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Kit de Waal: ‘Make room for working class writers’ | Books | The Guardian
Saturday, February 10th, 2018
Really interesting article in The Guardian: Is their a class bias in publishing? Source: Kit de Waal: ‘Make room for working class writers’ | Books | The Guardian
What Makes a Bestseller? | Jonny Geller | TEDxOxford – YouTube
Friday, January 26th, 2018
Found this great video by Jonny Geller on what makes a bestseller. Take the time to watch, it is brilliant.
Copyright
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
The Society Of Authors is a great source of information and their page on copyright is where authors should start: They say, “The SoA works at UK, EU and international levels to protect and promote a strong copyright regime. Copyright is founded on the principle that authors own the right […]
Review of 2017: the big four publishers | The Bookseller
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
The Bookseller has conducted analysis of the sales of Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette and Pan Macmillan through Nielsen BookScan. The Bookseller reports: Penguin Random House Last year was not rich in runaway bestsellers, but Penguin Random House certainly mined the most productive vein. Of 2017’s top 20 books by value, PRH published 14 of […]
Zadie Smith: ‘I have a very messy and chaotic mind’ | Books | The Guardian
Sunday, January 21st, 2018
Source: Zadie Smith: ‘I have a very messy and chaotic mind’ | Books | The Guardian