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'It's kind of stagnant': Entrepreneurial guru Gary Vaynerchuk thinks the book trade needs to step up

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

We asked the entrepreneur and bestselling author to turn his disruptive eye on the book industry - and he didn't hold back. Read more

Bookabees is "a children’s library, bookshop and subscription box in one"

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

A subscription model, both lending and buying options, educational experts, personalised boxes and a bespoke algorithm - this London startup is throwing everything at the problem of getting more kids to read. Read more

What Zappar learned from designing an AR kids book

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Zappar's lead designer, Anna Broadhurst, talks about the inspiration and learnings behind The Boy with his Head Stuck in a Book. Read more

Author events are ripe for reinvention

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

The UK is not short of author events, but - and it's a big but - nearly all of these events are preaching to the converted. When it comes to attracting new readers, there's still a huge opportunity to exploit. Read more

'Eight books in, and we're still learning': Editions At Play on their responsive ghost story, Breathe

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This week Editions At Play, the collaboration between Visual Editions and Google’s Creative Lab, released a new project: Breathe. The mobile story, written by Kate Pullinger in partnership... Read more

Andrew Keen on Trump, Amazon, AI... and how to fix the future of books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

As his new book How To Fix The Future hits the shelves, internet critic Andrew Keen turns his lens on the world of books. Read more

Innovation in bookselling is dirty, complicated - and flourishing

By Terry Craven

Co-owner and manager at Desperate Literature

Eight hundred words are very few to get heavy on the subject of innovation in bookselling, so I will focus on two things: a book... Read more

Papier Machine's playful 'e-book' combines paper with circuitry

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

When is a book a future book? When it's also a collection of interactive electronic toys. Read more

On the hunt for new audiobook listeners? Let data lead the way

By Niclas Sandin

CEO/MD/Owner at Bookbeat Ab

Niclas Sandin shares the latest data from BookBeat to answer two crucial questions for the UK audiobook market: who are the potential new listeners, and what do they actually listen to? Read more

5 things inspiring Penguin's head of audience development Caroline Maddison right now

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Caroline Maddison is the Head of Audience Development at Penguin Random House, leading on the Puffin and Ladybird brands. She is an award-winning marketer, having... Read more

Typely focuses on usage, not grammar, to proofread like a pro

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Developed and maintained by a single non-native speaker, Typely is proving to be a seriously popular new proofreading tool Read more

Unbuilding Frankenstein: designing publishing platforms for an automated, AI-driven future

By Roger Warner

Chief solutions officer at Squiz

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” - Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, 1818 This month marks the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s... Read more

"I continue to dream about 99p books for children, in supermarkets"

By Ger Graus

Global director of education at Kidzania

Dr Ger Graus OBE is the first Global Director of Education at KidZania, where children aged 4 to14 can experience the world of work through... Read more