Why choose a specialist picture library?
Luci Gosling, Head of Sales and Research at historical image specialist Mary Evans Picture Library argues the case for the smaller, specialist agency in an…
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Young Language Learner Award 2017 – how to win
b small language learning books are designed to help young people practise foreign languages at home, or on the move. This year b small has…
£1000 in Cash Prizes – Young Oxfordshire Writers Competition
Enjoy writing? Fancy reward and recognition for your work?
Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2017 awarded to Alice Curry
The winner of the 2017 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize was tonight named as Alice Curry, founder and publisher of Lantana Press, at a prize ceremony…
How technology can make reading fun: Sven Huber interview
Ahead of How technology can make reading fun, an event in London, we decided to interview the expert speakers. Sven Huber is founder & CEO of…
Book Aid International announced as Blackwell’s charity of the year 2017
The UK’s largest academic and specialist bookseller, Blackwell’s UK, has named Book Aid International as its Charity of the Year for 2017. Shops in England,…
My Name is Leon chosen as this year’s KU Big Read for new students
Kingston University has chosen My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal as this year’s choice for their annual shared reading scheme which encourages all…
Call for entries: British Book Design and Production Awards 2017
The British Printing Industries Federation, Oxford Brookes University, The Publishers Association, The Bookseller and BookMachine are calling for entries to the British Book Design and…
Book Aid International Publisher Ambassadors programme
Do you love books and want to use your passion to help others? Join Book Aid International’s Publisher Ambassador scheme and help hundreds of thousands…
How technology can make reading fun [EVENT]
Reading and technology are hot topics. If kids are glued to their devices, where do books fit in? How can we make sure they keep…
Creative collaboration & the future of publishing [EVENT]
Many of you know whitefox, a popular publishing services agency for publishers, agents, authors and brands. BookMachine and whitefox have been plotting ways to celebrate their 5th birthday…
Interview with Windham-Campbell Prize winner Ashleigh Young
The Windham-Campbell Prizes were recently awarded to lucky novelists, playwrights, and poets. Norah Myers interviews one winner, Ashleigh Young, here. 1) Huge congratulations on winning…
BookMachine March Wrap: Publishing stories from around the web
The big news from March in UK publishing is obviously the London Book Fair (LBF). Poland shone at this year’s Market Focus, and the Fair…
The author platform: Why it matters for publishers
Adrian Zackheim, founder of Portfolio, Penguin’s prestigious business book list, knows a thing or two about acquiring and marketing business books. So when I spoke…
Business imagery that’s anything but cheesy
Getty Images offer 5 fresh ways to find non stocky images for business themes in publishing. Read it on the blog here.
