#kindleweek: What now for the Kindle? 5 Things Amazon might do next
Amazon have done well from the Kindle – a contraption that, for some, seems to look like a relic from 10 years ago, running books…
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#kindleweek: Did we mention we’re talking about Kindles this week? We totally are.
If you’ve been on this site or checked out our Twitter feed at any time since Monday, you may have noticed that we’re in the…
#kindleweek: Top 5 Tips for Kindle Publishers
I’ve been producing Kindle-ready ebooks for a while now. Through a process of trial and error (sometimes it’s been a trial, and I’ve made lots…
#kindleweek: 7 questions for Kindle Authors UK [INTERVIEW]
Kindle Authors UK is a group of UK authors collaborating to publish new and out of print titles for the Kindle, whilst seamlessly combining…
BookMachine Weekly BookWrap: publishing stories from around the web
Dilemmas, dilemmas. The New York Times is Deciding on a Book, and How to Read It, meanwhile, as the Tribune Company develops its own tablet,…
The Children’s Crusade: of book bans, high schools and “Slaughterhouse-Five”
A couple of weeks ago, word got out that Republic High School in Missouri had banned Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five from all classrooms and the shelves…
Help! I Need an Editor! [Nicola Morgan interview]
The relationship between an author and editor is a crucial one. If you get it right, it can help the whole publishing process. Here Becky Hearne…
There’s no E in book: 5 non-digital book-based innovations
Printed books will never really go away. They’ll be superseded by e-books, sure. They’ll become a minority interest. They’ll be treated as relics of a…
Making time for face-time
Helen Stevens, Marketing and PR Director for the Society for Editors and proofreaders (SfEP), talks about communication. Despite many of us being able to work…
BookMachine Weekly BookWrap: publishing stories from around the web
The mainstream media seems to be of the impression that publishing is awash with fear: “The printed book is doomed: here’s why” says The Telegraph,…
How to get in to the mobile app game without losing your shirt
Ustwo’s Nursery Rhymes iPad app by most measures is a success. An innovative interactive ebook, by mid-June after less than four months it had…
The COMPLETE digital publisher
Over at BookMachine’s LinkedIn group of late, there’s been some chatter around the subject of publishing courses. With this in mind, we’ll be aiming to…
BookMachine Weekly BookWrap: publishing stories from around the web
This week Mr Jobs finally enforced his in-app purchase rules, leaving companies scrambling to devise ways of Sidestepping Apple: From Amazon to Condé Nast, Companies…
6 questions for Jon Reed [INTERVIEW]
Jon Reed is an author and social media consultant who previously worked in publishing for 10 years. He runs the blog Publishing Talk, and offers social media…
5 things authors should know about bookshop events
Becky Hearne is a former bookshop Events Coordinator, and has run book launches, talks, school events and unusual book-related fun, such as literary speed dating.…
