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, a ‘social retailer’). They’ve got a brilliant pitch, a stunning...
View ArticleBlackfriars First Digital Literary Imprint in the UK
I do love a good first. The first t-shirt day of the summer; the first beer on a night out; the first time you wear a new hoodie. Last week saw the announcement of the first digital-only literary list...
View ArticleThree Tips to Preparing for the Bookpocalypse
Last week’s IPG conference unearthed some strong criticisms of high street booksellers from Iain Dale. He slated WH Smith for their “marketing fee”, hit out at Waterstones’ changed buying policy, got...
View ArticleMind, Body, Pet and Other Genre Predictions
There are probably as many genres in the world as there are successful living writers. We all know about misery memoir, chick-lit, sick lit, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, dystopian romance,...
View ArticleGender has no place in media coverage of book awards
The shortlist for one of the most coveted awards in science fiction was announced last week – the Arthur C. Clarke award for 2013 has an incredible line up of SF names, or, if you read The Guardian, is...
View ArticleBooks Are My Bag Campaign Announced, Targeting Bookshops, Readers and Cockhats
If the internet has proven anything, it’s that if someone famous does something, normos (everyone who is non-famous) will also do it in a misjudged attempt to be famous. That, and the fact there’s no...
View ArticleInternational Collaboration In Publishing: Why Being Old is a Good Thing
Note from the editor: If you’re free on Thursday 23rd May, please do join us at BookMachine Unplugged, as our top speakers discuss collaboration and what they have learned from the projects they have...
View ArticleFuturebook Innovation Workshop: Looking Beyond the Ebook
The phrase can’t see the wood for the trees is most often used in a reflective situation framed by the word ‘I didn’t, or ‘we couldn’t', rather than ‘we can’t’ or ‘we don’t', because it’s generally...
View Article5 Questions for Jamie McGarry of Valley Press [INTERVIEW]
Earlier this year, Valley Press published an anthology of short stories by writers under 25 featuring yours truly called Front Lines (here’s a review and here’s a buy link, if you should so care),...
View ArticleFinding Feminism: A Woman In Publishing
or If I Was A Car, I Would Run You Down Four years ago, I would have probably said we don’t need feminism anymore. I would have said we’re doing ok as a culture and don’t sweat the small stuff like...
View ArticleBlockbuster, 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 was still going. Very tongue-in-cheek, but...
View Article5 Questions for Tom Chalmers, Managing Director of IPR License [Interview]
Something we’ve heard a lot of lately is that publishers have to diversify the way they deal with copyright, a large part of which is selling or acquiring rights outside the traditional publishing...
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