How to set up a publishing house: Red Button Publishing
Caroline Goldsmith and Karen Ings founded Red Button Publishing in 2012. Like many professionals working with books, the idea of running their own publishing house…
Book Publishing Business
Get a comprehensive understanding of the business of book publishing. From business management, sales, rights and licensing, through to freelancing.
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5 Questions (and a free coffee) with Blackwell’s Holborn
Steve Orchard is the shop manager of the new Blackwell’s in Holborn which opened its doors on 19th December. Having seen the interesting range of books,…
End of the book is nowhere near – New Year sees increase in sales
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. Amazon is taking over the world, booksellers are going under, ebooks are…
3 Top Tips for staying safe with eReaders
Jasmin Kirkbride is BookMachine’s new blogger. Jasmin is the Editorial Intern at Tenebris Books. She is a freelance editor and published author. You can find…
Top 5 tips for Freelancing in 2015
This is Sara Donaldson’ s second guest blog post. Sara is a freelance editor with an eye for a mystery. When not editing a range…
The End of the Indie Gold Rush?
This is a guest post from Ricardo Fayet. Ricardo is an avid reader and startup enthusiast who has been studying the publishing industry with interest…
Survey reveals industry-wide pay disparity in publishing
Later today (16/12) the House of Commons will vote on a bill brought forward by Labour MP Sarah Champion that would make the need for…
Why Is Video Conferencing Good For Business?
Any business can benefit from video conferencing. Rather than the traditional setup of meetings and consultations involving plane trips,long drives, and hotel expenses, videoconferencing opens…
5 tips to break the freelance famine
This is a guest blog from Sara Donaldson. Sara is a freelance editor with an eye for a mystery. When not editing a range of…
Licensing Seminar highlights the Hasselhoff effect
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. Late last month we hosted our inaugural Global Licensing: The Bigger Picture…
4 Questions for TLAC Printing and Publishing
This is an interview with Unambiguous Edit, and Miraz Manji and Andrew Weiner of TLAC Printing and Publishing. Both groups are hosts of a writing…
FACT: Self-publishing is not all about fiction
This is a guest post from the team at CompletelyNovel, sponsors of BookMachine Brighton (photos here). There has been a lot of media attention on…
Diversity, gender, equality, and inclusion in publishing
This is a guest post from Claire Louise Kemp, Consultant at Atwood Tate (sponsor of BookMachine Oxford on November 6). “If you want to make…
5 Questions for Jake McGraw from Refinery29 [INTERVIEW]
Host of November’s BookMachine NYC, Bree Weber, talks to speaker on the night Jake McGraw, Director of Operations at Refinery29. Grab your tickets for BookMachine…
5 questions for freelance editor and consultant Beth Cox [INTERVIEW]
BookMachine Oxford host Charly Salvesen-Ford talks to Beth Cox, freelance editor and consultant specialising in children’s books, and the star of our event on 6th…
