Translation tips for beginners
Have you ever heard the term “lost in translation”? What this commonly used phrase essentially means is that there aren’t specific words to describe the…
Google Analytics for publishers: What should you focus on?
If you are writing and managing a blog or website, you really need to get friendly with Google Analytics. Yes it can be a little…
6 tips for organising events
Clare Povey is Events and Communications Executive at Writers & Artists – the online extension of the Yearbook published annually by Bloomsbury.
Man Booker Prize announces 2017 shortlist
Paul Auster, Emily Fridlund, Mohsin Hamid, Fiona Mozley, George Saunders and Ali Smith have just been announced as the six shortlisted authors for the 2017…
Talking Podcasts: Standard Issue
Following on from our articles on The Riff Raff and The Extraordinary Business Book Club, Abbie Headon interviews the team behind the brilliant Standard Issue…
We really need diverse books
Typically, when I tell someone I work at the Feminist Press one of two things usually happens. People either share all of their (usually negative)…
Marketing Executive at BookMachine [JOB POSTING]
BookMachine is a thriving community for the publishing industry. We organise events and publish inspiring industry snapshots daily. This year we also launched a marketing agency, BookMachine…
Tips for making your book a genuine success
Last month Claire Morrison, Senior Marketing Manager at DK, felt passionate enough about our feature Amazon: How to Get Your Book To Appear Alongside the…
Kingston Publishing MA shortlisted in the Times Higher Education Awards 2017
Huge congratulations to Kingston Publishing MA for being shortlisted in the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category of the Times Higher Education Awards 2017.
Want to win a book industry award?
Winning awards won’t make you rich, and it may not help you sell books. But It will spruce up your CV, massage your ego immensely,…
Challenges facing scholarly publishing [Charlie Rapple Interview]
Ahead of this Thursday’s event in Oxford, Scholarly Publishing: Crossing the Rubicon, we interview Charlie Rapple about changes facing scholarly publishing. Charlie is Sales & Marketing…
Taking criticism well
Listed by the Observer as one of “Our top 50 players in the world of books”, Clare Conville previously worked as an editor at Random…
Stop trying to go viral
Norah Myers is a freelance publishing consultant for BookMachine. She is currently writing a business book for a marketing company, practising Pilates, and eating too…
Audio publishing: Common misconceptions
Louise Newton is an Audio Assistant at Little, Brown Book Group, and works across all imprints at Little, Brown on fiction and non-fiction titles. Louise is…
Using social media to find new clients
How to start? You have a Twitter account, are active on Facebook, have a LinkedIn presence and a website, but you need these to work…
