BookMachine’s January Book News
Here is my monthly round-up of book news from the publishing industry. Do let me know if you think I’ve missed anything important. With a…
Articles
Automate your way to more meaningful work
Want more time for creativity, innovation, and strategic thinking—all while improving the bottom line? Let robots do the drudge. It’s hard to overstate the turmoil…
Are you ready to use InDesign on the web?
A look at new and upcoming new methods for online copy editing, commenting and review and considering whether we should be changing our publishing wor…
Best of both worlds: Creating a combination career as a publicist and writer
The first steps in a career as a publicist I like control – in all areas of my life – but especially when it comes…
How to promote a children’s book: a primer
Promoting children’s books can be challenging. Whilst they are one of the best-selling genres of books, there are so many out there that it can…
Diversity in Action: Interview with Leonie Annor-Owiredu
Following our interview with Jaheed Hussain, which sprang from a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Leonie…
Creating a community for creatives of colour: Interview with Jaheed Hussain, founder of Fuse
After reading a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Jaheed Hussain, who contributed to that piece,…
Helvetica Now: a new chapter for an iconic typeface
In this article for BookMachine, Charles Nix, a Creative Type Director at Monotype, gives insights into the origin and development of Helvetica Now: a new chapter in…
Case Study: Designing Covers for Academic Publishing
For eight years, I’ve specialized in designing books for Academic Publishing. When I pursued book cover design, I thought I would be creating art for…
Adaptability: the key to success in design
The role of an editorial designer has gone though considerable changes in recent years, particularly in-house positions. And now, more than ever, is it important…
How we developed a user-centred interface for our publishing start-up
Where Is The Bird? – a story of augmenting reality At VIKA we make extraordinary books that blur the boundaries between real and virtual formats.…
How to help your team beat procrastination while we’re working from home
Those of us who are lucky enough to be able to work from home during this pandemic, to actually have the opportunity to keep earning…
The best leaders in publishing (and how to join them)
If you thought you were going to read about top leaders in our industry, think again! Firstly, ‘best’ is way too subjective a term, and…
Black History Month UK: An interview with Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis
To mark Black History Month in October here in the UK, we chatted to publishing and entrepreneur extraordinaries Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of Hashtag…
Build the foundations, reduce the risk: Putting good royalty management at the heart of a publishing business
What makes a great publishing business? Bestselling books is one obvious answer. But what truly set the best publishers apart are their foundations: the robust…
