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We need to build better e-books

By Nick Barreto

Technology director at Canelo

At the FutureBook Live conference on November 30th, Nick Barreto, Canelo’s technology director, will be running a one-hour workshop exploring his unique digital-first approach to making... Read more
Paul Kemp-Robertson and Chris Barth discuss how to make books contagious

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

How do you make a great story spread? Paul Kemp-Robertson and Chris Barth have been exploring this question since 2004, when they co-founded Contagious Communications: an... Read more
It's time for publishers to choose their own adventure

By Muki Kulhan

Executive digital producer at Muki International

Muki Kulhan is an award-winning executive digital producer with over two decades' experience creating interactive and immersive content for music,TV, entertainment and tech innovation. After 10... Read more
Audio escapes the studio with Almost Tangible's 'cinema for the ears'

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This new London-based production company aims to "free audio from the studio" using immersive technology and on-location recording. Read more
Seth Godin's mini-guide to publishing, selling and marketing books now

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog,... Read more
Publica wants to free publishers and authors from Amazon using the blockchain

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

BookTech 2018 finalist Publica wants authors and publishers to design their own storefronts and business models - powered and protected by the blockchain. Read more
Lessons from Digital Book World 2018: matching the story to the tech

By Bradley Metrock

CEO at Score Publishing

Digital Book World 2018 (DBW) brought together the wide world of publishing for a period of three days over the course of early October... Read more
How to be a good audiobook narrator

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Audio is indisputably the pubishing buzzword of 2018. There's plenty written about new production techniques - binaural recording that can create a 3D immersive experience, say - and... Read more
Meet the 6 EdTech start-ups showcasing their ideas at FutureBook Live 2018

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Six EdTech start-ups, part of the EDUCATE programme, are to exhibit at FutureBook Live, offering delegates a unique opportunity to meet some of the country's... Read more
What is book innovation in 2018, anyway?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

In her latest editor's column, Molly asks the toughest question of all: what does innovation in books look like nowadays? Read more
Bookful gathers global AR veterans in an attempt to reinvigorate kids' books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This year's FutureBook Live conference will see five exciting book-related startups slug it out in a live pitch-off for the BookTech Startup of the Year 2018 crown.... Read more
Decentralised, censorship-proof, blockchain-friendly: could ISCC be the new ISBN for books?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

As a distributed, secure, censorship-resistent and anonymous digital ledger of economic transaction, the blockchain has always seemed to have potential for authors and publishers alike. But despite... Read more
Sophie Hannah on podcasts, Twitter and the first ever 'edutainment' crime novella

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Sophie Hannah is a busy woman. At this year's FutureBook Live conference - only one month away - the bestselling crime author will be... Read more
Commaful aims to 'get fiction everywhere' with Instagram-style stories

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

BookTech 2018 finalist Commaful is an online platform "where the Instagram generation goes to share and discover stories". Read more
"I can’t think of another industry that makes decisions in such a void": Rachel Botsman on books and trust

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Author and speaker Rachel Botsman discusses how the book trade is benefitting from - and struggling to adapt to - a world of rapidly diminishing trust. Read more