Submissions deadline for 2016 Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize, which celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2013, aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the…
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Publishing for kids: top online marketing tips
Charlotte Hoare is Digital Marketing Manager at Hachette Children’s Group and speark at ‘Publishing for Kids: how to reach book buyers online’ on 9th March in…
The Pigeonhole: Serialised, sociable and gamified reading
The Pigeonhole provides readers with serialised, sociable and gamified content. They can join public reading groups or create their own private ones, and save, highlight…
10 tips for avoiding a riot on your book fair stand
In the run up to The London Book Fair 2016, we ran a series of posts on how to make the most of your visit to…
Why design matters: a photo/twitter blog
On Wednesday night EMC Design kicked off their 25th birthday celebrations in style by partnering with BookMachine to host our event ‘Why design matters: collaborating…
See next year’s visual trends at the private view of Creative in Focus
We have up to five invitations to offer to BookMachine readers to the launch of Getty Images Creative in Focus in London on Thursday 10th…
Publishing for kids: top online marketing tips
Sven Huber is founder & CEO of Boolino, Spain’s leading online platform for children’s and YA books. Over the last 15 years he has been working…
Adventures in Nature – behind the lens with Mike Gunton and David Trood
Mike Gunton, award-winning producer and Creative Director of the BBC’s Natural History Unit, and David Trood the acclaimed Australian adventure photographer and videographer, specialise in…
Publishing for kids: Top online marketing tips
Claire Morrison is the Senior Marketing Manager for DK Books. She joined DK 18 months ago to head up the marketing for children’s, education, licensing…
The business book (r)evolution: the growth spiral
For most of my working life I’ve been involved in some way with the reinvention of the book – the technical, commercial and creative aspects…
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 Shortlists Announced
The Waterstones Children’s book prize exists to reward and champion new and emerging talent in children’s books. Now in its twelfth year, it is widely…
Ten lessons I’ve learned in ten years as a freelancer
Charlie Wilson is a freelance ghostwriter, book editor and proofreader, trading as Landmark Editorial. Her book How to Succeed as a Freelancer in Publishing, co-authored with Emma Murray,…
Kid gloves: handling a sensitive cover
I stopped in my tracks when I read the Cover Brief for Alice Jolly’s memoir: Dead Babies and Seaside Towns. What a title. And the…
Kindle Instant Preview reinforces Amazon’s dominance
Ebook preview widgets have been around for quite awhile but when was the last time you saw one on a blog or website? I can’t…
What’s current with the classics?
Pan Macmillan will launch Macmillan Collector’s Library with 26 titles in July, and will publish around 100 titles in the first six months after launch. The launch follows the…
