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Ten challenges to innovation in publishing Ten challenges to innovation in publishing

Ahead of last year’s FutureBook Innovation Workshop, we published our ‘ten challenges to innovation in publishing’.…


Dreams of interoperability Dreams of interoperability

The European and International Booksellers Federation this week upped it lobbying efforts around the threat posed to its members by Amazon (and Apple) in the way they have developed the e-book market.
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Pottermore’s winning digital strategy Pottermore’s winning digital strategy

Pottermore picked up the Digital Strategy of the Year award at The Bookseller Industry Awards, beating an incredibly strong shortlist that included Orion’s SF Gateway, Nosy Crow, Kobo, Random House, Harlequin, Penguin and Bloomsbury. I thought it was worth reflecting…

Tools done changing? Tools done changing?

No doubt the big news this week for the digerati, the surprise decision by Tim O’Reilly to ‘shutter’ the Tools of Change conference and cull the community.
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Light and dark in vector drawing (adding depth and weight without gradient fills, drop shadows or inner glows) Light and dark in vector drawing (adding depth and weight without gradient fills, drop shadows or inner glows)

This is a brief post on shading in vector drawing and how to use light and dark for depth and weight. I begin with a grey rectangle that’s 25% black. It looks rather flat.Next I add a base to my…

Publishing is Booming But it’s Still Gloom on the High Street Publishing is Booming But it’s Still Gloom on the High Street

The recent news that publishing is growing despite the introduction of digital seems to have lifted the spirits of many in the industry. Why is this such a shock? The only thing the introduction of digital has reinforced has been…

Authors and book rights – some more truths Authors and book rights – some more truths

In my last blog I listed a number of truths and untruths about self-publishing vs traditional publishing, so I thought I would continue in this vein to tackle some other subjects on which I believe that authors require greater clarity.…

“TOC was a great ride…” “TOC was a great ride…”

With those words Tim O’Reilly…

iDraw vs TouchDraw vs Inkpad (Vector Graphics on the iPad) iDraw vs TouchDraw vs Inkpad (Vector Graphics on the iPad)

I’ve been working with vector drawing apps on the iPad for a while now, and I’d like to share some of the features that I think make each perform well (and not so well in some areas) when compared to…

Bright lights, big web Bright lights, big web

The BBC reports today that the WorldWideWeb (W3) is 20 years old, a moment that will be marked by the recreation of the first ever web page by Cern.
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