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“There is tremendous opportunity right now for collaboration between the book industry and immersive technology”: VR pioneer Stephanie Riggs on rethinking books

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

Virtual reality pioneer Stephanie Riggs believes that, to succeed with immersive technologies, writers and publishers must rethink their approach to narrative. Read more

Can Elementari boost literacy by helping kids author interactive stories?

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

This small but ambitious startup draws on an international community of artists, educators and translators to help children create interactive stories and game books. Read more

Books outside the box: lessons for publishers from Macy’s, HBO and H&M

By Alice Revel

Founder at The Ampersand Book Company

What’s the fastest way for publishers to accelerate their innovation? By taking lessons from other industries. Here are six brands doing work that could apply to books, from Macy’s to HBO. Read more

Springer Nature hopes to spark an industry-wide AI debate with its first machine-generated chemistry book

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

From the new book by Adobe’s Chris Duffey to Edition at Play’s latest project We Kiss The Screens, it seems that using artificial... Read more

StoryFit offers AI insights to drive publishers’ decisions about books

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

This Austin-based tech company uses rich data to determine everything from optimal metadata to market fit. Read more

Is Owl Field’s interactive 3D audio drama 'the Bandersnatch of podcasts'?

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

Molly Flatt talks to Michel Lafrance about the demand for interactive audio and the launch of new storytelling podcast "3D Escape Room: Frequency". Read more

We Kiss The Screens combines multiple narratives, print-on-demand and AI to create a unique reading experience

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

Editions at Play - the Peabody Futures award-winning initiative created by UK-based publisher Visual Editions in collaboration with Google Creative Lab to explore new, dynamic... Read more

Adobe’s Chris Duffey on how AI can be used to ‘up-level’ books

By Molly Flatt

Journalist/Blogger/Broadcaster at Freelance

Chris Duffey’s new book explores the possibilities of artificial intelligence for the future of humanity – with a twist. The head of strategic developments for... Read more

Why innovative publishers are calm publishers

By Emma Barnes

C.e.o. at Consonance

I don’t have many heroes. Robert Smith of The Cure, yes, obviously. Ada Lovelace, sure. But there are few other people I feel such gratitude... Read more

Why publishing skills should be a priority for our future workforce

By Alison Baverstock

Recruitment/HR/Training at Kingston University

GCSEs are under attack and new ways are being considered to prepare our future citizens, to be both contributors to the economy and contented individuals.... Read more

The inside story behind Reedsy's new Discovery platform

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

This week FutureBook award-winning self-publishing marketplace Reedsy launched Reedsy Discovery, a new marketing platform for authors. We sat down with founder Emmanuel Nataf... Read more

Penny Magic connects with readers using themed short story 'mixtapes'

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

This Chicago-based husband-and-wife team is passionate about surfacing new authors and finding new ways to reach readers. Read more

Netflix and the art of data-driven decision making

By Mike Walsh

Author and futurist at Tomorrow

For anyone involved in the book trade, one of the most valued skills is judgment. Is this manuscript worth publishing? Is there an audience for... Read more

Don’t rage against the machine! How scholarly publishers can embrace AI

By Jennifer Schivas

Head of strategy and industry engagement at 67 Bricks

Recent predictions claim that AI will contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. From self-driving cars, personal assistants and chatbots taking on roles... Read more