Publishers need to emerge from the shadow of Nielsen BookScan and use their own judgement while improving non-fiction books in order to beat the digital onslaught, delegates at the Independent Publishers Guild's 50th conference heard last week.

Publishers need to become "pricing experts" and think more dynamically when...

Independent publishers have welcomed the launch of Apple’s iBooks Author self-publishing app, saying they are considering using the technology to publish digital content themselves, and batting away suggestions it could threaten their business by encouraging authors to self-publish.

The free app,...

Alma Books is planning to hire more staff and expand its non-fiction and YA lists, after reversing a loss made in its 2009 financial year.

For the year ending 31st December 2010, turnover grew nearly 70% to £629,361. Profit after tax was also up to £104,646 at the end of 2010, after making a loss of £10,437 in 2009....

Independent publishers make up three of the eight-strong shortlist in the latest Amazon Rising Stars campaign.

The promotion aims to highlight books from up-and-coming authors. Titles from Alma Books, Bitter Lemon Press, and Granta have made it to the shortlist, alongside Random House stablemates Ebury and Harvill Secker, as well as...