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FutureBook's first ever short story competition asks writers to imagine the future of the book

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Calling all writers! Could you create a fresh and exciting vision of the future of the book? For years, the FutureBook conference has been pretty bold... Read more

Serial Box reinvents Exquisite Corpse as a one-day live book serial

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Regular FutureBook readers will know that one of our pet topics is the need for book-related events to evolve. So we were pleased when we caught... Read more

The Pound Project wants to make crowdfunding books accessible to all

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This Birmingham-based independent publisher aims to take the fear out of book-based crowdfunding - and give authors a sustainable slice of the pie. Read more

Publishing innovators! It's time to enter the 2018 FutureBook Awards

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Yes, it's that time again. The 2018 FutureBook Awards are now open to entries - and this year we've whittled them down to just five... Read more

"The B2C model was flawed": what Recipe Guru learnt about subscription publishing

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Last month we published a profile of ckbk, a new startup dubbed "the Spotify of cookbooks". Then the founders of Recipe Guru got in... Read more

8 things to include in your author social media strategy

By Jon Reed

Founder at Publishing Talk

Social media is one of the best ways to connect with readers, build a large, engaged audience - and promote your books. Whether you’re an... Read more

Ricoh's Clickable Paper connects printed text with online content

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

A collaboration between Cal Poly and Ricoh has resulted in a smart new app that bridges the gap between printed text - of any type and age -and the web. Read more

Join us at FutureBook Live 2018: Provoke, Predict, Play

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Are you sitting comfortably? Well, it’s time to get the hell up, try something new and start taking more risks. Because this year, FutureBook Live... Read more

Newly launched SokBook turns your social profiles into a book

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This new social media photobook service is local, sustainable, powered by AI - and Brexit proof. Read more

Novel Effect’s new project shows the promise of voice tech for books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Since becoming a finalist in our BookTech Company of the Year Awards in 2016, Novel Effect has had an impressive trajectory. The Seattle-based husband-and-wife... Read more

5 things inspiring JKP's senior commissioning editor Andrew James right now

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Queer publishing champion and Bookseller Rising Star 2018 Andrew James shares five things inspiring him to think and work differently right now. Read more

Athenaeum Book Bar is a bookshop, library and members' club in one

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

A Chicago-based author and editor redesigns the bookshop for the creative co-working generation. Read more

"It is important to be really clear on the problem": Pearson’s Milena Marinova on AI in publishing

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

We talk to Milena Marinova, Pearson's new head of AI, on how machine learning is transforming educational publishing. Read more

What Bookship has learned about how social reading works

By Mark Watkins

Founder at The Hawaii Project

The founder of our BookTech 2017 finalist shares some of the lessons he's learned on the journey from start-up to sustainable business. Read more

MyManuscripts aims to be the smartest submissions platform yet

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Overwhelm for agents, missed opportunities for publishers and poor feedback for writers. Can MyManuscripts fix the bugs in the traditional submission process? Read more