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Can anonymous email newsletter Proof shake up publishing?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

A couple of weeks ago, a new email newsletter arrived unsummoned into my inbox. Proof - lo-fi in design, satirical in tone, anonymous in... Read more

Tagsmart applies art authentication technology to limited-edition books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Leading the market in next-gen art authentication, this British tech company is now applying its 'DNA tags' to high-end books. Read more

Last chance to enter the first FutureBook 40 list of book industry innovators

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Forbes' Alex Wood and Yaz Kortext will join The Bookseller team in judging our new UK innovators list. Read more

5 things inspiring Penguin's head of creative responsibility Siena Parker right now

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Siena Parker, a runner-up in 2017's FutureBook disruptor of the year award, is head of creative responsibility at Penguin Random House UK. Parker set up the... Read more

What happens when a prop-maker and CGI expert decide to make books?

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This Hertford-based startup puts "stories in motion" using CGI... and crafting. Read more

"Authors, as role models, can be transformative": Pop Up Projects on engaging kids with books

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Pop Up Projects is a social enterprise that works with educational, literary and cultural organisations to empower families from all walks of life to read more widely,... Read more

Audio, VR and mobile fiction dominate the agenda at PubTech Connect, New York

By Gayle Feldman

With sales in the sector surging, excitement about everything audio was ubiquitous at Tuesday’s PubTech Connect conference. Co-sponsored by the New York University Center... Read more

Book to video: How can publishers reach 'creative upskillers'?

By Sophie Rochester

Founder and c.e.o. at Yodomo

Is video best used solely as a marketing tool for publishers - or could it become a stand-alone paid-for format? Read more

Announcing FutureBook 40: the definitive list of publishing innovators in the UK

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Move over, Bookseller 100: a new list’s in town, and it promises to be more diverse, more dynamic and more dangerous than you. Yes,... Read more

Immersive technology: which publishers are investing and why

By Alice Bonasio

Tech journalist at Freelance

Plenty of publishers are talking about AR, VR, mixed reality and other immersive tech - but will they put their money where their mouths are? Read more

iRead recruits a super-team of European experts to redesign how kids learn to read

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Read brings together some heavyweight European academics and educators to shake up literacy with a new generation of apps. Read more

Hiding in plain sight: how can publishers find more diverse writers?

By Laura Wilkinson

Project Manager at Creative Futures Literary Awards

Publishers are seeking diversity - but how exactly can they make outreach initiatives work? Read more

Are you really targeting the right readers and reviewers for your book?

By Lucy Cruickshanks

Co-founder and editor in chief at Bookaxe

There’s a moment that sticks in my mind from an early meeting about my debut novel, The Trader of Saigon. The book didn’t fit neatly... Read more

Rare Birds gives the book club model a feminist twist

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

This Leith-based book club has two unique selling points: a female-only lineup and a focus on unashamed, inclusive enjoyment. Read more

Backlists, trends and data: the strategies behind The Works' bookselling success

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

Last month, we published a rallying call from Ger Graus OBE, who lamented the ongoing lack of affordable books for children. "I continue to dream... Read more