2017’s regional bestsellers – from Nielsen BookScan
We often report on the overall UK bestsellers through BookScan, which in 2017 so far are showing a good mix of fiction, non-fiction and children’s,…
So you want to be a freelance editor? Tips from the coalface
It is a truth universally acknowledged that book editors spend their days languidly leafing through the pages of books and occasionally waving a red pen…
Career progression: Interview with Publisher Jeremy Trevathan
Jeremy Trevathan is the Publisher at Pan Macmillan in the UK, responsible for the adult division, which publishes authors as diverse as Ken Follett, Jeffrey…
Leading design agency shares their secrets to reducing costs in new White Paper
This week EMC Design launched a White Paper: “Managing your design processes within publishing and how to save costs”, written by the company’s founder, Mike…
7 tips for success at Frankfurt Book Fair
Thérèse Coen is Rights Director at Hardman & Swainson, and has worked in Translation Rights, both in Publishing and Agencies. She currently divides her time…
A whiter shade of paper
How do you print white? In some complex cases a white ink is used on top of a foil or acetate but on the vast…
How to copyright an ebook: Facts and myths [FOR AUTHORS]
Do you know what’s the difference between DRM, ISBN and copyrights? If your answer is a clear yes, well done, you can stop reading. But…
Get Into Book Publishing
I recently attended Get Into Book Publishing, an accessible, tutorial-led course at University College London. The four-day event, attended by around seventy delegates, was organised…
How to use Snapchat for book marketing and author branding
How do you get started on Snapchat? Snapchat offers a fantastic support menu, which details all of the features and how-to’s, but I’ll help you…
Your guide to using styles in Word
Styles Make Your Writing Better Well, ok, they won’t make your writing better, but they make it a hell of a lot easier to format.
A note about BookMachine events
Over the past fortnight BookMachine have announced their two latest projects – both are publishing events, which will take place in London. They have been…
What happens when a brief goes to design?
If a good brief is the foundation of successful publishing, then how can you make sure you get it right? On 18th October, a group…
Let frustration be your fuel: 7 lessons for start-ups from Salomé Magazine
Salomé is one of the newest publications to hit the independent press scene. Launched in April this year, Salomé is the literary magazine for emerging…
Taking stock
There is a lot of misunderstanding of what “stock photography” actually means and the phrase is often used to imply negative associations; in fact, whether…
The quick and easy guide to using beta readers [FOR AUTHORS]
Oh, no … You didn’t just ask your spouse, your mom, or your best friend to read your book and tell you what they think,…
