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…
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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…
11 questions to boost your video content marketing
In content marketing, we want to create value. The magic happens when we start to publish pieces of content that do more than simply propagate…
Jolabokaflod 2016 has launched: send in your book recommendations now
Christopher Norris launched the first Jolabokaflod Book Campaign in November 2015, to extend the reach of the Icelandic literary tradition to the UK and the rest…
A day in the life of a Publisher Account Manager at Nielsen Book Research
Jaclyn Swope is a Publisher Account Manager on the Book Research team at Nielsen BookScan, where she assists a variety of publishers with understanding and utilising…
A day in the life of a commissioning editor
Among other things, Emily has worked as a picture researcher, a freelance copy editor, proofreader and indexer, and has also contributed to several books on…
A day in the life of a publicist
Claire Maxwell works at Icon Books as their Publicity Manager. She has previously worked in journalism and bookselling, and she blogs at www.ithinkijustbloggedmyself.com. Claire is also…
The X factor. Adding the X to PDF/X
We all know PDFs. Here we are over a decade and a half into the 21st century and chances are you have probably already read…
Diverge! How thinking differently could boost your career
In an industry that outsources most of its physical tasks and processes, what’s the one thing that can set you and your organisation apart from…
Marketing vs Design: Photo/Twitter blog
If you work in book marketing, your focus is on running campaigns to sell more books. If you are a designer you know that no…
How to write a business book readers will come back to again and again
This is a guest post by Ginny Carter. Ginny is a business book ghostwriter, book writing coach, and author. She’s on a mission to transform…
Sarah Crossan in conversation with Tanya Landman [EVENT]
A little something for BookMachine Members today. As you know, Bloomsbury Book Club are BookMachine-friendly and offer you 20% off their events. This one is…
Dan Mooney wins £2,500 with Luke Bitmead Bursary Award
Aspiring author Dan Mooney has been announced as the winner of the Luke Bitmead Writer’s Bursary 2016 in an award ceremony in Central London on…
Sales Boost: Your Book’s Business Plan
This is a guest post by Bree Weber. Bree is a book designer and publishing consultant who loves Oxford commas. You can reach out to…
