From its opening keynote to the closing presentation of the 2021 awards, diversity and sustainability were at the heart of FutureBook.
Ahead of London’s FutureBook: Listening for Audio Static
Consolidation and double-digit growth continue in UK and US audiobook markets. Yet ‘a wider vision for audio is stymied,’ as Philip Jones writes ahead of FutureBook.
London’s 2021 FutureBook Conference: Live and Streaming on November 19
This year’s FutureBook conference event in London will seat 350 delegates in live session at 155 Bishopsgate, while others view a live stream.
Industry Notes: Tom Weldon at FutureBook; Penguin Random House UK and India
Musing on books’ resilience in the pandemic, Tom Weldon talks with Philip Jones; and Penguin Random House India partners with Pippa Rann.
FutureBook Opens Its Week-Long Run, Daily From London
Cleanly produced, the FutureBook 2020 conference has opened today with users only a click or two away from any event.
London’s FutureBook Announces ‘Lockdown’ Shortlists Ahead of Five-Day Conference
The FutureBook program in London, a paid-admission online conference this year, announces award shortlists in five categories.
Nigel Roby Sells the UK’s ‘The Bookseller’ to Stage Media Company
Calling his ownership and management of The Bookseller ‘the greatest privilege of my working life,’ Nigel Roby sells The Stage’s Hugh Comerford.
More From FutureBook Live: Harris on Audio, Espiner on Management
In UK audiobook statistics, Harris Interactive sees younger, higher salaried men leading listeners. Orion’s Katie Espiner talks about women in publishing.
James Daunt at FutureBook Live: Barnes & Noble’s ‘Crucifyingly Boring’ Stores
Seeing Barnes & Noble stores’ character ‘crushed’ by the corporate ‘opulence’ of American business, James Daunt says the chain must ‘rip out the boring.’
The UK’s FutureBook Live 2019: Maintaining ‘the Cultural Cachet of Books’
With four program tracks, the upcoming 2019 FutureBook Live conference in London includes Barnes & Noble and Waterstones’ James Daunt among its keynotes.