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…
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#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…
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…
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…
6 changes affecting academic publishing
To celebrate Academic Book Week, we’re running a series of posts on Academic Publishing. Here are 6 of the big changes which are affecting the sector.
On outsourcing and adapting to changes in Academic publishing
To celebrate Academic Book Week, we’re running a series of posts on Academic Publishing. This is a guest post by Zeba Talkhani who works for production…
Content is no longer king. Here are 5 things that are.
This is a guest post by Nick Robinson. Nick has worked in ELT publishing since 2004 and in 2012 he founded the world’s first ELT author…
Love Losing Control: 1000 True Fans and Marketing 2.0
There is a theory stating that 1000 True Fans are all a person needs to make a living from their own products. Whether you’re selling…
Top 10 tips for crowdfunding
Norah Myers currently works on the editorial side of marketing. She assists with copywriting, proofreading, fact-checking and research. She also sources new clients for an…
Do you really need a degree to be in publishing?
Claire Maxwell works at Icon Books as their Publicity Manager. She has previously worked in journalism and bookselling, and she blogs at www.ithinkijustbloggedmyself.com. Here, at the age…
On crowdfunding your way to a publishing deal
This is a Guest Post by freelance writer and journalist, Sabuhi Gard. Here Sabuhi tells us about her experience crowdfunding for her debut children’s picture book, The Valentine’s Day…
Recruiting right: what to consider when hiring new staff
In the run up to, United, We Publish, BookMachine will be featuring a number of opinions on UNITE-focused topics such as training, pay, employment law and flexible working. This is…
Making the big move to Open Access publishing
This is a Guest Post by Alison Norwood, Publishing Manager at the Institute of Development Studies. What’s an academic journal to do when its editorial team…
The next 5 years of publishing – a photo/twitter blog
To celebrate 5 years of publishing events, BookMachine held a big birthday bash on Thursday night. Appropriately, the event was all about the next 5 years of…
The next 5 years of publishing: on connecting audiences to stories [OPINION]
In the run up to tonight’s event, Publishing: the next 5 years, BookMachine has been featuring a number of opinions about what might be next for the…
