Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Tasha Mellins-Cohen
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…
The story of Hag: how a fiction podcast became a book
Last August, Harriet Poland of Audible described the genesis of the Hag podcast here on the BookMachine blog. In this new post, Rose Tomaszewska of…
Your guide to top resources from Tech Month
So you’ve left Tech Month feeling inspired to start learning to code, but where do you start? Here’s a list of resources from some of…
Audio publishing uncovered
Audio publishing has to be the most exciting growth area across the publishing industry right now. We are excited to announce that this month (June)…
Alice’s Adventures in Alt-Text Land
Down the Rabbit Hole Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:…
Win an entire week of exclusive CreativePro training with Circular Software and BookMachine!
To celebrate the release of a major update to their interactive Ebook and Audiobook software CircularFLO, Circular Software are offering one lucky BookMachine member the chance to…
The IPG’s virtual Spring Conference: Learning in lockdown
As the industry grapples with unprecedented challenges, the IPG’s Bridget Shine previews an event – the IPG Spring Conference – to connect and support independent…
Side Project Summer: part of your pandemic toolkit?
Well. I didn’t think Side Project Summer II was going to be like this. I thought we’d be building on the strong foundations of last…
How using Google Lighthouse can help publishers to improve their websites
Having fast, accessible websites that are easy to use is critical for publishers – particularly as book sales migrate online, albeit temporarily, due to COVID-19.…
