Introducing The Riff Raff: A new writers’ community
Amy Baker is a freelance writer and the author of travel humour memoir, “Miss-Adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America”.…
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Quarto launches Spanish language imprint
The Quarto group already sells books across 50 countries and in 39 languages. This week they expanded on this further, with the launch of Quarto Iberoamericana –…
BookMachine April Wrap: Publishing stories from around the web
This month in publishing news, there has been an unusual obsession with the smell of books. Not only did scientists pin-point that distinctive smell of…
New sales and marketing structure at The Quarto Group
Since 2016, The Quarto Group’s 48 imprints have been set to run as creatively independent businesses all supported and serviced by a global, central platform.…
5 years since launching whitefox: founder insight interview
In the run up to celebrating 5 years of whitefox at their birthday bash, we wanted to interview John Bond about his experience of setting…
Strength in numbers: Why bringing independent publishers together works
I once worked for a start-up in which, with the grand total of four years under my belt, I was the person with the most…
Behind the scenes at Blackwell’s: What publishers can learn from a bookselling icon
Last week I was lucky enough to receive a VIP behind-the-scenes tour of Blackwell’s flagship store in Broad Street, Oxford. The point of the exercise,…
Print’s not dead, so what’s next for it? [Winning blog idea March]
Each month BookMachine offers a community member, with great ideas, the chance to write on the site. March’s winner was Percie Edgeler who writes about the…
Startup Snapshot: Squirl
Jef Van der Avoort is co-founder of Squirl, the first location-based book discovery app. Previously he helped brands like LEGO, Philips and Hasbro to create engaging…
Difficult authors: 14 tips for editors
Editors deal with all types of clients. Many of them are pleasant and easy to work with. Some can be very difficult. In a previous…
17 ways to annoy an editor
Editors deal with all types of clients. Many of them are pleasant and easy to work with. Some can be very difficult. Freelance copy-editor Sue…
How to network when you’re naturally shy
Networking is crucial in business. But what happens when you’re shy or feel overwhelmed at big events with new people? Stephanie Cox shares some valuable…
Exciting new chapter in Paddington’s history announced at Bologna Book Fair
Vivendi, who took full ownership of the Paddington brand worldwide in 2016, and HarperCollins Children’s Book, home of Paddington Bear publishing for sixty years, presented…
Publishing and Positioning: What thought leadership means for authors
My mum received a Christmas card from an old friend a few years back with a brief update on family news, including this plaintive summary:…
Instagram Brand Building for Writers
Carly Watters is a VP and Senior Literary Agent at P.S. Literary. Here she shares her top tips on Instagram brand-building for us to share…
