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In Response To… the iPad

Posted on March 11, 2010 in Uncategorized

The recent launch of Apple’s much hallowed iPad has once again opened the debate on the publishing industry’s hesitant relationship with digital media. In the age of the Kindle and …

Annual General Meeting and Publishers' Question Time

Posted on March 10, 2010 in Uncategorized

The atrium at Penguin’s head office was packed for the SYP’s publisher’s question time and AGM 2010. Our speakers for the evening were: Jake Lingwood – publisher for Ebury Anna …

Annual General Meeting and Publishers’ Question Time

Posted on March 10, 2010 in Uncategorized

The atrium at Penguin’s head office was packed for the SYP’s publisher’s question time and AGM 2010. Our speakers for the evening were: Jake Lingwood – publisher for Ebury Anna …

London Book Club: January

Posted on March 10, 2010 in Uncategorized

Starter For Ten by David Nicholls One of the first things that everyone in our group noticed was that there was no mention of the name of the university in …

The Helen Fraser Publishing Fellowship

Posted on March 2, 2010 in Uncategorized

A great opportunity for Black and Ethnic Minority Editorial Talent Penguin Books, the world’s best known publishing company, is delighted to launch a newly established diversity traineeship for 2010. The …

Bookcareers Initiative to Continue

Posted on February 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

Bookcareers Initiative to Continue Bookcareers.com are continuing with their job club until at least June 2010.   The initiative which started in September has so far helped at least 10 people …

SYP Discount for Books & Consumers Annual Conference

Posted on February 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

Books & Consumers Annual Conference 2010 Tuesday March 16 | 9.30am – 12.45pm | One Birdcage Walk London SW1   With revolutionary changes in the ways books can be bought …

36% Discount for SYP Members for “Publishing Laid Bare” Conf

Posted on February 3, 2010 in Uncategorized

Legend Press’s 2nd annual ‘Publishing Laid Bare Conference’ is to be held on Thursday 24th June 2010 in Russell Square, Central London. The central aim of the publishing conference is …

Editing the bestsellers and trend-spotting

Posted on February 3, 2010 in Uncategorized

    The SYP’s final speaker meeting of 2009 focused on a skill that many young publishers would hope to cultivate – commissioning books that become bestsellers. But can an …

Commissioning Editor, London: 7

Posted on January 31, 2010 in Uncategorized

I have spent a long while thinking about it. That night. It’s been repeated once since then. I’d get into the office and ponder both of those nights for a while, whilst I …

Why is the publishing community so dismissive of Dan Brown?

Posted on January 27, 2010 in Uncategorized

Over the last six months, whenever I’ve heard publishers discuss Dan Brown, it’s usually been in quite a negative tone.  This is something that I’ve found quite surprising, since he is …

SYP Author Showcase

Posted on January 24, 2010 in Uncategorized

The penultimate London speaker meeting of the SYP’s 60th year took place in Foyle’s gallery. The event was a showcase of some of the best of today’s award winning authors …