Production Editor [JOB POSTING]
This is a really exciting opportunity for an organised and meticulous Production Editor to join emc design, one of the top UK design agencies dedicated…
Podcasts for book lovers to listen to over Christmas
Juggling lots of books at once can be overwhelming, so as we approach the end of 2017 sit back, relax, and open your ears to…
Only connect: The publisher’s role in helping ideas spread
Nigel Wilcockson, head of Random House Business Books, recognizes three categories of business books: ‘There is the management strategy book, which is what people think…
3 simple techniques to help busy people ace their 2018 writing resolutions
Some people equate high levels of productivity with high levels of graft. When it comes to writing, they think burning the midnight oil, doubling down…
6 tips for better book design
I’m a book designer. When I introduce myself as such people often ask if I’m an illustrator. Some book designers are skilled illustrators, but, the focus in…
Progress Reports: What’s happening during your edit? [FOR AUTHORS]
It’s 10:00 p.m. Do you know where your manuscript is? It’s like being trapped in a replay loop of the old TV public service announcement…
This Twitter Guide Will Make You See What You’re Doing SO Wrong And How To Make It Right [FOR AUTHORS]
IF your goal is to spam your book links up there and hope for the best. Most writers write their book and then realize, oh…
The top 10 most useful ebook writing software
The age of handwriting your ebook and typing it up later is long gone. While I am a lover of beautiful stationery, an ebook writing software can be much more useful.
Don’t Delegate the Future: FutureBook event report
Friday’s FutureBook Conference, organised by The Bookseller, presented three conferences in one: alongside the main FutureBook programme, there were parallel streams on The Audiobook Revolution…
2017 in review: Interview with Holly Harley
Holly Harley is a senior editor at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, where she works on literary non-fiction including history, science, memoir and current affairs. She joined…
Judge a book by its cover … and its typesetting
Of course the cover is important – you don’t need me to tell you that, but I think the internal pages of a book are…
ONIX for publishers: What are the benefits?
Publishers recognise that they are facing a huge discoverability problem. While good quality metadata will never replace hand selling it can be a key to…
A publicist’s tips for nurturing contacts
Publicists and marketers are working in a digital and trad media world where contacts are easy to find but perhaps harder to reach. Nurturing and…
BookMachine Unplugged series to launch in January 2018
Over the past 7 years BookMachine have organised over 100 industry events, and listened to over 300 industry speakers kindly share their knowledge. From this,…
Getting your book on page 1 of Amazon’s search results [FOR AUTHORS]
As you can imagine, getting on page 1 of Amazon’s search results can be very important. Amazon is the world’s largest search engine and your…
