What Editors Want: tips from the experts for editorial success
I interviewed 15 editors whose work I admire for my new podcast, What Editors Want, to find out what they look for in a book…
Working together: the Calverts design and printing co-operative
Calverts is a graphic design and printing co-operative based in the East End of London. It was set up as a common ownership co-operative in…
Something old, something new: the story behind Audible’s Hag podcast
In this interview, Harriet Poland of Audible describes the genesis of the Hag podcast, which will be launching on 29th August.
A million downloads and counting: Beyond the Book podcast
In this interview, Christopher Kenneally of the Copyright Clearance Center takes us behind the scenes of the Beyond the Book podcast, which has been broadcasting…
Hatching a brand-new bookshop: interview with Pigeon Books
Melissa J. Davies describes the origin story of Pigeon Books, currently Southsea’s tiniest bookshop. It’s a pop-up shop at the moment, and hopes to have…
How to handle conversations that begin with “I have a good idea for a book”
Anne Trubek is the founder of Belt Publishing, a small press focused on quality non-fiction about the Rust Belt and Midwest. Her Notes from a Small…
Facebook Advertising: the small publisher’s secret weapon
Did you know the amount of time we spend on social media platforms each day has increased by a whopping 58% in the last 6…
Event report: BookMachine Unplugged 2019 – Talking Marcomms
Creativity is key to a great marketing campaign, and when funds are limited it’s vital to come up with innovative ways to maximise your money.…
Literacy matters: why we’re crowdfunding to bring more books to more people
Did you ever read a book that inspired a lifelong love of reading, propelled you into a new career or opened your eyes to a…
Love Audio Week: Celebrating audio publishers
Eliza Kavanagh is Communications Manager at the Publishers Association and has managed the Love Audio campaign since its inception in 2017. Love Audio Week is…
Velocity Press: interview with founder Colin Steven
Whatever else 2019 is offering us, one thing is certain: this is a great era for small-but-powerful publishing startups. In this interview, we meet Colin…
Building strong author-editor relationships through collaborative editing
Ah, to be a new editor, full of the conviction that your role, your duty, is to restore order to linguistic chaos. With a meticulous…
Hachette UK Loves Audio: A glimpse of #LoveAudio week at Hachette UK
Hachette UK were busy celebrating #LoveAudio Week last week, with colleagues and authors across the business joining in the industry-wide initiative. Jen, Laura and Ellie…
MA audio publishing module made available for the first time at the University of Central Lancashire
We spoke with Debbie Williams, Director and Associate Professor of Publishing at the University of Central Lancashire on their new module entirely dedicated to audio…
Why is metadata enrichment so important?
Harry Graham is a Marketing Executive at Supadü, who are experts in web build, eCommerce, site search and data management for publishers. Managing our metadata…
