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Are paper books really disappearing? If the printed word becomes a thing of the past, it may affect how we think. By Rachel Nuwer - from BBC.com When Peter James published his novel Host on two...

by Helen Lewis - Founder of Literally PR helenlewis@literallypr.com     www.literallypr.com    @literallypr    @theauthorschool  Extracts from Helen Lewis's presentation at the AuthorCraft...

The Psychology of What Makes a Great Story ÔÇ£The great writerÔÇÖs gift to a reader is to make him a better writer.ÔÇØ By Maria Popova ÔÇ£Stories,ÔÇØ Neil Gaiman asserted in his wonderful lecture on...

Top tips for how to get a cookbook published One publish and two authors from the food world, give you their top tips on how to get your idea published KATE LOUGH  writing in the Evening Standard...

Congratulations to Filament author - and AuthorCraft Member,  Smita Joshi - author of the wonderful trilogy 'Karma and Diamonds' for her starring appearance on Sky Channel 788, Zee TV which is...

by Jessica Barrah In January itÔÇÖs natural to want to start afresh, to make this the year you really achieve your dreams. The fantastic thing about self-publishing is, thereÔÇÖs nothing holding you...

Clare Painter Associates Copyright audits, digital rights, publishing contracts & permissions It is no longer only publishing and media companies which need to think about content ÔÇô and...

Five Marketing Models for Self-Publishing Success Finding a publicity plan that works for you By Jane Friedman | ThereÔÇÖs no shortage of marketing and publicity services that promise to help...

'Yeshu'a The story of the hidden life of Jesus' was written by Pietro de la Luna, son of a US diplomat. He grew up in Africa, Europe, and the United States and has also lived in England, the U.S.,...

Every business needs a horse on the payroll Almost a century after horses were the almost only source of transportation on our streets it is surprising that in this digital age, we still measure the...

The first pure translation into English of the actual words of the Apostles ÔÇô not influenced by creeds, traditions or the preconceptions of the translators. The actual words ÔÇô not what was...

Celebrity fitness trainer and author Christianne Wolff has had a great year.  Her book 'The Body Rescue Plan' enjoyed huge success on QVC - the television Shopping Channel selling nearly 7000 in...

With a population of  1.2 billion, the market for books in India is huge.  Through a new agreement with Sansrack,  Filament Publishing, is now able to offer publishing and distribution in India...

Congratulations to international expert, speaker and author Warren Knight ÔÇô pictured here at his book launch at our AuthorCraft event in the Institute of Directors. His book ÔÇÿThink Digital...

By Kurt Wagner Now that we know Twitter is building a feature to let users share longer tweets, maybe as long as 10,000 characters, that could have big consequences for publishers. The average...

Brooke Warner - Publisher of She Writes Press; President of Warner Coaching Inc.; Author of 'What's Your Book?' and 'Green-Light Your Book We all know that books are, in fact, judged by their...

Chinese bestselling status for Filament author Dee Blick Huge congratulations to Filament author Dee Blick. Not only has her UK 1 bestseller The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Book now been...

What Are the Ingredients of a Successful Marketing Plan? By: Sabrina Ricci TodayÔÇÖs readers and book buyers are savvy. Ads are not enough to get a potential customerÔÇÖs attention, and being...

Best Practices for Author Facebook Pages and Groups by Kirsten Oliphant In todayÔÇÖs guest post, Kirsten Oliphant (@kikimojo) discusses how to effectively use Facebook pages and groups. Download her...

What Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time By Lynn Neary  (from www.npr.org)  How much do editors shape the final book we read? When Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman was...

Book + Hook = Sales (Marketing Recipe for┬áAuthors) BOOK MARKETING TIPS Is your book full of hooks? If you donÔÇÖt understand the question, donÔÇÖt worry. IÔÇÖll explain it shortly. After I ask a...

10 Industry Predictions for 2016 By: Tom Chalmers When trends become clearÔÇöfrom self-publishing to writer events to the boutique model of the industry to the re-growth of print sales and large...

5 steps to building your personal brand By Kaye Holland in TNT Magazine www.tntmagazine.com Are you an expert, teacher, practitioner or have you always wanted to write a book or share your story...

Undefeeted, an Oxted-based not-for-profit organisation run by husband and wife team Peter and Tina Allton, has received an award from the Key Person of Influence programme, run by Entrevo UK. Key...

A manufacturing report from the Office for National statistics also suggests puzzles and model train sets are still popular The boss of Watersones recently said kindle sales were declining By...

by Diana Urban Potential readers need to be intrigued by a bookÔÇÖs cover to click through and check it out. Our testing has shown that a cover alone can account for a 30% difference in clicks on a...

by David Montgomery At the end of every year itÔÇÖs traditional for the CEO of Publishing Technology to dust off the crystal ball and look at whatÔÇÖs going to happen in publishing over the next...

A welcome retreat from the chaos of the web, this year newsletters came into their own and revealed their roots in the epistolary novel  By Josephine Livingstone - writing in The Guardian Email...

By Sylvia Smith BBC News With Islamic State militants taking greater control of strategic towns in Syria and Iraq, the publishing heartland of the Middle East is being thrown into disarray. These...

By Brooke Warner Publisher of She Writes Press; President of Warner Coaching Inc.;  Author of 'What's Your Book?' A funny thing about authors: they're not a modest bunch. Even the most humble,...

Is Amazon the Lion That Will Eat You? By: Stephen Blake Mettee As you likely know, Amazon has made a number of forays beyond bookselling and into book publishing. The company currently lists a...

European Book Publishing Statistics 2014 The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) represents 28 national associations of publishers from the European Union and the European Economic Area Member...

At the November 2015 Authorcraft meeting at the Institute of Directors, London Author, Editor and Book Coach Wendy Yorke presented her top tips to self-edit your work before you seek the help of a...

Struggling authors applying for emergency funds in record numbers The Society of Authors reveals 2015 saw the highest number of applications for financial assistance, with more well-known authors...

The disruption of the publishing industry has sparked a rise in so-called experts coming out of the woodwork offering services at various points of the publishing pipeline. To a first-time author...

by Kirsten Oliphant When I joined Twitter in 2009, I had pretty low expectationsÔÇöas evidenced in my very first tweet: Seven years later, Twitter is one of my favorite platforms. Using Twitter, I...