Should We Publish New Adult Fiction for LGBT Readers?
This is a guest post from Margaret Eckel, who is Prizes & Awards Officer at Booktrust. You can find her on Linkedin and Twitter. If…
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Independent bookshops continue to disappear from high street
The Booksellers Association last week released its annual membership figures, and they made for grim reading for lovers of independent bookshops: for the sixth year…
Could Bookish Be The Next Big Online Retailer?
Last week saw the launch of Bookish in the US – a new, and frankly bloody stunning book discovery/online retailer (or as I call them,…
Chick lit officially bad for you, claims study
Defenders of lost causes, prepare to fortify the frontlines: Anyone who has previously had cause to deride ‘chick lit’ – whether out of genuine frustration…
Blockbuster, HMV, and the Death of the High Street
Last week, I heard someone say they were surprised by the news that Blockbuster had gone into administration – surprised, because they didn’t know Blockbuster…
Is Re-Publishing a Self-Published Book a Good Idea?
In the last two years, a lot of publishers have been buying into self-published ebook successes in a big way. There’s the Amanda Hocking trilogy,…
6 questions for Adrian Hon of Six to Start [INTERVIEW]
Adrian Hon is the Founder and Chief Creative at Six to Start, an award-winning online games company. Working with the likes of Penguin Books, Disney and…
Archway ‘self publishing service’ welcomed by no authors anywhere. Ever.
Last week, Simon and Schuster US announced the new publishing ‘service’, Archway, which, for a fee of between $1,599 and $24,999, offers help to authors wanting…
The Write Lines: How to build a career and profile as a writer [PODCAST]
Sue Cook talks to Julie Cohen (novelist, tutor), Sue Moorcroft (novelist, short story writer, tutor) and Nicola Morgan (fiction for children/YA and non-fiction for adults,…
5 Questions for Travis Alber [INTERVIEW]
In the run up to BookMachine New York, we’re running a set of interviews with publishing professionals connected to the City,…
Publishers, We Need to Talk
There are very few things in life that make my blood boil more than someone tearing down the industry I work in with false accusations…
5 Questions for John Bond [INTERVIEW]
John Bond has spent over twenty years in UK trade publishing, encompassing roles such as Marketing Director at Penguin and Group Sales and Marketing Director…
Lower Ebook Prices Does Not Equal More Readers
Last week saw the declaration by Amazon that the dissolution of agency pricing in the US was a “big win for customer” and that they look…
9 questions for Dean Johnson [INTERVIEW]
In the run up to BookMachine Unplugged we interviewed Dean Johnson of Brandwidth. Dean will be talking at Unplugged about Brandwidth’s latest project The Numinous…
