All authors need the right representation
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. Authors are more committed to their agent than to their publisher. That…
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Not just for hippies
This is a guest post from Jasmin Kirkbride. Jasmin is a regular blogger for BookMachine and Editorial Assistant at Periscope Books (part of Garnet Publishing).…
Wellcome Book Prize reveals 2015 shortlist
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Wellcome Book Prize, honouring work – across all genres, including both fiction and non-fiction – that focuses…
New Oxford Publishing Group conference attracts top speakers
23rd June is the first annual conference of the Oxfordshire Publishing Group and judging from the line-up, this is an event not to be missed.…
Chrissie Hynde to release memoir
Penguin Random House has announced that it will publish a memoir by musician Chrissie Hynde on 8 September.
FreeLancers in Publishing re-launch on 12th March
We’ve teamed up with the guys at the marketing alliance to re-launch FLiP – a series of informal networking events specifically for freelancers. We offer…
Why are we renewing the SYP mentor scheme for 2015?
This is a guest post from Anna Cunnane. Anna works in sales for independent non-fiction publisher Kyle Books. She is also the 2015 Chair of…
Publishing deal with Macmillan Children’s Books for Made in Me
Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired worldwide publishing rights to launch a brand co-created by author/illustrator Tom Percival and digital media company, Made in Me. The…
Bill Bryson’s first travel book in 15 years due this autumn
Today in oh holy hell I shall soon be dead: 2015 marks 15 years – 15 years – since Bill Bryson last published a book of…
Baverstock, Charkin and Somerville on how to market books
To celebrate the new version of How to Market Books (5th Edition) author Alison Baverstock will be joined by Richard Charkin, President of the International…
5 Top tips to max your backlist
Leila Dewji, publishing entrepreneur, has launched I_AM Self-Publishing, which produces beautiful books and eBooks for self-publishing authors, agents, and media companies, and gives them the…
Photo/Twitter blog from BookMachine London
This is a photo and Twitter blog by Sam Perkins (@sam_publishing), who was our official photographer for the night. She’s an Editorial Assistant at SAGE…
Walter Scott Prize longlist made public for first time
This year’s longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been revealed, the first time in the prize’s history that the longlist has…
5 Questions for Deborah Emin about Amazon and publishing
This is a guest interview with Deborah Emin. Deborah began Sullivan Street Press as a way to change the publishing paradigm. An advocate also for…
Quarto buys The Ivy Press
Yesterday The Quarto group announced the acquisition of Ivy Press for £1.3m, as well as taking on £200,000 of debt. The Quarto Group is the…
