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How to be a good audiobook narrator

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

Comment editor at The Bookseller

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

How students of the 'digital literary sphere' are analysing the Man Booker Prize

By Clare Hutton

Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University

Clare Hutton discusses how her students have been exploring the Man Booker through their new module From Fan Fiction to YouTube: Navigating the Digital Literary Sphere. Read more

Books are on the menu at The Literary Hour's immersive supper clubs

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

From Roald Dahl to Robert Louis Stevenson, these London-based literary dinners are growing fast. Read more

Test your book innovation ideas with a global team of experts at the FutureBook 2018 ThinkSprint

By Sam Reid

Co-founder at Thinksprint

Back after a storming debut last year, our ThinkSprint session will give delegates at November's FutureBook Live conference the opportunity to pass their ideas and challenges by a global community of... Read more

7 ways to use pay per click marketing to promote books

By Jon Reed

Founder at Publishing Talk

You can do a lot to promote books online for free. So why would you pay for ads? Because they’re cost-effective - and they work.... Read more

Audio, AR and IRL events loom large in the FutureBook Awards 2018 shortlists

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

Today, the shortlists for the 2018 FutureBook Awards were revealed at Frankfurt Book Fair - and they provide an interesting overview into the state of... Read more

'Readers don’t really want to have the book reinvented': how Ampersand is reinvigorating print

By Alice Revel

Founder at The Ampersand Book Company

Last December, Reading in Heels - a female-focused book and lifestyle subscription box - made it through to the final BookTech pitch-off at the FutureBook 2017 conference. It... Read more

'We were taking a step into the unknown': why The Ghostkeeper's Journal is Carlton's most ambitious AR book yet

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

Today marks the launch of The Ghostkeeper’s Journal, "the world’s first augmented reality novel for children 11+" according to publisher Carlton Books. At heart, the book... Read more