Online book festivals come of age
If we could have a pound for every time someone has commented on how prophetic we were in launching our virtual book festival venue back…
How to make workshops work in an online environment
Workshops changed as work shifted online due to COVID19. Instead of people sitting together in a room, virtual workshops have dispersed participants, each sitting alone…
Switching successfully to online communication: An agent’s view
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful planet, full of beautiful people. There they were, merrily jogging along to the beat of their own…
BookMachine Community Online Tour (30th July)
Join us for a live virtual tour around the latest features of the BookMachine immersive members’ community. Hosted by our Co-Founder, Laura Summers, these demos…
The skills you need to launch a podcast
Podcasts have seen a boom in the numbers of listeners and downloads in the UK in the last few years and even more so in…
Listen up! Audiobooks finally get a standard
Audiobooks are cool. They are so cool that they don’t need no rules. Having worked with ebooks for a long while, where we have had…
Recording audiobooks remotely: top tips for ‘home studio’ success from award-winning narrators
We’re proud to present a first for the BookMachine blog: this article by Helen Lloyd of Raconteurs Audio LLP has an audio version as well…
BookMachine Unplugged 2020: Talking Audio
Research shows audiobooks reach listeners/readers beyond traditional book-buyers and podcasts are seen as the gateway into audiobooks. But are audiobooks the gateway into other reading…
10 things you can do for Pride Month if you work in publishing
Pride month is in full swing, and before it flies by, we wanted to share some ideas for you to implement in your life and at…
How to choose the right narrator for your audiobook
James Faktor is both Publishing Director for Lume Books, a digital-first indie press, and Founder of USound, an audiobook production service that helps authors and…
How do you record an audiobook during lockdown?
As we all adapt to different ways of working in the current climate, one challenge for Penguin Random House Audio was how to keep recording…
