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The small way to make things better in publishing

By Bec Evans

Co-founder at Prolifiko

When Futurebook asked for my predictions earlier this month, I said that 2019 will be the year that small beats big. I forecasted an... Read more

"It has been a significant learning curve": Cambridge University Press on its new AR catalogue

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

This month, teachers, booksellers and institutions around the world got a bit of a suprise when they received their 2019 ELT (English Language Teaching) catalogue from... Read more

Write efficiently, edit smartly, publish anywhere: meet Blurt

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

A software developer from California has created a smart writing platform he hopes will liberate great minds everywhere. Read more

Ideas for how a small black publisher can survive beyond the hype

By Valerie Brandes

Founder & publishing director at Jacaranda Books

As a privately-held, black, female, owned and operated small independent publishing company, Jacaranda is still something of a unique occurrence. When we founded it in 2012,... Read more

Want to know the future of publishing? Look to business books

By Alison Jones

Director at Practical Inspiration Publishing

This week I’m looking forward to piling into a hotel room with around 20 other book- and business-people to argue feverishly about business books for... Read more

Want to make your writing more collaborative, cross-platform and creative? Try Collab Writers

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

After collaborating on a novel, two time-poor but idea-rich writers have launched a community to help other ambitious authors connect, collaborate and create. Read more

We need to put books back at the heart of British culture

By Sharmaine Lovegrove

Publisher at Dialogue Books

In December, Sharmaine Lovegrove was named FutureBook Person of the Year at the FutureBook Live 2018 conference. Here, she shares her hopes for what the... Read more

5 things inspiring The Literary Consultancy's Aki Schilz right now

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

The director of TLC and writers' champion shares five things inspiring her to think and work differently right now. Read more

Poetry platform Poetizer hopes to put the soul back into social media

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

This Prague-based startup hopes to connect poetry lovers through a social network driven by free speech and shared values. The pitch Poetizer is... Read more

Publishing innovators identify the big disruptions for books in 2019

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

2018 saw FutureBook launch the FutureBook 40, its annual list of exciting publishing innovators in the UK. It's a mix of publishers, agents, writers, booksellers,... Read more

The big question for books now: how do we make people care?

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

How do we make people care about what we do? The slightly weird days between Christmas and New Year - often grey and a little bit... Read more

HeyWow! hopes to crack the children's book market with new personalisation software

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

The personalised kids' books trend keeps on trucking - and the duo behind this Scottish startup thinks their 'doing' books, featuring real children's faces, give it an edge.... Read more