Publishing for kids: how to reach book buyers online [event round-up and photos]
Guest Speakers from different areas of the publishing industry came together to discuss how to make a success of publishing for kids in an online world.…
Startup snapshot: Reedsy
Emmanuel Nataf is the CEO and Co-Founder of Reedsy, a community of publishing professionals creating amazing books. Here we interviewed him to catch-up with Reedsy developments.
Matching business growth with the right tech
This is a guest post by Matt Goolding. Matt is Head of Digital Marketing at Ribbonfish, a London-based tech company that builds enterprise solutions for the…
Ones to watch: 4 Japanese photographers whose work is like fine art
Embed from Getty Images “I’m doing photography, but it feels like I’m building houses like a carpenter or cooking curry like a chef, because I’m…
10 things I learned at BARE Lit Festival
This is a guest post by India Hosten-Hughes, who attended the launch of the BARE Lit Festival (26-28th February). BARE Lit is ‘a new literature festival…
Save 20% on iStock image credits
iStock is holding a 5-day global sale offering 20% off all iStock credit packs from 14 – 18 March. This offer is open to both…
Reviews are dead. Long live reviews!
There is no area of book publicity that has changed more over the last few years than the ‘book review’. Traditional reviews – the ones…
Intellectual property is a serious subject
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License, on the importance of IP and copyright to publishers now. Intellectual property (IP)…
All about children’s publisher Award Publications
This is a guest post by Stephanie Cox, Editorial Assistant at Award Publications Ltd. Award is a 40-year-old organisation which publishes a wide variety of products…
ARGs and interactive books: Evan Jones interview
Evan Jones is the founder of Stitch Media, an interactive media production services company focused on telling stories using new technology and timeless techniques. Evan…
The top 5 skills a literary agent needs
This is a guest post by Rory Scarfe. Rory spent several years as a non-fiction publisher before becoming a literary agent, where he has worked with a…
Auto-tagging for publishers: taxonomies don’t have to be taxing
This is a guest post by Tom Morris, Chief Technology Officer at publishing and content specialist Ixxus. Here Tom outlines the challenges publishers face with…
World Book Day Award Winning School Receives £20,000 Library Makeover
Eltham Hill School in Greenwich, London, will receive £10,000 of books for its school library. In addition to the books, it will receive £10,000 worth…
Children’s Laureate Gets Gold Blue Peter Badge On World Book Day
Children’s Laureate and award-wining illustrator and writer, Chris Riddell has been presented with a Gold Blue Peter badge. Chris, one of Britain’s best-loved children’s illustrators,…
Publishing on the move: unions and the EU referendum
This is a guest post by Douglas Williamson on EU referendum, unions and publishing. Douglas is design manager at Macmillan ELT. He started his career at Butterworth…
