10 Things you need to know before you start to publish
Do you ever think that you know SO much about publishing, but have missed the memo on how to set up a bar code or…
Independent publishing
Why small publishers sell more books with Nielsen Book2Look
Small independent publishers and self-published authors need to maximize the impact of their books and ensure they are easily found on the Internet. Ralph Möllers,…
6 tips for growing an indie press
Bloodhound Books was founded in August 2014 by author, Betsy Reavley and sales & marketing man Fred Freeman. They saw a gap in the market…
New children’s book publisher: Richard Carman interview
Fourth Wall is a brand new children’s book publishing company based in the Wirral. They pride themselves on standing out from most other publishers as…
Translated literature: Is the buzz to be believed?
Jonathan Ruppin is Literary Director at digital start-up Orson & Co and the founder of the English PEN Translated Literature Book Club. He was a…
It pays to work in independent publishing
Ahead of BookMachine’s event on pay and working conditions in publishing, the Independent Publishers Guild’s chief executive Bridget Shine looks at working life in the…
Getting a book noticed: 4 tips from the UK’s bestselling indie author
Rachel Abbott self-published her first novel, Only the Innocent, in 2011 through Kindle Direct. It reached the number 1 spot in the Kindle store just over three months…
Every business book is a start-up?
It’s a terrible irony of nonfiction publishing that the people with the most interesting things to say are often too busy actually doing their thing…
On experimenting with digital: Nathan Connolly interview
Nathan Connolly is the Publishing Director of Dead Ink Books. Dead Ink was founded in 2010, set up with funding from Arts Council England as…
The benefits and risks of independent publishing: Karen Sullivan interview
Karen Sullivan founded the independent publisher, Orenda Books, a little under a year ago. They publish literary and crime/thriller fiction. Karen moved to the UK…
On independent publishing and the North: Kevin Duffy interview
Kevin Duffy founded the independent publisher, Bluemoose Books, with his wife, Hetha, after re-mortgaging their house. He’s been involved in sales and marketing for the last 30 years with…
From book blogger to independent publisher
This is a guest blog by Thom Cuell. Thom is the Managing Director of Dodo Ink, an independent publisher specialising in difficult and daring fiction.…
On launching an independent press: Jamie McGarry interview
Valley Press is an independent publisher of poetry, non-fiction and fiction, founded in 2008, and run as a full-time business since January 2011. Here Stephanie…
On launching Books On The Underground: Hollie Belton interview
You just finished that amazing book you’ve been reading, and you want to share it with the world? Well that’s what Hollie Belton wanted to…
Publishing Yourself
Lisa Edwards runs her own independent publishing consultancy, Redwood Tree Publishing. She has twenty years’ experience in the publishing industry, primarily in children’s books, where…
