As has been increasingly discussed by digital creatives in the last year or so, and was publicly articulated recently by Nick Harkaway on this site, the paucity of genuine innovation within the publishing industry suggests that really disruptive innovation in the field will come from elsewhere.

I agree. Marshall McLuhan's reference to the fate of carriage makers in the age of the automobile now risks becoming a truism.

However, I am interested in making opportunities happen. Even if we have to give them a nudge every now and again. Read more »

We’re pleased to announce our second annual Innovation Workshop with The Bookseller. Read more »

We have finalised the programme for our workshop on the 16th June. Venue is Propsero House, 241 Borough High Street. More info here. In my opinion, Sophie Rochester of The Literary Platform has put together one of the most interesting programmes for a digital publishing event to date.  Read more »

This video gives a great round-up of our November FutureBook conference. The conference showed how well collaborations can work between developers, authors and publishers.

Today, we have launched our Innovation Workshop in collaboration with The Literary Platform, which looks at this from a different angle. The workshop will explore innovation across the book trade and showcase developers. This workshop is aimed at those who understand what we try today may very quickly be adopted. Read more »