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Course in Adobe InDesign

Posted on November 9, 2005 in Uncategorized

We’ve had an email from our friends at Oxford Brookes confirming the next date of their course in Adobe InDesign. The course is based at the Oxford International Centre for …

Introduction to Adobe InDesign

Posted on November 9, 2005 in Uncategorized

When: Tuesday 13th DecemberTime: 9.30 – 16.30Cost: £250Tutor: Sally HughesMore about the course:A course aimed at first time users of a page layout program who will be using InDesign check …

Anarchy after Book Fair

Posted on October 27, 2005 in Uncategorized

The 24th Anarchist Bookfair was held at London’s Voluntary Sector Resource Centre on London’s Holloway Road last Saturday. As the conference closed police responded to a call from the landlord …

Does the degree you choose affect your chance of getting a job once you've graduated?

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

Have you ever wondered if you chose the right degree? This article sets out to examine the importance of studying a directly-related subject with a future job in mind – …

Society of Young Publishers – Society of Publishers in Ireland: I SPI a connection…

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

The Society of Publishers in Ireland, or SPI, was born when three publishers (Susan Rossney, Rachel Pierce and Emma Byrne) came together in 2002 with the idea of establishing a …

London Book Fair 2005

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

It was half-past nine on the first morning of the 34th London Book Fair at Olympia: across the Grand Hall, bleary-eyed exhibitors were stifling yawns, slurping coffee and artfully arranging …

Capitalising On Reading

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

The London Libraries Development Agency is a small organisation with just 2 permanent and one part-time staff members, which is based in the heart of London in Westminster Reference Library, …

Adapt-Nation

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

There’s an ad out at the moment: don’t judge a book by its film. If you’ve ever been disappointed by a big-screen version of one of your favourite novels, you’d …

International Young Publisher of the Year Award

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

This year, members of the SYP working in publishing were fortunate enough to be invited to The British Council on Friday 11 March for the International Young Publisher of the …

Does the degree you choose affect your chance of getting a job once you’ve graduated?

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

Have you ever wondered if you chose the right degree? This article sets out to examine the importance of studying a directly-related subject with a future job in mind – …

New Feature – want to help?

Posted on October 21, 2005 in Uncategorized

As you can see, we’ve now added an Articles section to the website – our opener is Tom Chalmers, MD of Legend Press, whose first book – The Remarkable Everyday …

The Short Story Strikes Back…

Posted on October 21, 2005 in Uncategorized

Setting up a publishing company was the reasonably simple part. A few bits of paper signed, a couple of small fees paid and suddenly a limited company is all yours. …