Keep your eyes on the prize
Book prizes have been receiving lots of scrutiny recently, with high-profile prizes such as the Costa Book Awards losing sponsorship and having to cease or…
Strategy
Seven tips for implementing new royalty management systems
Introducing a new system like royalty management software into a business can feel daunting. Leaders may be discouraged by the cost, while team members may…
Five things managers can do to help virtual teams thrive
As WFH enters into its third year, shouldn’t we be focused on thriving, not just producing? One of my personal goals is to continue to…
Audiobook audiences: an unexpected plot twist
Listening and spoken-word storytelling is flourishing. It’s a powerful global media trend. In the publishing industry, digital audiobooks are one of the fastest-growing segments, expected…
Five obstacles to royalty automation and how to overcome them
Automating the calculation and payment of royalties is a sure-fire way to improve accuracy and efficiency. As we explained in this BookMachine blog, good royalty…
How NFT digital first editions could shape the future of publishing
The interest in NFT and blockchain technology has been growing throughout 2021, and this seems likely to continue into 2022 and beyond. The music and…
Mindset: the shift from employment to self-employment
Laura Summers runs BookMachine, the fast-growing community and agency specialising in book publishing. Our mission is to provide every publishing professional in the UK knowledge,…
The art of the anthology: interview with Monstrous Regiment Publishing
We first interviewed Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond of Monstrous Regiment Publishing two years ago about their use of crowdfunding to support their first book,…
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…
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…
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…
What can publishing do about climate breakdown?
Many of us are taking steps to reduce our individual impact on the environment – but how is the publishing industry as a whole responding…
How to handle conversations that begin with “I have a good idea for a book”
Anne Trubek is the founder of Belt Publishing, a small press focused on quality non-fiction about the Rust Belt and Midwest. Her Notes from a Small…
Facebook Advertising: the small publisher’s secret weapon
Did you know the amount of time we spend on social media platforms each day has increased by a whopping 58% in the last 6…
Velocity Press: interview with founder Colin Steven
Whatever else 2019 is offering us, one thing is certain: this is a great era for small-but-powerful publishing startups. In this interview, we meet Colin…