Get inspired to be more innovative, with the FutureBook BookTech awards
We’re told that publishing should be more innovative. We get it – innovation will help build a robust industry for the future. But where do…
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The making of Greta and the Giants: going green in the children’s book industry
When the incredible text of Greta and the Giants landed on our desks, we knew that it wasn’t just an opportunity to publish a great…
Frustrated with EPUB? You need OMGPUB!
For illustrated publishers, interactive EPUB has never really worked. Typical reflowable EPUBs are too plain and simplistic and although visually rich and interactive EPUBs are…
Top 5 tips to publish your interactive content with confidence
Beyond creating a cover and converting an MS Word file, ebooks are evolving – exponentially. Yet, bridging the gap between traditional print methods with digital…
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…
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…
Love Audio Week: Celebrating audio publishers
Eliza Kavanagh is Communications Manager at the Publishers Association and has managed the Love Audio campaign since its inception in 2017. Love Audio Week is…
MA audio publishing module made available for the first time at the University of Central Lancashire
We spoke with Debbie Williams, Director and Associate Professor of Publishing at the University of Central Lancashire on their new module entirely dedicated to audio…
Why publishers should be like Bond (James Bond)
Last week I gave a talk at the CoreSource user group on success and agility. Ingram Content Group itself exemplifies both: over the last 20…
Smart phones: Changing the rules of the game
Jacob Cockcroft is Co-Founder and CEO of The Pigeonhole, a made-for-mobile digital book club, serialising their books in installments delivered straight to a reader’s virtual bookshelf on the…
Four players in the book business with the power to rewrite some of the rules
The news came recently that ReaderLink has purchased Anderson News. Those two companies have been the leading suppliers of books to the mass merchandisers: primarily Wal-mart,…
Here’s where innovative publishers need to focus
There are a number of key attributes successful publishers will be known for in the future. These core capabilities will be very different from the…
The next 5 years of publishing: Alison Jones interview
On the 8th June we’re launching the third title in the Snapshots series, BookMachine on publishing: the next 5 years, with a free event in four cities.…
The next 5 years of publishing: Seonaid MacLeod interview
On the 8th June we’re launching the third title in the Snapshots series, BookMachine on publishing: the next 5 years, with a free event in four cities.…
The next 5 years of publishing: Jasmin Kirkbride interview
On the 8th June we’re launching the third title in the Snapshots series, BookMachine on publishing: the next 5 years, with a free event in four cities.…