Tech specialist Emily Labram knows the digital context of publishing’s potential and she’s spreading the word in the UK industry.
Bloomsbury’s Liza Thompson on Philosophy’s Audiences: ‘Very Different Animals’
‘Readers want to feel like they’re collaborating in some way,’ according to editor Liza Thompson, who was drawn to publishing by ‘the process of creating something powerful or beautiful or fascinating.’
‘Credit the Artist’: Rising Star Sarah McIntyre
Illustrator, author, and campaigner Sarah McIntyre has proved a powerful voice for the past 18 months in the campaign to bring more visibility and credit to book illustrators.
‘Quality Is Worth Paying For’: Rising Star Toby Marshall
Warning of ‘an inevitable cheapening of the final product,’ DK Senior Product Developer Toby Marshall calls on publishers to think about ‘how this challenge evolves.’
3 Reasons UK Publishers Are Not Buying into Diversity
Trying to instill diversity into the UK publishing industry is like “working on a car while it is still running,“ says Bobby Nayyar. The answer, he asserts, can only be entrepreneurship.
The Beauty of Belonging? Diversity in UK Publishing
Bobby Nayyar offers a statistical analysis of diversity — or lack thereof — in the catalogs of major UK publishing houses, as well as initiatives to improve.
The Task of a Translator in Today’s Market
As more German translations are published in the USA, the German Book Office New York supports the growing community of German-to-English literary translators.
Peter Wiley Reflects on a Lifetime in Publishing
Heading into retirement, Peter Booth Wiley reflects on his lifelong career in publishing and the monumental transition from print to digital.
Three Strategies to Improve Diversity in Publishing
Bobby Nayyar, publisher of the UK’s Limehouse Books, offers three strategies for open and fair hiring, as well as improving diversity in publishing.
In the Future, Will We All Be Freelancers?
As publishers cut overhead and acquire workers with up-to-date digital skills, outsourcing to freelancers is becoming more commonplace and convenient.