Why is good rights management important?
Buying and selling rights are at the heart of publishing. But, as Publishers’ Licensing Services’ Head of Legal and Policy Marjon Esfandiary writes,difficulties for some…
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Tips for managing virtual meetings and events
How do you make meaningful communication happen in virtual meetings? How can book launches and book fairs bring people together without the real-world behaviour which…
Interview with a literary agent: Sebastian Ritscher of Mohrbooks
The annual cycle of international book fairs has been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the business of publishing is continuing, as we all look…
7 little things your rights colleagues wish you knew
We Rights people often feel a little like a cult – a little misunderstood, or perhaps ‘Publishing’s best-kept secret’! It’s an exciting, fast-changing, and often…
Self-publishing audiobooks with Kobo Writing Life: Interview with Nick Coveney
Before we start talking about audiobooks, can you give us a quick intro to Kobo Writing Life? Launched in 2012, Kobo Writing Life is a…
Building Skills and Confidence in Editing: How skills training programmes can support a more diverse editorial workforce
In 2018, The Literary Consultancy offered a pilot initiative for aspiring editors, with three short seminars giving an introduction to the basics of copy-editing, proofreading…
Can design thinking transform your publishing strategy?
Wednesday 13 November saw another packed house at the Century Club in London, for the last BookMachine Unplugged event of 2019. Hosted by BookMachine Editorial…
Diversity and Inclusion: Empower your Employees
Cassie Jane Buckley is Diversity and Inclusion Executive at Oxford University Press. In this article she reflects on her work and career development in diversity…
Cover designer interview: Anna Woodbine of The Woodbine Workshop
Anna Woodbine is an independent book designer and illustrator, based in the hills near Bath. She works on all sorts of book covers from children’s…
Season of pumpkins, ghosts and… books? How Orentober made autumn bookish again
Karen Sullivan is the founder of the independent publisher Orenda Books (and Orentober!). Karen moved to the UK from Canada at the age of 21 and worked…
Keeping publishing flexible through outsourcing: interview with Just Content
Melody Dawes is the Managing Director of Just Content. With 20 years’ experience in educational and academic publishing, she set up Just Content in 2013,…
Introducing the Crip Collective: interview with Ever Dundas
What is the Crip Collective? Crip Collective is an informal Facebook group for disabled people working in the publishing industry in the UK (including emerging…
Language barriers: navigating the world of publishing jargon
In the BookMachine Editorial Board, we’ve been discussing the barriers that prevent people getting into the publishing industry. One of the factors that keep outsiders…
Agile working: How SAGE’s agile office supports cross-team collaboration
One afternoon a few weeks ago I was in that state of high productivity which is fuelled by the panic of an upcoming holiday. On…