Does the book fit in your handbag? An Editor’s top tips
This is a guest post by Phoebe Morgan. Phoebe works as an Editor at Octopus Publishing Group across a range of non-fiction titles. She blogs about…
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United, We Publish: a round up of Tuesday’s Unite workshop
Karina Maduro is an aspiring publisher, currently studying MA Publishing at UCL. Here she gives us the low down on Tuesday’s Unite event, United, We Publish.
3 reasons why you should volunteer at literary festivals
I believe that my experience as a volunteer at various literary festivals over the last four years has greatly enhanced my publishing career and my writing…
Two tick-boxes for app success
This is a Guest Post by Laura Cremer, Digital Manager at Octopus Publishing Group. Laura has been shortlisted for the FutureBook ‘Digital Achiever of the Year’…
The benefits and risks of independent publishing: Karen Sullivan interview
Karen Sullivan founded the independent publisher, Orenda Books, a little under a year ago. They publish literary and crime/thriller fiction. Karen moved to the UK…
A misnomer: why successful self-publishing is the opposite of going it alone
This is a Guest Post by Phil Williams on how collaboration is key to successful self-publishing. Phil is a writer and English tutor based in…
Conquer publishing discoverability with BIC
BookMachine Connect has been designed to solve the ‘internal’ publishing discoverability problem – this means that it helps you to find the people who really…
BookMachine Members discount for Bloomsbury Book Club
It’s that time again, when we think about BookMachine Members (not that we ever stop thinking about you, of course!) and what events they might…
An author event without the warm white wine and crisps
This is a Guest Post by Sam Eades. Sam spent eight years as a publicist working for Transworld, Headline and Pan Macmillan on authors including Neil Gaiman,…
On independent publishing and the North: Kevin Duffy interview
Kevin Duffy founded the independent publisher, Bluemoose Books, with his wife, Hetha, after re-mortgaging their house. He’s been involved in sales and marketing for the last 30 years with…
How to create shareable Facebook posts
This is a Guest Post on using Facebook to promote books by social media genie, Frances Caballo. Frances was a reporter before turning her hand to…
1000 Fake Reviewers: What does publishing’s underbelly say about us?
Once again the practice of faking bad reviews has made the headlines, but this time Amazon is the good guy. The online book retailer has…
Getting A Book Adapted into a Hollywood Film: Howard Kaplan interview
Howard Kaplan is the author of four novels, three published and one to be released around the time the Damascus Cover film (starring Jonathan Rhys…
On crowdfunding your way to a publishing deal
This is a Guest Post by freelance writer and journalist, Sabuhi Gard. Here Sabuhi tells us about her experience crowdfunding for her debut children’s picture book, The Valentine’s Day…
Working in publishing: Unite’s answers to their 15 FAQs
In the run up to, United, We Publish, BookMachine will be featuring a number of posts on employment-related topics such as training, pay, law and flexible working.…
