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by John Degen Every year around ShakespeareÔÇÖs birthday, which has also been declared World Book and Copyright Day, I see articles popping up here and there repeating some howling inaccuracies about the legal and economic concept of copyright. I get itÔÇèÔÇöÔÇècopyright is complex and, frankly, not all that gripping. Also, thereÔÇÖs that free culture movement […]

by Ben Kench Do you ever hear that? Do you find yourself saying that?? In my role as a coach, forever lovingly pushing clients along a path towards a goal, I hear┬áthat type of a sentence almost every week!!┬áBusiness owners feeling burdened by the constant stream of tasks that are on their ÔÇÿTo DoÔÇÖ lists […]

For a long time, going the DIY route repelled critics, publishers – and readers. But as its successes accumulate, so the shame falls away by ┬áBen Galley ÔÇ£Sorry ÔÇô no self-published books accepted.ÔÇØ How many authors have been confronted with those words? I certainly have. ItÔÇÖs a prime example of what has been dubbed the […]

Writers are finding imaginative ways to negotiate the new era of electronic intimacy with readers. Here are some of the best The internet offers authors the next best thing to teleportation: the chance to connect with readers from almost anywhere, in real time. Many writers fall back on self-serving updates or retreat in fear like […]

FIND AND REPLACE ┬á-┬áIn MicrosoftÔÇÖs Word Program A masterclass in the art of editing your manuscript by expert editor, Julian Robbins NOTE – As there are actions suggested in there article which can only be carried out by using Microsoft Word – you may find it helpful to cut and paste it into Word so […]

By Nigel Wilson The European Commission announced it would take action against US web giant Google in April(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The European Commission (EC) is set to carry out a wide-ranging review of the role of some of the world’s biggest online companies as it considers tighter regulation. The months-long inquiry will delve into issues […]

By Nick Ripatrazone A letter appears before the text of The Comedians, the 1966 novel by Graham Greene. The author penned the letter to Alexander Stuart Frere, his longtime publisher who had recently retired. Greene debunks the common assumption that he is the first person narrator of his novels: ÔÇ£in my time I have been […]

Watch an exclusive interview with author, speaker and coach BEN KENCH – our guest speaker on May 26th at our AuthorCraft event in the Institute of Directors. ┬á ┬áBen is the author of ‘Selling for Dummies’ as well as ‘More Money, Less Stress’

Jim Bryant of Trajectory.com argues that advancements natural language machine processing leading to keywords may unlock a revolution in book discovery. Leading publishing industry analysts started highlighting the increasing urgency of developing better ÔÇ£book discoveryÔÇØ practices more than ten years ago. Several years ago, this issue was highlighted as one of the biggest challenges facing […]

by: Hal Robinson | The digital environment opens up new ways for people to enjoy the information that interests them. Publishing still dominates one long-established format: print on paper. But itÔÇÖs not the oldest; storytelling, performance and music all predate it. These still thrive today and hold their own alongside newer forms like radio, film, […]