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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

Associate editor at FutureBook

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

Associate editor at FutureBook

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

Digital publisher PressPad offers authors a new embeddable bookshop

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

PressPad hopes the tech behind its new embeddable digital store will help authors improve their conversion rate from clicks to sales. Read more

Ex-Spotify VP Angela Watts on bringing her learnings to Story Terrace

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Story Terrace, the Netherlands-founded autobiography publishing service that launched in the UK in 2015, announced last week that former eBay executive Francois Coumau and... Read more

5 things inspiring indie publisher Sam Hutchinson right now

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

The founder of b small publishing and Bookseller Rising Star shares five things inspiring him to think and work differently right now. Read more

Baby BSL aims to spread British Sign Language with an immersive multimedia storybook

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This unique book, still in user-testing phase, is the only product to use British Sign Language in conjunction with AR/MR technology. Read more

Academic piracy: where next?

By Matthew Jones

VP content acquisition and strategy at Perlego

In 2018, e-book piracy websites received over 800 million visits; a number expected to rise by at least a third in 2019. The scale of... Read more

Books outside the box: lessons for publishers from WeWork, Adidas and IKEA

By Alice Revel

Founder at The Ampersand Book Company

Why do publishers consistently fail to innovate, asks the Ampersand Book Co's Alice Revel. Isn't business as usual getting a little boring? Read more

Can new writers' community Write Together "make blogs great again"?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This Amsterdam-based writing platform from journalist-developer Owen Williams aims to take the fear out of blogging for aspiring writers. The pitch Write Together is... Read more

Can the concept of the Minimal Viable Product work for books?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

You may have noticed that the startup world is somewhat obsessed with the concept of the MVP. Defined by Wikipedia "as a product with just... Read more

Algorithms, trends and partnerships: the inside story of Wattpad books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Last week saw the launch of Wattpad Books, the first-ever publishing division from the hugely popular global storytelling platform. Combining human editorial with Wattpad’s Story DNA Machine Learning... Read more