Policeman swops truncheon for Caveman’s Club

As a police officer in Swindon, Carl Rosier Jones went to make an arrest only to have a gun pulled on him and shot at him six times. “Fortunately he was firing blanks but I didn’t know that at the time. I┬á heard six bangs and I thought I was dead.┬á It...

Exploiting the Full Potential of the EPUB3 Format

By: Larry Bennett If you are an author or a publisher of books that are not strictly narrative, are your ebooks a mirror image of your print books? Or have you taken advantage of the capabilities that the EPUB3 format provides to offer readers an enhanced reading...

10 Top Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Book Publicist

by Diana Urban Hiring a book publicist can be a worthwhile expenditure if you need help building your bookÔÇÖs platform, or if youÔÇÖd like to supplement your existing marketing efforts or those of your publisherÔÇÖs publicity team. While you might be able to do...

Self Publishing grows 4% in a year according to Neilsen

U.S. book publishing industry stats from Nielsen Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 is in the rear view mirror but there were a few noteworthy titbits gleaned from the event. Some of the more important facts and figures were shared by NielsenÔÇÖs Jonathan Stolper his...

World Book Day 2016’s Biggest Book Show On Earth lineup announced!

  A live Teen Fest will feature in next yearÔÇÖs Biggest Book Show On Earth event for the first time ever, along with a Guinness World Record quiz attempt and lots of events up and down the country Molly Barker 2016ÔÇÖs Biggest Book Show On Earth line-up will...