The impact of Instagrammed selfies on publishing
In the run up to BookMachine Week (23 – 27th February), we have been thinking about images and publishing. On a typical day you probably…
Art, illustration and picture research
An interview with Tim Pilcher ahead of BookMachine Brighton
This is a guest interview with Tim Pilcher. Tim has spent over 25 years working in comics and publishing at DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, Comics International,…
Picking the right images for your book
This is a guest interview with Rebecca Swift, Director of Creative Planning at iStock (speaker at BookMachine Oxford during BookMachine Week) 1. What advice would…
How to pick the best cover image ever
This is a guest blog post from Stacie Vander Pol. Stacie is a marketing entrepreneur with nearly 10 years of dedication to self-publishing. Through her experience publishing hundreds of titles, she knows…
From scarcity to ubiquity: digitisation in photography
This is a guest post from Rebecca Swift, Director of Creative Planning at iStock (speaker at BookMachine London this Thursday) Last year Facebook revealed that…
Social Media at Getty Images
This is a guest post from Toby Hopkins, Senior Account Manager at Getty Images (sponsor of next month’s BookMachine London). “Does Getty Images have a…
5 Questions for Giuseppe Castellano [INTERVIEW]
In the run up to BookMachine New York, we’re running a set of interviews with publishing professionals connected to the City, with an interesting story…
Design considerations when Publishing to a Global Market [VIEWPOINT]
A couple of months I wrote an article for the Futurebook blog in recognition of the site’s world-wide reach, and I thought it was time…
How to get your favourite book on your wall; 5 questions for Carl Pappenheim of Spineless Classics [INTERVIEW]
Spineless Classics have hit on a novel concept that’s sure to turn book-worms into an art lovers: you choose a book from their list of…
