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5 ways independent bookshops can win at social media

By Stewart Bain

Manager at The Old Library

The man who made Orkney Library’s Twitter feed a smash-hit shares the social media lessons he’s learned since moving to indie bookselling. Read more
Look to China if you want to disrupt the way we sell books

By Stéphanie Michaux

Digital publishing professional at Various

From the dominance of WeChat to the growth of staffless bookstores, China offers an intriguing set of provocations – and possibilities – to book professionals elsewhere. Read more
The book trade must stop focusing on disruption and start focusing on impact

By Alf Rehn

Book people have a brilliant history of innovation – but to tap into it, they must swap short-term solutions for big questions about impact. Read more
My Virtual Literary Festival hopes to create a unique meeting space for authors and readers across the world

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

As festival season gets in full flow, three authors are launching a virtual literary festival designed to recreate the experience in a more accessible–and affordable—way. Read more
From legacy to ‘lean’ - how publishing innovates

By Bec Evans

Co-founder at Prolifiko

From Wonderbly to Pan Macmillan to unrd, Bec Evans explores how publishers new and old are embracing lean principles to help them innovate. Read more
“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