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European Book Publishing Statistics 2014 The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) represents 28 national associations of publishers from the European Union and the European Economic Area Member States. The present survey is based on reports from the national book publishing associations, and on further analysis and refining of data, for the year 2014. Figures on […]

At the November 2015 Authorcraft meeting at the Institute of Directors, London Author, Editor and Book Coach Wendy Yorke presented her top tips to self-edit your work before you seek the help of a professional editor. She has provided the following summary of her presentation to help Authorcraft members, make their written manuscripts the best […]

Struggling authors applying for emergency funds in record numbers The Society of Authors reveals 2015 saw the highest number of applications for financial assistance, with more well-known authors beginning to ask for help By Richard Lea ┬á┬á@richardlea A record number of struggling authors applied for emergency financial assistance in 2015, the Society of Authors has […]

The disruption of the publishing industry has sparked a rise in so-called experts coming out of the woodwork offering services at various points of the publishing pipeline. To a first-time author seeking a route to publication, with no previous experience of putting together a publishing team and negotiating the rules of the industry (many of […]

by Kirsten Oliphant When I joined Twitter in 2009, I had pretty low expectationsÔÇöas evidenced in my very first tweet: Seven years later, Twitter is one of my favorite platforms. Using Twitter, I found my first writing mastermind group, landed podcast interviews with power influencers like ProbloggerÔÇÖs Darren Rowse, and was once retweeted by Vanilla […]

An industry veteran calls for publishing to recognize the need to promote reading regardless of form By Janet McCarthy Grimm | The Association of American Publishers recently released its 2014 results for revenue in book publishing and journalism, and the final number was $28 billion. According to the International Publishers Association, the U.S. is the […]

By Ellen Harvey Testing books isnÔÇÖt a common practice in the publishing industry. It makes sense, considering that for the majority of the industryÔÇÖs history acquiring a new title relied on an individual editorÔÇÖs intuition and skill. In the past, the only way to find out if a book would be successful in a certain […]

Amazon – from clicks to bricks Nathaniel Mott Earlier this month, Amazon opened a bookstore in a mall that used to house a Barnes & Noble. Much has been written about this foray into the physical realm: ItÔÇÖs been┬ácalled a potential library of the future; Amazon itself has been called the Darth Vader of the […]

Anne Miler is a ‘QI elf’ and has shared some book-related facts with us that we think you will find quite interesting… by Anne Miller on www.waterstones.com We are a planet of book lovers: in Iceland, 1 in 10 people will publish a book, IKEA sells a bookcase every 10 seconds, and in Japan they […]

by Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine When you hear about networking platforms or building a presence on social media, authors generally talk about Facebook, Twitter, and blogging straight away. Sometimes podcasting and Pinterest┬áare mentioned. But Instagram? We asked our community of writers what questions they had about Instagram. Writer, podcaster, and photographer J.R. Blackwell said […]