Organising a book launch: tips for making it awesome
If you read this site often, you will know that it is ‘book launch’ time. Snapshots III, BookMachine on Publishing is a compilation of the…
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Group Marketing & Publicity Assistant (Full time & 8 months Fixed Term Contract) [JOB POSTING]
Job Profile We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with some degree of experience to help support the dynamic marketing and publicity team. Your Role…
7 ways to create a premium edition of your book with iBooks Author
iBooks Author is Apple’s digital publishing software, used today to create digital books of all kinds. A great strategy on how to use iBooks Author…
How crowdfunding is changing publishing: Mathew Clayton interview
Mathew Clayton is as an editor, events organiser and writer. Currently, he works as the Head of Publishing at the innovative crowdfunding publisher Unbound and runs a…
Getting a book noticed: 4 tips from the UK’s bestselling indie author
Rachel Abbott self-published her first novel, Only the Innocent, in 2011 through Kindle Direct. It reached the number 1 spot in the Kindle store just over three months…
Commissioning Editor, Brighton [JOB POSTING]
Job Title: Commissioning Editor, Maternity cover Job Location: Brighton, UK We are looking for a talented and creative Commissioning Editor to provide maternity cover and…
Marketing the latest book: a competition for publishing people
It’s nearly launch time here at BookMachine. The third book in the Snapshots series is about to arrive on publishers’ desks. There’s something slightly awkward…
Learning from Snapshots III: 8 typesetting tips for beginners
BookMachine have been busy with the next blook in the Snapshots series, Snapshots III, BookMachine on Publishing: The Next 5 Years. For the third year in a…
It’s all gone a bit dead: 6 steps for reviving a stalled crowdfunding campaign
Jimmy Leach is, amongst other things, head of crowdfunding at Unbound. Here are his 6 steps for reevaluating and reviving a crowdfunding campaign. It happens to…
Barr takes over as President of The Publishers Association
Stephen Barr, President of SAGE International, has been elected as the new President of The Publishers Association. Stephen succeeds Joanna Prior, Managing Director of Penguin…
Bloomsbury sales up 11%
Bloomsbury today announces unaudited results for the year ended 29 February 2016. Financial highlights Revenue grew by 11% to £123.7 million (2015: £111.1 million) Profit…
Inside freelancing: Anna Carter, Editorial
Anna Carter is an Associate of Just Content. An accomplished editor with over 16 years’ experience in educational publishing. Here Melody Dawes interviews her. 1)…
Translation Fund for Scottish writers – open for applications
The fund, administered by Publishing Scotland, is designed to encourage international publishers to translate works by Scottish writers. The new round for 2016/17 is now…
Top 5 skills you need in marketing
Rosie Henry works as a Marketing Executive at Singing Dragon, an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She has previously interned for the editorial department at…
Strong year for UK publishing industry as it grows to £4.4bn
New figures released on Friday by the Publishers Association shows that the UK publishing industry is in good health with total sales of book and journal…
