manuscript (fiction or non-fiction),
Dealing with change at work: Tony Burke interview
On 19th July, over 100 publishers will meet at St Bride Foundation off Fleet Street to discuss how to deal with change at work. One
On being a Rising Star and Literary Agent: Ariella Feiner interview
Ariella Feiner started working at PFD in 2006 before moving to United Agents and is now nurturing her own client list which includes many bestselling,
8 essential steps to successful self-publishing
A former journalist and author, Jon Watt is now Country Manager of Type & Tell, an innovative new self-publishing services provider offering free book layout
The demand for outsourcing in publishing continues to rise
As technology continuously improves so too does the effectiveness of virtual and remote working for all. A recent Just Content whitepaper in collaboration with BookMachine,
‘If you can’t make it big, make it red’: Book design branding basics
With all romantic flare attached to writing, from the marketing department’s point of view a book is a product that should recoup the publisher’s investment.
Dealing with change at work: John Pettigrew interview
On 19th July, over 100 publishers will meet at St Bride Foundation off Fleet Street to discuss how to deal with change at work. One
Contracts? Show me the bit about advances and royalties and the rest isn’t worth reading!
Mara Livingstone-McPhail was a bookseller, reviewed books on BBC radio and organized book events in inner-city schools before being lured to London by the team
Interview with Sam Baker, co-founder of The Pool and Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2017 judge
Sam Baker has spent 20 years in magazine journalism, editing some of the UK’s biggest magazines, including Just Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Red. In 2015, she
THE ARTS+ – new meeting place for the cultural and creative industries
Last year, THE ARTS+ was launched as a new meeting place for the cultural and creative industries. This year it is back – and will
Drum roll please … the keynote speaker is …
Richard Charkin is the keynote speaker at United, We Publish 3: Consent or coercion – shape your fate in an age of change on 19th July.
The Persona Principle – 8 steps to take UX beyond web development
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The P word
If you’ve begun to query agents and editors, you’ve heard the dreaded P word dropped. Platform. The rumored King of the successful book deal, wherein