Sunday 3 September 2017

BookMachine newsletters

Here are the latest BookMachine newsletters, with details of  the Scholarly Publishing: Crossing the Rubicon event and more, for my followers to peruse:


Events | Membership | Training | Industry insights | Publishing tips | Hire us
         


 
The importance of covers in commercial fiction
Phoebe Morgan
I don’t want to shatter any illusions here, but most retailers simply don’t have the time to read every book that comes their way, so they judge it on the cover – and sometimes, that’s the only thing they see if the text isn’t finished yet. 
 
 
Talking Podcasts: 6 questions for The Riff Raff
Abbie Headon
Podcasts are becoming more and more popular, and it’s time we all started paying attention to them, as publishers and authors. In this first interview in a series called Talking Podcasts, Abbie Headon interviews Amy Baker and Rosy Edwards about The Riff Raff podcast, which focuses on debut authors.
 
 
Disruption of scholarly publishing ecosystem: Early bird ends tomorrow [EVENT]
BookMachine
“Scholarly Publishing: Crossing the Rubicon” is a new BookMachine event, taking place in Oxford on Thursday 7th September – early bird ticket sales end tomorrow (Friday).
 
 
Project Manager, Education [JOB POSTING]
BookMachine
Out of House Publishing Solutions is a fast-growing publishing services company based in Gloucestershire. We offer a comprehensive project management service for every kind of publishing project, and we are currently looking for a project manager to come and work on our expanding list of educational titles. 
 
 
Editorial freelancers, know when to say no
Liz Jones
We’re in the business of saying yes … but just as important can be knowing when to say no – some projects may just be more trouble than they are worth. Here are some warning signs to look out for.
 
 
Take the bookcareers salary survey now
bookcareers
Book Publishing has a reputation for being notoriously underpaid, but how do we even know what people are being paid?

You have until midnight on Friday 28th July 2017 to contribute
 
 
Junior Designer [JOB POSTING]
BookMachine
Quarto Publishing – the original co-edition list in The Quarto Group – produces illustrated books with a well-deserved reputation for style and quality. We are looking for a junior designer to join our creative and dynamic, non-fiction publishing team, based in our busy Islington office.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fancy blogging for BookMachine?
Use this form to pitch your idea
 
Would you like to advertise here?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sam Perkins
See you next week!
Sam & the BookMachine Team
 
 
© BookMachine 2016 | We love your books
 
 
Hello and good morning,

Did you hear the news about the "Scholarly Publishing: Crossing the Rubicon" event?

Well, here we have it - delivered straight to your in-box this sunny
Wednesday morning.

NEW SPEAKER! First up we have a new speaker announced. Our fourth speaker is Duncan Campbell - Director, Digital Licensing and Sales Partnerships, with John Wiley & Sons. Read all about his experience below.

 
EXTENDED EARLY BIRD! Early bird tickets sales have been extended - grab one before Friday 28th July to get a ticket at 50% off (£5 instead of £10)
 
 
 
 
New! Duncan Campbell is Director, Digital Licensing and Sales Partnerships, with John Wiley & Sons, where he is responsible for licensing and business development for Wiley’s academic journal and database content. He is also engaged in developing Wiley’s strategies and policies with regard to government affairs, open access and text and data mining, and represents Wiley on several industry boards and committees.
 
 
As Head of Ingenta Connect, Byron Russell provides overall leadership and management of the commercial activities for Ingenta's publisher-facing CMS product, Ingenta Connect, spanning 280+ publisher clients and over 25,000 registered libraries.
 
 
Charlie Rapple is Sales & Marketing Director and Co-founder of Kudos, a web-based service that helps researchers and their institutions and funders maximise the visibility and impact of their published articles. 
 
 
Phill Jones is Director of Innovation at Digital Science. He works in the Digital Science Consultancy where he supports publishers with strategic decision making in editorial, marketing and sales, based on scientometric analyses. 
 
 
We hope to see many of you there!

All the best for now,
Suzanne Kavanagh
Member, BookMachine Works


 

 
Understanding InDesign, Ebooks and Production
 
 
 
Hello and good morning,

Who doesn't want to learn something new? Well, today we are back with more training courses, just for you. All the courses are led by Ken Jones. Ken has years of experience gained training hundreds of creative, production and marketing staff at the UK’s largest and smallest book publishers. 
 
Understanding InDesign -
how to build a book

Brush up on your InDesign skills and learn how to build a book from scratch with this fast-paced and practical workshop.

Thursday 19th October, Faber Academy 
BookMachine Members £100+VAT
Early bird tickets £125+VAT
Standard tickets £150+VAT
 
 
Understanding Ebooks
Do you want to be an ebook expert? Do you want to thoroughly understand the market; plus have the practical skills to code your own ebooks? Join us for this two-part, one-day course.

Monday 23rd October, Faber Academy 
Morning: Demystifying ebooks £75+VAT
Afternoon: Coding for ebooks £75+VAT
Morning and afternoon, with lunch: £150 +VAT
(15% off for BookMachine members)
 
 
Understanding Print Production
Improve your knowledge and understanding of the print production process by attending this fast-paced presentation.

Friday 3rd November, Faber Academy 
BookMachine Members £50+VAT
Early bird tickets £75+VAT
Standard tickets £99+VAT
 
 
Tickets are likely to go quickly for some of the sessions, why don't you book today?

See you there!
Laura
BookMachine, Co-founder

 

 
The ideal training course for you...
 
Understanding InDesign, Ebooks and Production
 
 
 
       


Did you know that BookMachine don't only organise awesome events? We also create affordable, practical and useful training courses for publishing people to dip in and out of throughout their careers.

By taking one of the courses below, you'll benefit from:
  • Advice and up-to-the-minute techniques from experienced trainers to help you with your day-job, or side-projects
  • The opportunity to speak to your peers working at other publishers, and pick up additional tips and ways of doing things 
  • Access to best practice advice which is specific to working in book publishing
There are added discounts for members, and Early Bird tickets are available till 15th September. 
 
 
 
Understanding InDesign -
how to build a book

Brush up on your InDesign skills and learn how to build a book from scratch with this fast-paced and practical workshop.

Thursday 19th October, Faber Academy 
BookMachine Members £100+VAT
Early bird tickets £125+VAT
Standard tickets £150+VAT

 
 
 
 
Understanding Ebooks
Do you want to be an ebook expert? Do you want to thoroughly understand the market; plus have the practical skills to code your own ebooks? Join us for this two-part, one-day course.

Monday 23rd October, Faber Academy 
Morning: Demystifying ebooks £75+VAT
Afternoon: Coding for ebooks £75+VAT
Morning and afternoon, with lunch: £150 +VAT
(15% off for BookMachine members)

 
 
 
 
Understanding Print Production
Improve your knowledge and understanding of the print production process by attending this fast-paced presentation.

Friday 3rd November, Faber Academy 
BookMachine Members £50+VAT
Early bird tickets £75+VAT
Standard tickets £99+VAT

 
 
 
If you would like more in-depth information about any of the courses, please drop us a line.
 
 
 
 

See you there!
Laura (BookMachine, Co-founder)
 
 
 
 
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