Nielsen reveals further decline in print and books as gifts, rise in digital
We already know that print sales declined in 2013 (as they have year on year for a while now), dropping in value from £1.514 billion…
2014 Man Booker longlist unveiled
When the Man Booker Prize announced last September that, as of the 2014 prize, the field of nominees would be expanded beyond the borders of…
Previously unpublished Elmore Leonard short stories forthcoming
As if a piddling thing like dying last year is any kind of obstacle to a man of his stature – new material is forthcoming…
Harper Lee denies involvement with new biography
Last week finally saw the release of an ebook edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, and this week brings with it the publication…
BookMachine Talks to Inspired about the Changing World of Publishing
Inspired Selection are kindly sponsoring BookMachine London with Sam Missingham on Tuesday 22nd July. This is a guest…
Colin Barrett wins Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
This year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award has been presented to Young Skins, the debut collection of Irish writer Colin Barrett. 32 year old Barrett…
Recap of #BookMachine Twitter chat: Will we all be meeting face-to-face in 10 years time?
Last Wednesday at 11am we hosted the first #BookMachine Twitter Chat of 2014. The topic of debate was: Will we all be meeting face-to-face in…
Rowling pens Potter short, George R.R. Martin tells impatient fans where to go
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, J.K. Rowling yesterday posted a new, 1,500 word Harry Potter story on Pottermore, the series’ subscription-only web platform.…
Macmillan reissuing Carroll to mark Alice’s 150th anniversary
2015 marks 150 years since the initial publication of Lewis Carroll’s immortal Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and to mark the occasion Carroll’s publisher, Macmillan, is…
World Book Night comes to an end in the US
Happy Independence Day – the American arm of World Book Night is no more, having failed to secure outside funding. The independent charity’s US events…
Tarantula spotted at book launch last night
Curious readers, writers and journalists gathered at The Swan pub on the Southbank last night, for the launch of Filthy…
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods being developed for TV
American Gods, one of the most fervently beloved titles in the bibliography of the fervently beloved Neil Gaiman, has been mooted as a prospective show…
5 Questions for Sam Missingham, Head of Events at HarperCollins
Sam Missingham is Head of Events at HarperCollins. She organised the Romance Festival, which was the first publisher-agnostic virtual event organised by a publisher.…
#BookMachine Booksylibros – ‘Will we all be meeting face-to-face in 10 years time?’
What do you think? Join us on 9th July from 11am GMT to discuss online during #BookMachine Booksylibros. Sign up here. “Even though we…
#BookMachine Booksylibros – ‘Will we all be meeting face-to-face in 10 years time?’
With the rise in online rights platforms, and HarperCollins’s recent virtual Romance Festival; the folks at BookMachine are starting to wonder about the future of…
