The Talent Time Bomb: can publishing learn new skills?

By Suzanne Kavanagh, on April 12th, 2011%

Tomorrow I will chair a seminar titled ‘The Talent Time Bomb: Can Publishing Learn New Media Skills?’ at the London Book Fair.

We are fortunate to be hosting a panel of four impressive speakers from across the Creative Media Industries. And the topic? To discuss whether publishers are destined to fall behind other media industries because of . . . → Read More: The Talent Time Bomb: can publishing learn new skills?

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Making Your E-books Accessible to More Users: a London Book Fair seminar #lbf11

By Suzanne Kavanagh, on April 11th, 2011%

Earls Court is buzzing. The UK publishing industry is hosting one of the largest international trade fairs. There are plenty of sessions on digital publishing (we have our own ‘Talent Time Bomb: can publishing learn new media skills’ session on Wednesday). But one session that particularly caught my eye was EDIteur’s ‘Making Your E-books Accessible to . . . → Read More: Making Your E-books Accessible to More Users: a London Book Fair seminar #lbf11

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A Man Booker / Kindle Bonanza for Publishing

By Suzanne Kavanagh, on October 9th, 2009%

 

It’s been an exciting few days in the book publishing world.

First up, the announcement that the Man Booker Prize winner – the top literary prize awarded in the UK – was Hilary Mantel, for her historical novel Wolf Hall. The Bookseller on Wednesday reported a total of 22,000 copies sold of the hardback since the shortlist . . . → Read More: A Man Booker / Kindle Bonanza for Publishing

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