Publishers Assemble: Christmas 2016 is the time to connect
Let’s face it, 2016 has been one heck of a year. We’ve had Brexit; Trump; the Zika virus; nuclear and missile tests from North Korea;…
Progress your publishing career [tips for newbies]
Louise Newton is an Audio Assistant at Little, Brown Book Group, working on fiction and non-fiction titles for imprints such as Virago and Sphere. This…
Trouble keeping your team’s fonts in sync?
You’re not alone. You can learn how to effectively distribute fonts with a font server. Font issues can crop up in any workflow. Font problems…
Once upon a time an editor, designer and publicist linked up… Why we started Bookollective
Esther Harris is an Editor and PR with Bookollective Writing for a living can be a lonely business – you spend your days in your…
Heffers bookshop: Nominate your most characterful bookseller or customer [winning blog idea November]
Each month BookMachine offers a community member, with great ideas, the chance to write on the site. This month, publisher and author of ‘This book…
The importance of networking for freelance editors
… or any freelancers really. Those of us who work from home and don’t get out much. You know who you are. At this time…
Startup Snapshot: Writers Boon
1) What exactly is Writers Boon? Writers Boon is a free, all-powerful platform that helps authors navigate the publishing and marketing maze, connects them with trusted…
The adaptation of books
One of the best experiences I get whilst doing the Translating the World Project is the little surprises that appear along the way. That’s the…
7 questions to shape an effective innovation team
When managing any innovation project, organizing your team is one of the most important challenges you will face. No matter if you found a startup…
Inclusivity and diversity in publishing: Interview with literary agent Isobel Dixon
Isobel Dixon grew up in South Africa, studied in Scotland and now works in London. She is a director of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency…
LBF’s Quantum Joins Forces with Nielsen BookInsights Conference
The London Book Fair (LBF) and Nielsen Book today announced that they are combining the London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference and the Nielsen BookInsights Conference…
10 things that used to be part of a publisher’s day that millennials will find hard to imagine…
Yesterday I discovered I’d been shortlisted for the Women in Publishing Pandora prize for ‘significant and sustained contribution to the publishing industry’. By the time…
Mind The Gap: Planning your InDesign pages using Margins and Columns
This is an excerpt from Nigel French’s book ‘InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign’. These principles apply to all versions of InDesign and any…
Should you send your whole manuscript to a prospective editor?
Lisa Poisso is a fiction editor and book writing coach working with independent authors and new authors seeking representation. Lisa helps emerging authors tune their…
Negotiating techniques for publishers
PublishDrive is an ebook publishing service which supports the operational processes of small indie publishers and authors. Kinga Jentetics is CEO and co-founder of PublishDrive,…
