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Want to know the future of publishing? Look to business books

By Alison Jones

Director at Practical Inspiration Publishing

This week I’m looking forward to piling into a hotel room with around 20 other book- and business-people to argue feverishly about business books for... Read more

Want to make your writing more collaborative, cross-platform and creative? Try Collab Writers

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

After collaborating on a novel, two time-poor but idea-rich writers have launched a community to help other ambitious authors connect, collaborate and create. Read more

We need to put books back at the heart of British culture

By Sharmaine Lovegrove

Publisher at Dialogue Books

In December, Sharmaine Lovegrove was named FutureBook Person of the Year at the FutureBook Live 2018 conference. Here, she shares her hopes for what the... Read more

5 things inspiring The Literary Consultancy's Aki Schilz right now

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

The director of TLC and writers' champion shares five things inspiring her to think and work differently right now. Read more

Poetry platform Poetizer hopes to put the soul back into social media

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This Prague-based startup hopes to connect poetry lovers through a social network driven by free speech and shared values. The pitch Poetizer is... Read more

Publishing innovators identify the big disruptions for books in 2019

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

2018 saw FutureBook launch the FutureBook 40, its annual list of exciting publishing innovators in the UK. It's a mix of publishers, agents, writers, booksellers,... Read more

The big question for books now: how do we make people care?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

How do we make people care about what we do? The slightly weird days between Christmas and New Year - often grey and a little bit... Read more

HeyWow! hopes to crack the children's book market with new personalisation software

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

The personalised kids' books trend keeps on trucking - and the duo behind this Scottish startup thinks their 'doing' books, featuring real children's faces, give it an edge.... Read more

Dr Barry Clayton and the strange world of Amazon book reviews

By Alex Christofi

Senior commissioning editor at Oneworld

Dr Barry Clayton loves to review books on Amazon. In fact, he reviews so many books that he is, at the time of writing, the... Read more

Finally, academic publishing is catching up with the future

By Esther Harris

Co-founder at Bookollective

Santa hasn’t even come down the chimney yet but the talk in academic publishing definitely has a feel of 1 Jan about it - everyone at... Read more

PSYT aims to be the Headspace of self-development books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

How can you help readers turn self-development books into self-development reality? London-based startup PSYT believes it has the answer... Read more

How do you get busy online addicts to notice your book?

By Damian Dutton

CEO at BeeLiked

Hello, is there anyone listening? If you have lifted your head to answer such a question during the morning commute, you may have noticed the... Read more

The British Library recorded every keystroke it took to write this novel - now the data is out

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

C M Taylor teaches on the Publishing Degree at Oxford International Centre for Publishing. He's also a freelance editor and an author who has been nominated for the... Read more

"It's been a revelation": why Simon Mayor and Hilary James's new book uses AR

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Last Friday saw the annual FutureBook of the Year Award go to The Ghostkeeper's Journal and Field Guide, "the world's first augmented reality novel" written and produced... Read more

Amazon is more dangerous than ever—and publishers need a plan

By Alice Revel

Founder at The Ampersand Book Company

Amazon’s dubious ethical employment standards are nothing new. You know the ecommerce giant is unrivalled when it comes to logistics and infrastructure. And their unscrupulous... Read more