A brief reaction to Victoria Barnsley's speech
Victoria Barnsley is a very wise person.That's hardly news to me. Back in the dim and distant past of ebooks - around 2007 or so, when I was first arriving in the world of publishing with a long novel...
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It’s tough to make predictions–especially about the future
John Mitchinson, co-founder of Unbound writes for FutureBook: I spent yesterday talking to authors about new book projects, learning some tricks about the dark art of search engine optimisation, and...
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Even more bushes to beat – PR in a digital world
I spent some time with Penguin’s stunning On The Road app this week, it’s a treasure trove of engaging content, illuminating back-story and to top it all off it's a book I love. However what really...
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All right, just a couple of declarations up front...This is what you might call a placed piece. I'm writing about something I'm involved in because I was asked to, and with the knowledge and consent of...
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Self-published author Catherine Ryan Howard ponders her e-book pricing strategy: In the midst of the Polly Courtney hullabaloo over the term “chick-lit”, I happened upon a somewhat snide blog comment...
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2012 Digital Perspectives: The Author
It is easy to predict that 2012 will see us celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, see the US presidential elections and enjoy the London Olympics, but it is not so easy to predict the winners and...
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24 hours of #AuthorDay
Inspired by a tweet from Waterstones University of Birmingham asking about authors on Twitter, I decided to tweet a few of my favourites. In my opinion, authors are some of the best Twitter users....
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The author paradox
For the first time this year, our Digital Census survey asked specific questions of authors. Yes, authors, like they’re important. Huh?read more
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Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing – Time For the Truth
The self-publishing industry has boomed over the last year—or maybe more accurately has been accepted. And no-one on Twitter and with an interest in the book industry can have missed the deluge of...
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Authors and book rights – some more truths
In my last blog I listed a number of truths and untruths about self-publishing vs traditional publishing, so I thought I would continue in this vein to tackle some other subjects on which I believe...
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Indie ebookstore Libiro launches
FutureBook asked Libiro's founder Ben Galley a few questions about the new ebookstore:-What is Libiro? read more
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Co-Publishing: The Third Way between Traditional Publishing and...
INTRO Thanks to the digital revolution new opportunities have arisen for both the traditional publishing and the self-publishing industries. The two businesses so far have been developing on two...
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Authors! The future of the book is you
This is a piece that James McConnachie, editor of The Author, commissioned me to write for the Spring 2014 issue of the magazine. I agreed, not least because the magazine is only available in print....
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Starting to Accept the Neighbours – @Tom_Chalmers
There was a lack of change in the air at this month’s London Book Fair, but for once this may not have been a bad thing. Settled is not the same as content but 2014 appeared to be the year too-often...
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Romantic intentions
In my head at least, book readers fall into two distinct groups. 1) Those with a To Be Read pile2) Everyone Else.I’ll be honest, the first time I came across the letters TBR on my Twitter feed I had to...
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#FutureChat: How can we pay authors what they deserve?
Each Friday, join us for a #FutureChat session, live on Twitter, at 4 p.m. London time, 11 a.m. New York time, 8 a.m. Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Berlin, 3 p.m. GMT. read more
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#FutureChat recap: How can we pay authors what they deserve?
"I'm tweeting to #FutureChat as both @NicholasLovell and @Gamesbrief. I'm confusing myself."Author and gaming-business consultant Nicholas Lovell jumped in with both Twitter accounts for our...
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And if authors were all in the same boat? #FutureChat recap
Romancing the concept of working togetherread more
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