Last week The Bookseller held its first face-to-face event for 18 months: the FutureBook Conference took place on Friday 19th November, with about 250 delegates, speakers, sponsors, colleagues and volunteers at the event space at 155 Bishopsgate joining the more than 600 individuals who watched... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 13:12:27 UTC ]
Booktopia co-founder and c.e.o. Tony Nash, who will be interviewed as part of this year’s FutureBook Conference, discusses how he spotted a gap in the online retail marketplace, and helped Australian publishers resist Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 10:37:03 UTC ]
The publishing industry should trust and listen to its communications teams to see greater change and audience growth, PR professionals said at The Bookseller's FutureBook conference on Tuesday (17th November). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 06:55:46 UTC ]
Exclusive research into the growing audiobook market conducted by Harris Interactive is to presented at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller's publishing conference. The study, along with panels on audiobook recording, commissioning, new technology, retailing, and podcasting will form the basis... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 08:41:01 UTC ]
FutureBook has launched an audio originals writing competition, which will see the winning work published as an audiobook and the successful author hosted at the FutureBook Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 00:18:49 UTC ]
Delegates at this year’s FutureBook Conference will have the chance to receive a full day of training into coding, as part of the event. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 14:40:06 UTC ]
At this year's FutureBook conference in London, attendees from across the U.K. discussed trends in downloadable audiobooks, voice technology, and podcasts, and how publishers could compete with rivaling forms of entertainment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
FutureBook is partnering with social reading app The Pigeonhole to run a short story competition exploring the future of the book. The winning author is to be hosted at the FutureBook Conference, 30th November. Judges will be Molly Flatt, author and associate editor of FutureBook; Anna Jean... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Educational publishers should be focusing on technology that can actively help improve teaching and learning, Hodder Education m.d Liz Tribe has told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading questions and an extensive three-tracked structure frame the programming of this year's FutureBook conference from The Bookseller team in London. The post FutureBook’s 2017 Triple Threat: Big Asks and Diverse Voices appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dr Sue Black is to present the FutureBook Awards at this year’s FutureBook Conference, to be held on 1st December in London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alex Reads, Rai, and Derek Owusu, the creators of the books and pop-culture podcast Mostly Lit, are to bring their live show to the FutureBook Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print and ebook sales are on the rise, while audiobook sales are seeing rapid growth despite being largely untapped by most publishers, according to early results from The Bookseller’s Digital Census, the annual tracker of the digital transformation run annually ahead of the FutureBook Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 50 speakers from across the publishing, retail and entertainment industries will address delegates at December’s FutureBook Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 40 people, platforms and products have been shortlisted for this year’s coveted FutureBook Awards, with the winners to be announced at the FutureBook Conference on 1st December. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's Digital Census has launched, with this year's results to be released ahead of the FutureBook Conference on 1st December 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chantal Restivo-Alessi, chief digital officer and executive vice-president, international, at HarperCollins Publishers, is to give the closing morning keynote at this year’s FutureBook Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Word gets around quickly when products disappoint.' That and other cautions led a special programming sequence at London's FutureBook Conference this month. The post Sector Spotlight: Three Expert Observations on Ed-Tech in the UK appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid rising audiobook sales, the FutureBook Conference's focus on the sector offered upbeat statistics and audience demographics. The post Back to The FutureBook: Audio Gets Its Own Channel at the Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
In three of Cambridge University Press' journals, Overleaf arrangement offers authoring tools. And eight awards are part of the FutureBook Conference. The post International Notes: Cambridge University Press and Overleaf; FutureBook Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]