Who Cares About Format? Just Read

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...

Why Social Media should be the new testing ground for books

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...

Amazon Books should be the future of brick-and-mortar retail chains

Amazon ÔÇô 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;...

Book facts that not a lot of people know

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...

5 Ways to Use Instagram as an Author

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 are mentioned. But Instagram? We asked our...