BookMachine Unplugged: Talking Production – exploring the world outside Adobe
Wednesday 12 February saw the first BookMachine Unplugged event of 2020, with a packed house filling the Arboretum in Covent Garden. Just as with the…
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Content is still king: The first State of Media and Publishing in Digital meetup
Francesca Zunino Harper is a linguist, translator, and publishing professional. She worked in the British and international academia researching on comparative literatures, translation, and women’s and environmental…
5 Ways to Capitalize on Content Revenue
This is a guest post by Helen Elmsley. Helen is the Marketing Manager at Virtusales Publishing Solutions, creator of the industry leading Biblio3 suite of…
Making a groundbreaking animated and interactive children’s storybook
This article is by Ken Jones of Circular Software. Ken is running the Understanding eBooks day on 25th April 2018. I’ve been involved in making beautiful…
How to run successful technology projects – 5 key things to consider
Paula Neary is CEO of Ribbonfish. She has over 20 years of experience in senior roles across academic, education, trade and STM publishing. Prior to…
Thoughts on Apple Books
Bradley Metrock produced the iBooks Author Conference from 2015 through 2017, before Score Publishing acquired Digital Book World, and has authored many articles on Apple’s…
Accessibility matters: how we developed an app to make audiobooks more accessible
After 30 years in academic publishing (the final 13 years at board level) Jo Burges now co-runs i-Publishing Consultants. The team specialises in working with publishers, cultural…
Podcasts for book lovers to listen to over Christmas
Juggling lots of books at once can be overwhelming, so as we approach the end of 2017 sit back, relax, and open your ears to…
Podcasts are trending – Here’s how to start now
Podcasts have steadily gained popularity over the past few years with more people looking for on-the-go entertainment as they multitask through hustle and bustle of…
Authors: Don’t overlook audio
Audiobooks are on the rise, particularly in retail. This is the ideal time for you to reconsider audio publishing. W.F. Howes Ltd’s Acquisitions Editor, Rachel…
5 reasons to use social and mobile for scouting new talent
Sweek, a social platform for free reading and writing, and Ravensburger, a well-known German publisher, have successfully completed #SchreibMitRavensburger, a Young Adult writing contest. At…
5 things everybody gets wrong about interactive books
The widespread of interactive books coincided with me getting into publishing studies and I couldn’t be any happier to live in this amazing age.
How to price an ebook [FOR SELF-PUBLISHERS]
Setting the ideal price of your ebook is the final step of self-publishing.
My top 5 audiobooks: Why it’s worth spending a credit
Why become an audiobook subscriber? With so many storytelling subscriptions available – Netflix, Amazon Prime, the list is endless – here are just five of…
How to copyright an ebook: Facts and myths [FOR AUTHORS]
Do you know what’s the difference between DRM, ISBN and copyrights? If your answer is a clear yes, well done, you can stop reading. But…