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Why the commercial ebook market is broken

Posted on April 15, 2007 in Uncategorized

(Note: In the following rant, I’m sticking to American currency and prices because (a) they’re relatively familiar to non-Americans, and (b) they’re where I’ve got the hardest data. Not to …

Gurdeep’s Column

Posted on April 15, 2007 in Uncategorized

  As we head into the month of the London Book Fair, the Book Fair War of 06 suddenly sprang back into my mind. Well, that event, and the chocolate …

Special offers for the SYP at London Book Fair

Posted on April 13, 2007 in Uncategorized

The London Book Fair is now upon us, running from April 16th to the 18th. The SYP will be there at Stand X127, and we invite you to come and …

Special offers for the SYP at LBF

Posted on April 12, 2007 in Uncategorized

Visit the SYP at Stand X127 for some special offers… The Publishing Training Centre are offering £100 off one of their courses for anyone who joins the SYP at the …

20% off at Borders this Easter weekend

Posted on April 4, 2007 in Uncategorized

There’s 20% off all full priced items at every Borders shop this weekend.  To print off your voucher, please visit Borders online: http://www.bordersstores.co.uk

SYP member nominated for UK Young Publisher of the Year

Posted on April 4, 2007 in Uncategorized

SYP member Tom Chalmers, MD of Legend Press, has been nominated for the 2007 UK Young Publisher of the Year Award (UKYPY). We congratulate Tom and the rest of the …

What can World Book Day do for you?

Posted on April 3, 2007 in Uncategorized

The MA in Publishing Studies course at Kingston University have been putting on a series of masterclasses, of which the latest is: Getting the unsuspecting public to read more. What …

Publishing Innovation Conference

Posted on March 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

The annual publishing innovation conference was held during March at the London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle. The conference was organised and run by a group of MA Publishing …

Report from the Publishing Innovation Conference

Posted on March 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

This year’s Publishing Innovation Conference at the London College of Communication had the theme of ‘Green and Lean: How Can Publishing Survive?’.  You can find out more about the proceedings …

Girl About Town

Posted on March 29, 2007 in Uncategorized

Things got off to a flying start in February, with not one but two launches on the 1st… First up, Girl About Town (all too briefly, sadly, as it seemed …

Legend Press Book Launch – Journey

Posted on March 27, 2007 in Uncategorized

Legend Press’s next novel Journey, the much anticipated debut from London-author Jae Watson, will launch this week with an exclusive event at the Nehru Centre, the cultural wing of the …

Book Slam March 29th

Posted on March 20, 2007 in Uncategorized

The next Book Slam is on Thursday, 29/03/07 Book Slam at Neighbourhood 12 Aclam Road, London, W10 5QZ Enquiries to david@cherryjam.net Tickets: £5 in advance from www.bookslam.com/ £6 on the …