Do I pick the Big Six when I buy books?

How many books do i own published by the Big Six? Good question. In case you didn’t know, the Big Six is compiled of HarperCollins, Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Macmillan. Upon close inspection of my bookshelves, i have tallied the following amount of books published by the Big Six and their imprints [...]

The London Book Fair 2012

I have just spent 2 days at the London Book Fair, having been for the first time last year and really enjoyed the experience, and decided to make it an annual trip! Unfortunately i was only able to go for the Monday and Tuesday, as i couldn’t really afford to stay 3 nights in a [...]

The search for the perfect Kindle cover

I recently acquired a Kindle 4 for Christmas and am eager to avoid it ending up scratched and bashed like everything else (phone, mp3 player, etc all blighted by unsightly dents and blemishes) because i live by my personal mantra: “if it ain’t tough, it won’t survive”! So clearly it is very important to find [...]

Apple launches iBooks 2 app

The hottest news of the week in the publishing world was the announcement by Apple that they were launching the iBooks 2 app. This app allows anyone to create their own ebook. It is mainly for authors wanting to create textbook ebooks for studying, with the app allowing them to upload content such as videos, [...]

JK Rowling launches Pottermore

Recently, JK Rowling unveiled her new website Pottermore.com, which offers a whole new dimension to the Harry Potter series by offering ebooks of all 7 books. It has delighted her fans, who have been waiting for the ebooks, and offers the possibility of extra stuff about the series, previously unreleased material written by Rowling. However, it [...]

Sci-Fi and Parenthood Stories Update

Firstly, i would like to thank everyone who entered submissions! Both deadlines have been and gone for the two competitions in which we asked for submissions, and so we have been very busy reading all the stories! There has been a wide range of stories submitted, some of which are very promising! Today we spent [...]

My Childhood/Young Adult Reading List

Lately I’ve been thinking about the books I read as a child. Possibly because at uni we’re currently studying Children’s Publishing, and someone happened to ask me what I read as a child. Having had a period during my teens where I read very little because I was given access to my own computer with [...]

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writing Competition [NOW CLOSED]

Hello all Sci-fi and Fantasy writers! We are still looking for submissions for our competition! If you have a Sci-fi or Fantasy story which you want to get published, then get submitting, you have until this coming Friday 18th March! All information is available through this link: Science Fiction and Fantasy Competition at UCLan Press For [...]