Pre-installing app in iOS and Yosemite triggered wave of growth, says company At the Digital Book World conference in New York City on Thursday, Apple’s iBooks chief Keith Moerer revealed that since the release of iOS 8 and Yosemite — both of which came with the iBooks app pre-installed — the user base is growing […]
Rise of smart phones and social media makes people crave real books, British Library report finds
┬áBoost in visitors to the British Library suggests the rise of the digital age has left people craving ‘real human encounters and physical artefacts’ By Hannah Furness, Arts Correspondent Daily Telegraph The rise of the digital age has helped boost visitors to the British Library by ten per cent, a report has found, as it […]
Awards for author Dee Blick’s new book
For author Dee Blick, ┬áreceived two late Christmas presents in the form of two highly prestigious awards for her 4th book: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Marketing a Bestselling Book – on a Shoestring Budget. ÔÇ£I found out just before Christmas that my book was heading up The BookBagÔÇÖs top 10 non-fiction books of […]
AuthorCraft puts the PUB in Publishing
The first AuthorCraft Surrey event takes place in Guildford’s famous pub real pub and music venue, The Keep. ┬áThe event is free to attend and you will have the opportunity to meet and network with other authors plus experts in all aspects of bringing your book into the world. (more…)
Is a Glut of new books a good thing?
Is┬á a Glut of Books a Good Thing? Hugh C. Howey A common refrain in this new age of self-publishing is that there are too many books. The outflow of new material has been likened to all sorts of natural disasters spewing forth and flooding the land. Not only are there too many books, these […]
Coffin for a Kindle. Is the eBook marketed dying in the UK?
Coffin For a Kindle: The eBook Market is Dying in the UK ┬á- By Gerald Lynch┬á┬á www.gizmodo.co.uk Is the eBook revolution on its last legs? That’s what both physical book retailers and digital book sales figures from the Christmas period would suggest, with eBook and eReader purchases sliding significantly in the UK. Waterstones, the UK’s […]
World Book Day 2015 line up announced!
Newsflash: The Biggest Book Show on Earth has just got bigger, with over 40 authors, including Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Chris Riddell, Cathy Cassidy, Cressida Cowell, Liz Pichon and more travelling across the country to celebrate World Book Day 2015 Over 40 authors will travel to 10 locations across the UK and Ireland between 23 […]
Digital Watermarks Take the Publishing World by Storm
Digital Watermarks Take the Publishing World by Storm By Michael Kozlowski Major Publishers and Bookstores are staring to forgo Adobe DRM and instead embrace Digital Watermarking technology. They are doing this because it is easier for the customer to be able to load the eBooks they purchase onto their e-Reader, smartphone or tablet. Right now […]
David Mellor launches new book
Congratulations to David Mellor on the launch of his second book in the ‘From Crew to Captain Series’. In his second book, ‘A Privateers Tale’,┬á David Mellor helps people to ┬áunderstand the transition from working for a big┬áinstitution to setting up as a sole practitioner┬áconsultant or similar. David has made this journey,┬áand helped many others […]
AuthorCraft moves to a new venue
Make a date in your diary for Tuesday 25th November at 6pm when AuthorCraft moves to its new venue – The Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall. This will also make the first of our new style AuthorCraft events. Guest speaker will be international author DEE BLICK, author of the top selling ‘The Ultimate Small […]