News: digital

Bolinda's Herrmann named FutureBook Leader of the Year

Rebecca Herrmann, founder and co-c.e.o. of Bolinda, has been named FutureBook Leader of the Year. Read more

'Reach out to ignored readers', FutureBook panel urges

Publishers can't afford to be complacent if they are to help authors get more of their books into the hands of readers, agreed a panel of... Read more

Be wary of 'sexy' tech, says Tribe

Educational publishers should be focusing on technology that can actively help improve teaching and learning, Hodder Education m.d Lis Tribe has told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference.... Read more

Publishers have 'huge opportunity' in content marketing says Chowney

There is “huge opportunity” for the publishing industry to make money out of content marketing, an industry predicted to grow to $413bn (£305bn) by 2021.... Read more

New venture for Mendeley co-founder Jan Reichelt

Jan Reichelt, who co-founded influential start-up Mendeley, is launching a new venture aimed at improving access to research articles. Read more

Springer Nature shares SharedIt stats

Springer Nature’s free content-sharing initiative SharedIt has racked up over 3.25m shares in its first full year, the publisher has revealed. Read more

HC to release original Lewis Hamilton audiobook

HarperCollins has revealed its first original audio release, Lewis Hamilton: Championship Year 2017 by Formula One reporter Rebecca Clancy of the Times.... Read more

Sims wins Audio Narrator of the Year

Adam Sims claimed the prize for Audiobook Narrator of the Year at last night’s Audio Production Awards 2017. Read more

Bonnier closes Type & Tell UK after just eight months

Bonnier’s self-publishing platform Type & Tell has announced it is closing in the UK just eight months after launching. Read more

Dr Sue Black to present FutureBook Awards

Dr Sue Black is to present the FutureBook Awards at this year’s FutureBook Conference, to be held on 1st December in London. Read more

Amazon introduces Prime Now delivery fee

Amazon has introduced a minimum order fee for its Prime Now same day delivery service. Read more

Macmillan US closes self-publishing platform Pronoun

Macmillan Publishers in the US is closing its self-publishing platform, Pronoun, bought in May of last year. Read more

Investment pulled on storytelling platform Oolipo

German publisher Bastei Lübbe has pulled its investment of mobile storytelling platform Oolipo, once heralded as "the offspring of a love-affair between Netflix, YouTube, and a Snapchat Story",... Read more