Publishing

Top tips for finding publishing placements

10 Feb 2012

Student Steff Lever reveals where to find opportunities, what research tools to use and how to approach companies It's easy to feel lost when you're first faced with securing your own work placement. I spent copious amounts of time researching and applying for placements; every day for around five weeks researching leads, contacts and opportunities. Through sheer determination I eventually found ...

Amazon Publishing bookshop boycott grows

10 Feb 2012

Independent booksellers join Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and Canadian chain Indigo in refusing to stock retail giant's own books The cold war between north American booksellers and Amazon has hotted up this week, with the booksellers joining together to announce that they will not be selling any of the titles published by the online retailer. The opening salvo was fired last week by America ...

Independent Publisher is THE voice of the Independent Publishing Industry

9 Feb 2012

Thirty years is a long time in the publishing business. The world of books is one where trends develop quickly, personnel changes occur overnight, and a new imprint is born (or abandoned) every day.