Lower Ebook Prices Does Not Equal More Readers
Last week saw the declaration by Amazon that the dissolution of agency pricing in the US was a “big win for customer” and that they look…
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Johnny Depp Launches Imprint Exactly As You’d Expect
Seemingly confirming that the tyrannical hold of Tim Burton over Johnny Depp works on some kind of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari close-proximity hypnosis basis (Burton’s…
Storm in a crap mug: Ewan Morrison wins Not The Booker
Yeah, so Mo Yan won the Nobel, and it’s a big deal because he’s the first Chinese citizen to be made a laureate, and it’s…
Fifty Shades film finds writer, still isn’t finished
As the leaves fall from the trees, autumn descends and the turn of the seasons rolls relentlessly onward, it’s nice to be reminded that some…
6 questions for Jane Bradley of For Books’ Sake [INTERVIEW]
BookMachine is helping For Books’ Sake, a UK based webzine and community promoting and celebrating writing by women, to celebrate its second birthday. If you’re in…
Honest Publishing recruit Alan Moore for Vorrh launch
In a coup that bests the makers of any films based on his work to date, Twickenham based indie Honest Publishing have somehow managed to…
Christmas Crackers: (Auto)Biographies of 2012
The first Christmas trees are starting to spring horridly in corners of supermarkets everywhere; turkeys all over the world are being fattened for the kill;…
Casual Vacancy tops charts; in unrelated news, world keeps turning
If you have yet to reclaim your jaw from its position on the floor after last week’s totally unhyped revelation that JK Rowling had a…
5 top publishing partnerships and collaborations
In the run up to the launch of BookMachine.me I’ve picked out some of the top publishing partnerships and collaborations around. I hope it gives…
The Mission of Marion Lloyd: Insights and Inspiration from a Celebrated Children’s Publisher
This is a guest post from Margaret Eckel, who is a Publicity Assistant at Egmont Press. You can find her on Linkedin and Twitter. …
Terry Pratchett sets up no doubt whimsical media empire
Widely beloved man with a hat Terry Pratchett has announced the formation of his own fledgling multimedia empire, operating under the name Narrativia. Named for…
5 Questions for Peter McKay and Rachel Maund [INTERVIEW]
The Publishing Training Centre and Marketability are working together to promote training. Preliminary step towards takeover? Absolutely not, says…
Penguin sues authors for advances. Books are a business.
‘I don’t get up in the morning and say: Am I inspired? …No, I’m not. I won’t work. ‘cos, God, how often would I ever…
Your online presence: Reach, Trust and Discovery [PREVIEW]
We’re really chuffed that we’ve been invited to speak at the Galley Club this Wednesday. The Galley club is a social organisation for all involved…
