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The future for publishers is content creation, with a dash of Martini
Yes, Martini. Not the glamorous shaken-not-stirred tipple of James Bond, but an Italian vermouth produced by Martini & Rosso. Everyone of a certain age knows three things about Martini: you can...
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Publishing Now: The Golden Age of Innovation
Guest blogger Philippa Sitters takes us through her experience of BookMachine’s recent Publishing Now conference on current innovations in the industry. Publishing Now: The Golden Age of Innovation. My...
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Kingston ‘children’s book apps’ dissertation wins Bookseller prize
Leah Feltham’s dissertation on Children’s Book Apps: A study of their effect on the children’s book market and the publishing industry in the UK has won the annual prize sponsored by the Bookseller for...
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To survive the digital revolution, publishers need a “fundamental shift of...
John B. Thompson is author of the groundbreaking investigation into commercial publishing, Merchants of Culture: the business of publishing in the 21st century, and Professor of Sociology at the...
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What makes a good trade publisher? Smart content, cost control and long term...
In the second instalment of a three part interview, Professor John B. Thompson outlines what makes a good trade publisher: acquiring, developing and controlling “good, original, important content”,...
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Research opportunities in publishing: digital, reading, authors and agents
As our MA Publishing students finalise their own dissertation proposals, guest lecturer Professor John B. Thompson discusses his plans to research the digital revolution in publishing and the roles of...
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How to format an ebook in eight easy steps
In the first of two guest posts highlighting the skills she developed while on placement, MA Publishing student Eryl Norris shares her top tips for the ebook file conversion process. Books begin in all...
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A simple guide to ePub file conversion and sales
In the second of two guest posts, MA Publishing student Eryl Norris shares her top tips for the ebook file conversion process, which she picked-up while on placement as part of her course. Check out...
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Future Voices interactive storytelling competition launches
Inkle Studios, the people behind Profile Books’ new Frankenstein app (which has sold 10,000 copies in two months), have launched an interactive fiction writing competition. Winners will receive cash...
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Kingston illustrator wins prizes from major publishers
It looks like Kingston University illustrator Lorna Scobie is set to be one of publishing’s rising stars. Not only did she win the digital Macmillan Prize for her picture book app concept earlier this...
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Hacked Off Kingston prof is a Penguin Special
Kingston University’s Professor of Journalism Brian Cathcart has just published a new book. It’s not his only publication, but it is his first where his words are being distributed primarily as an...
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How many self-publishing authors do you need to change a light bulb?
Lots, but they need do nothing. They glow on their own. It’s always an interesting exercise to look back on a big event and think about what was really going on. So, a week and a bit on from...
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Looking Beyond the Book: reflections on the annual SYP conference
In our latest guest blog, Kingston University graduate Frankie Jones talks about her experience at the Society of Young Publishers conference and the importance of new and interactive reading...
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E-rotic e-reading
In our latest guest blog, Kingston MA Publishing student Stacey Hill writes about the growth of erotic fiction and how e-readers have helped increase this market. There was a time when you could glance...
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Wanted for publishing – agile creatives prepared to jump… and find the target!
Are you ready to jump into the unknown? Photo by Red Bull Content Pool / Rex Features Helping to provide the industry with new talent, I’m always tracking the skills and attributes required for future...
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The new publishing age
To mark this week’s launch of Martinis, Masterclasses and Space Missions, an edited collection of writings and reflections from the Kingston Publishing blog, we’re reproducing the book’s Foreword here....
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Getting the copyright balance right
MA Publishing student Samantha Perkins looks at the current challenges of copyright law and licensing, and how they might be solved. Her post is based on the Charles Clark Memorial Lecture given at the...
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Kingston publishing graduate is named as industry “Rising Star”
Kingston University MA Publishing graduate Kjell Eldor was last week named by the Bookseller in its annual listing of the publishing industry’s next generation of leaders and innovators. Described as a...
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The changing role of the commissioning editor
Gone are the days when commissioning editors were in the limelight, while other departments faded into the background. Ebooks and social media are changing the reading experience and roles within the...
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The uncomfortable truths of publishing: change and data
Two years ago at the annual FutureBook conference, the talk was all about redefining the role of the publisher, putting consumers at the heart of everything we do and any time, any place, anywhere...
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