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…
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My 2016 ebook marketplace hopes and wishes
Rather than speculate on what might happen in the ebook sector this year I thought it would be wiser to simply list the developments I’d…
2016: The death of literature?
When The Bookseller magazine asked me to prognosticate on what 2016 would hold for the publishing industry, I was only too happy to vent my…
Publishing partnerships: Joining forces to conquer the industry
Publishing partnerships are becoming increasingly popular due to the need for diversification in an industry that requires a broader range of skills and knowledge in…
What are Words Worth? Falling author earnings and what we can do
Studies across the world have shown that authors’ earnings are falling fast. Authors remain the only essential part of the creation of a book and…
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…
#publishingfail: We need to talk about failure
As JK Rowling once told a class of Harvard University students, it is impossible to live “without failing at something”. The now hyper-successful author was…
Hope and Confidence: An optimistic future for publishing
Some weeks ago, I was explaining the returns system and how integral it had become to the industry to a friend. “I get it,” he…
Independent thinking: Designing covers for self-publishers
You’ve finished! There it is, your first novel. Phew. Now it’s the easy bit, right? Just self-publish it and its ‘Kindle Million Club, here we…
Why the ‘smiling curve’ has publishers frowning
Are you familiar with the ‘smiling curve’ phenomenon? The details are provided here, but the short explanation is that a smiling curve depicts the value-add…
How to write an author bio they’ll remember
This is a guest post by Rachelle Gardner, an agent with Books and Such Literary Agency. Rachelle is also an experienced book editor, publishing coach and speaker. Here…
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Is it time to divorce the returns system?
Publishing is an unusual industry in many ways, yet perhaps the most bizarre of its kinks is the returns system. Under this system, provided certain…
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…
On experimenting with digital: Nathan Connolly interview
Nathan Connolly is the Publishing Director of Dead Ink Books. Dead Ink was founded in 2010, set up with funding from Arts Council England as…
