A non-technical, beginners’ guide to ONIX for Books
This is a guest post from Emma Barnes and Rob Jones. Emma and Rob are co-founders of General Products Ltd, and indie publisher Snowbooks. General…
Ways to make your book publicity even better
This is a guest post from Louise Rhind-Tutt, who is an award-winning freelance publicist specialising in traditional and digital PR campaigns for the book and…
BBC poll names best novels of 21st century so far
BBC Culture – the BBC’s international arts section (inaccessible from the UK because it’s not paid for by the license fee) – has revealed the…
2015 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize opens for nominations
This year’s Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, celebrating the achievements of women in UK publishing, is now open for nominations and entries. Those looking to nominate…
Winner Announced (Design an image competition)
We have a winner! We’re excited to announce the winner of the BookMachine cover image competition. Thanks to everyone who…
So you think you are due a pay rise?
This is a guest post from Suzanne Collier, who is described as THE person to see if you want to get ahead in book publishing.…
How to set up a publishing house: Red Button Publishing
Caroline Goldsmith and Karen Ings founded Red Button Publishing in 2012. Like many professionals working with books, the idea of running their own publishing house…
5 Questions (and a free coffee) with Blackwell’s Holborn
Steve Orchard is the shop manager of the new Blackwell’s in Holborn which opened its doors on 19th December. Having seen the interesting range of books,…
BookMachine to be media partner on single day course for authors
BookMachine will act as a media partner on a single-day course for authors to take place at Kingston University on Saturday 28 March. Is Everyone…
End of the book is nowhere near – New Year sees increase in sales
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. Amazon is taking over the world, booksellers are going under, ebooks are…
David Harsent wins 2014 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
This year’s T. S. Eliot Prize for poetry has been awarded to David Harsent for his collection Fire Songs. Published by Faber, it is Harsent’s…
3 Top Tips for staying safe with eReaders
Jasmin Kirkbride is BookMachine’s new blogger. Jasmin is the Editorial Intern at Tenebris Books. She is a freelance editor and published author. You can find…
Five ways for editors to work smarter in 2015
This is a guest post from John Pettigrew, CEO of FutureProofs. At the beginning of the year, we’re used to making resolutions – and failing…
Haruki Murakami turns agony uncle
Haruki Murakami – most fervently adored novelist in Japan, cult hero worldwide, perennially tipped Nobel contender – is set to solicit questions from fans that…
Top 5 tips for Freelancing in 2015
This is Sara Donaldson’ s second guest blog post. Sara is a freelance editor with an eye for a mystery. When not editing a range…
