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…
Production
Just your type – new font formats come to InDesign
The most interesting new feature of InDesign 2020 – the latest major update of our industry standard page layout software from Adobe – was the…
Production Editor [JOB POSTING]
This is a really exciting opportunity for an organised and meticulous production editor to join the emc design Publishing Services team. The production editor role…
Automation is great, but it won’t work for my books…
The most common feedback from publishers when chatting about automation is the belief that their publications are beyond what automation can do. As a book…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Charmian Allwright
Live interview with Charmian Allright (Production and Operations Director at Hachette Children’s Group) Join BookMachine on Wednesday 26th February 2020 at 1pm for a short…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Ken Jones
Live interview with Ken Jones (Director, Circular Software) Are you and your colleagues working in the smartest way? How can you achieve professional, accurate and…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Katy Banyard
Live interview with Katy Banyard (Senior Production Manager, Penguin Random House) Join BookMachine on Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1pm for a short yet inspiring…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Karina Stevens
Live interview with Karina Stevens (Production Director, Bonnier Books UK) Join BookMachine on Wednesday 5th February 2020 at 1pm for a short yet inspiring discussion…
88 mentions of Brexit. The election manifestos are published.
We are now halfway though the six-week build-up before the 2019 UK General Election and this is the week that all the major political parties…
The Publishing Machine: How automation makes space for creativity
It is a curious thing, publishing books. I’ve never been sure if it is more art or science; either way, there is no doubt that…
The making of Greta and the Giants: going green in the children’s book industry
When the incredible text of Greta and the Giants landed on our desks, we knew that it wasn’t just an opportunity to publish a great…
Keeping publishing flexible through outsourcing: interview with Just Content
Melody Dawes is the Managing Director of Just Content. With 20 years’ experience in educational and academic publishing, she set up Just Content in 2013,…
Publishing Services Provider Celebrates Huge Growth
Last week we headed to Braintree in Essex to celebrate Just Content’s first birthday party in their new offices. Just Content was founded by Melody…
Production Controller [JOB OPPORTUNITY]
Publisher: The Quarto Group Job Title: Production Controller, permanent, full time Job Location: London, UK We’re looking for an enthusiastic person looking to take the…
Production editor, Academic [JOB POSTING]
Newgen Publishing is a fast-growing publishing services company based in Gloucestershire. Part of the Newgen KnowledgeWorks group we provide UK-based editorial and project management services…