UK Publishing events between now and Christmas
After all the excitement of BookMachine Everywhere (6 cities, 6 speakers, 1 night) last month, we’ve decided to take it a bit easy between now…
J.J. Abrams says print edition of new book ‘is kind of the point’
In an interview with the New York Times, J.J. Abrams – creator of Lost and director of Super 8, the recent Star Trek films and the…
Reflecting on Frankfurt Book Fair
Tom Chalmers is Managing Director at IPR License. There are many words that spring to mind when reflecting on an event like the Frankfurt Book…
Morrissey memoir sells 35,000 copies in first week
Driven by the dual motors of a rabidly obsessive fanbase and plenty of gawkers drawn in by its perennially publicity-generating author, Morrissey’s Autobiography has topped…
SYP Conference: more announcements [EVENT]
The Society of Young Publishers’ (SYP) annual conference brings together a large number of publishing types on a Saturday in November (when it’s too cold…
David Beckham ‘digital book signing’ rhymes with fullspit
Today in news I’ve stared at for a good half hour and still can’t believe is actually happening: next week David Beckham will launch his…
Pynchon leads National Book Award shortlists
If all the superlatives thrown at Eleanor Catton’s Booker win (longest book ever to win, youngest author ever to win), the universal warm fuzzy feelings…
Self-published porn leads WH Smith to come offline
WH Smith yesterday took down its website in reaction to the weekend discovery that it was amongst a number of digital retailers – also including…
Amazon rushes to price-match Sainsbury’s e-books
Clearly feeling threatened by others edging in on its whole ‘selling books at unsustainably low prices’ thing, Amazon has started to price-match Sainsbury’s October e-book…
Indies and debuts dominate Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist
The Dylan Thomas Prize, rewarding published work written in English by authors under the age of 30, has revealed its shortlist for 2013, with nominees…
Attend the Self-Publishing Summit
Ever since 50 Shades of Grey landed on bookshelves, however well hidden, the talk of self-publishing has gone up several decibels. There are now authors…
BookMachine Everywhere [REVIEW]
This is a guest post from Charlotte Whitbread, Business Manager, at Book Industry Communications Ltd. On 25 September 2013 BookMachine (@BookMachine) held simultaneous events across…
R.I.P. Tom Clancy
Mega-selling thriller writer Tom Clancy has died, of undisclosed causes, in hospital in his hometown of Baltimore, following a short illness. He was 66, and…
Radio 4 highlighting work of publishers through history
BBC Radio 4, the nation’s well-meaning uncle, is this week broadcasting a five part series, Publishing Lives, whose title encompasses its dual purpose of providing…
BookMachine Brighton [REVIEW]
As the shadow cabinet were camped out in Brighton’s hotel’s trying to kickstart their policy campaign at the Labour party conference, I joined a small…
