The FutureBook Conference celebrated its fifth anniversary with a line-up including rapper Akala, the leaders of some of UK publishing's biggest companies, and the first BookTech Showcase. The use of data and the increase in mobile users were major themes of the event, which also saw the awarding of the FutureBook Awards. Here is the day in pictures. Akala performs a piece from his graphic novel The Ruins of Empires. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Publishers need to hire people who are curious, and must ensure they have adequate support systems to retain staff, Orion's digital marketing director Marissa Hussey told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Speed and transparency are two of the key benefits publishers are gaining by incorporating digital into their editorial processes, the FutureBook Conference heard today (14th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharing on Facebook makes users 81 times more likely to turn into paying customers, the Futurebook Conference has heard. In a panel entitled What Does the Future Publisher Look Like? Andrew Savikas, c.e.o of Safari Books Online, said: "If you give people the opportunity to share, that makes... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the digital age companies should chase audiences rather than revenues, Carla Buzasi, global c.e.o. of WGSN, told the FutureBook conference today (14th November). Speaking about her former role as founding editor of The Huffington Post, Buzasi said: “I didn’t have to think about print [versus... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow m.d. Kate Wilson has been named most inspiring digital publishing person at the FutureBook Innovation Awards. Wilson was named as the winner at a ceremony held at the FutureBook Conference in central London this afternoon (14th November), beating a shortlist that also included Unbound... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book pioneer Bob Stein is to join the ‘big ideas’ panel at FutureBook 2014. The last minute addition of Stein means bookings for The Bookseller’s digital publishing conference will now remain open for another five hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo America will run from Wednesday May 27th to Friday May 29th in 2015, while BookCon will be held over the May 30-31 weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow will next year turn its fairy tale apps, including recent addition Jack and the Beanstalk, into picture books. Digital manager Tom Bonnick told The Bookseller the decision was a “no-brainer” because of all the “fantastic artwork” he had from animator and illustrator Ed Bryan. “We... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minister for schools Nick Gibb will talk about the government’s plans for educational reform at the PA/BESA Education conference later this month. The conference is organised by the Publisher’s Association (PA) in partnership with the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) and is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has acquired the new children’s book from US actor and comedian B J Novak. The Book With No Pictures begins by suggesting that non-illustrated books seem serious and boring, but goes on to use words read aloud in an original and humorous way, in a shared reading experience illustrated in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is bringing forward the publication of Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan in light of Malala’s recent win of the Nobel Peace Prize, and will publish it next week. The picture book tells the stories of Malala Yousafzai, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first time in the five years of the FutureBook Digital Census, more respondents say they commonly read on an iPad (41.9%) than do a Kindle (37.9%). However, Amazon is still by far the dominant retail site for buying ebooks. The results, from FutureBook’s Digital Census completed by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carla Buzasi, the Huffington Post UK’s founding editor-in-chief and now global chief content officer on trends business WGSN, is the third keynote speaker at FutureBook 2014, joining digital entrepreneur George Berkowski, and Penguin Random House UK chief executive Tom Weldon, at Europe’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger has acquired The First Slodge, the new picture book by author Jeanne Willis and illustrator Jenni Desmond. “We constantly look to diversify the Little Tiger list, and create surprising and inspiring picture books,” said publisher Jude Evans. “Jeanne’s text for The First Slodge... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books are continuing to provide the strongest growth in digital, according to early results of the FutureBook Digital Census, with a majority of respondents expecting the subscriptions model to become the most viable new model to emerge in the marketplace. So far more than 1,000 respondents... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From a Canadian bookshop opened by Alice Munro in the 1960s to one in the island of Santorini started by drunk Oxford students, some of the worlds most exotic booksellers feature in The Bookshop Book, published as part of a UK-wide Books are My Bag campaign to support the bookselling industry in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Frankfurt Book Fair's CONTEC conference, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger spoke about how big data can revolutionize publishers' products, services and insights. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indonesia, prior to its turn as Guest of Honor in 2015 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, is serving up a top roster of authors and thinkers to whet your appetite for next year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How can the digital age use the tried-and-true concept of a picture book to create something new and wonderful for children? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Illustrators, the organizer of MoCCA Arts Festival, the annual indie comics show, announced plans to move the show to a new venue in 2015 in addition to releasing names of the initial guest artists for 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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