How to attract and connect with international rights buyers
Gone are the days when entering a new territory would mean a publisher having to set up an office and staff there, or a perspective…
Sales, rights and licensing
Twitter Tips from a Literary Agent: Juliet Mushens interview
Juliet Mushens is an agent in the UK literary department of UTA. She was highly commended by The Bookseller in their Agent of the Year…
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…
Big money from the small screen
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. For many publishers and authors, the Willy Wonka style gold ticket can…
Build or borrow: Making the most of digital distribution platforms
Last week, Apple announced partnerships with 50 publications across 18 publishers, who had all signed up to provide content for the new Apple News app.…
Publishing focuses on Chinese market for BIBF
The Chinese book market continues to generate much interest amongst IPR members and with the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) only weeks away these conversation…
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…
The Girl on the Train shatters sales records
Paula Hawkins’ novel The Girl on the Train has broken UK sales records this week, claiming its 20th consecutive week atop the hardback fiction bestseller…
Permission to talk about licensing…
When we talk about rights and licensing one of the most underestimated components in this sector are permissions. In many ways they are the unsung…
Shockwaves and Censorship: how the Arab spring has affected publishing across the Middle East
This is a guest blog by Anna Cunnane. Anna is Export Sales Manager at Kyle Books and Chair of the Society of Young Publishers. In…
Beware the Green light on copyright
This is a guest post from Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at IPR License. The days, weeks and months leading up to the UK general election…
Top Tips for Attending Book Fairs
This is a guest post from Alex Hippisley-Cox. Alex is a freelance publicist and Head of PR for the Frankfurt Book Fair in the UK.…
How to use consumer insight to improve book sales [INTERVIEW]
This is a guest post from Louise Vinter. Louise is Head of Consumer Insight at Penguin Random House UK, having previously held the role at…
How can I be better about asking for permissions?
This is a sponsored guest post from Jonathan Griffin. Jonathan is Deputy CEO of the Publishers Licensing Society. Requesting permission to reuse content for a…
5 Questions for Deborah Emin about Amazon and publishing
This is a guest interview with Deborah Emin. Deborah began Sullivan Street Press as a way to change the publishing paradigm. An advocate also for…
