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The future is make believe

By Laura Hamm

Founder and c.e.o. at Fabled

Laura Hamm, founder of Fabled, explains why she took the self-publishing platform from a web app into a print book format. Read more

The pipeline of publishing leaders is female—pay them equally and make gender a non-issue

By Esther Harris

Co-founder at Bookollective

Esther Harris calls on publishing to move with the times when it comes to driving women into leadership positions and paying them equally. Read more

Guy Gadney, c.e.o. of Charisma.ai, shares an abridged version of his keynote speech delivered at the MIX Conference 2019, addressing the increasing convergence between creative industries and artificial intelligence. Read more

Will this interactive iPad app help children enter a magical Reading Realm?

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

A former teacher hopes his app will reconnect kids of all backgrounds and capabilities with brilliant books and local libraries. Read more

Could Unicorns, Almost be the first truly immersive audiobook?

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

Meet the multisensory hybrid of play and audiobook that has been taking Edinburgh and Normandy by storm. Read more

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