6 mistakes to avoid when diversifying published content
The theory of diversifying published content is well-established among publishers in the modern industry. We all know that stories can be told in many different…
10 things we learned about omnichannel selling at #Quantum16
Matthew Walsh (Retail Membership Manager, IMRG), Kieron Smith (Digital Director, Blackwells) and Matt Haslum (Consumer Marketing Director, Faber and Faber) formed the panel discussing omnichannel…
The Pigeonhole: Serialised, sociable and gamified reading
The Pigeonhole provides readers with serialised, sociable and gamified content. They can join public reading groups or create their own private ones, and save, highlight…
On audio books and their future: Ali Muirden interview
Ali Muirden divides her time between running her own digital publishing company, Creative Content and working on a freelance and consultancy basis for her publishing…
2016: A license to innovate
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License, on rights and licensing in 2016. The advent of any New Year…
Blook your blog: How to turn your blog posts into a book
Turning blog posts into books (or blooks) is on the rise, with companies like Blurb even offering specific production and print services. But the style, format and…
Companion publishing: How digital can complement print
The beauty of the web is that feedback for what I write here is spread across a variety of platforms. These days it seems most…
Two tick-boxes for app success
This is a Guest Post by Laura Cremer, Digital Manager at Octopus Publishing Group. Laura has been shortlisted for the FutureBook ‘Digital Achiever of the Year’…
The next 5 years of publishing: on connecting audiences to stories [OPINION]
In the run up to tonight’s event, Publishing: the next 5 years, BookMachine has been featuring a number of opinions about what might be next for the…
The next 5 years of publishing: jetpacks and hoverboards [OPINION]
In the run up to Publishing: the next 5 years, BookMachine will be featuring a number of opinions about what might be next for the…
On launching a digital book platform: Emmanuel Kolade interview
Emmanuel Kolade is co-founder of Shulph – a new way to sync your physical and digital bookshelves. Here Stephanie Cox interviews him about Shulph and…
Short Story, Tall Order: On adapting short fiction for digital audiences
This is a guest post from Jasmin Kirkbride. Jasmin is a regular blogger for BookMachine and Editorial Assistant at Periscope Books (part of Garnet Publishing).…
Audio rights making waves
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. It’s a bit of a contradiction in terms but one of the…
Reading on mobile devices: Sarah Franklin interview
Sarah Franklin is the founder and host of Short Stories Aloud, described as ‘one of the most successful, most joyful, regular literary events in Oxford’.…
Mobile Reading: Why it Matters
This is a guest blog post by Nancy Brown. Nancy is currently managing Worldreader’s content acquisition in Southeast Asia by working with publishers and authors…
