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BookMachine Unplugged: Talking Audio Wednesday 17th June | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Book your ticket Our next Unplugged Online event Talking Audio is in just 3 weeks! Talking Audio launched for the first time in 2019, and we're thrilled that it's making a comeback in virtual form this year. During the evening, we'll be hearing from audio people Videl Bar-Kar of Bookwire, Elise Italiaander of DK and Ruth Tross of Bookouture all about the importance of listening to your customers. Audio is still booming – accompanying us on walks, keeping everyone from our families to flatmates occupied, or powering us through exercise.⁠ Many of us are consumers of audio, but this event will concentrate on the publishing angle. Does audio impact physical book sales? Where is audio going? How can the industry take it there? Audio's come a long way since cassette. Join us to find out where it's going next. • Learn about the current context of audio from industry insiders. • Hear insights about the future of audio - can it act as a gateway into physical books or eBooks? • Tap into what's happening right now in publishing, from wherever you are. Find out about 2019's Talking Audio in this blog post. Tickets are FREE for Events Members, £4 for online Community Members, and £5 for non-members. Log in, and find your discount codes here. Thank you to our event partners Ingram Content Group and Getty Images. Copyright © 2020 BookMachine, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: BookMachine Incubation at Ravensbourne, 6 Penrose Way Greenwich Peninsula London, SE10 0EW United Kingdom

The future of audio: Listening to your customers BookMachine Unplugged: Talking Audio Wednesday 17th June | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Join us in four weeks' time for Talking Audio, the next online event in the exciting BookMachine Unplugged series! Many of us working in the publishing industry are consumers of audiobooks, with physical books and podcasts often seen as gateways into the medium. But are audiobooks the gateway into other reading formats, such as print and eBooks? In this live event on Wednesday 17th June from 6 p.m. you can hear from forward-thinking audio people from across the industry. Find out their insights on customer habits, where audio is going, and how we can take it there. Book on, and plug in for a great discussion! Book your ticket Tickets are FREE for Events Members, £4 for online Community Members, and £5 for non-members. Log in, and find your discount codes here. Meet the speakers Joining your host, Louise Harvey, Audio Editor at Little, Brown are: Ruth Tross started her publishing career as editorial assistant on Hodder’s literary list Sceptre. In 2011 she launched a new crime imprint, Mulholland Books, and then became Hodder’s crime & thriller publisher in 2017. She moved to Bookouture in June 2019 as Publishing Director, where she also oversees the company’s audio publishing and strategy. @ruthtross Videl Bar-Kar is Global Head of Audio at Bookwire, a leading provider of digital publishing services, and has worked in publishing for over a decade. He is also the co-founder of Minotaur Productions, whose 5-part Johnny Cash audio series was commissioned by Audible and reached No.1 in the New York Times non-fiction audio chart. @videlbarkar Elise Italiaander is the Audio and Digital Manager at Dorling Kindersley. Recently venturing into publishing audiobooks, Elise has been integral in setting up DK’s audio department. Previously, Elise spent five years at Audible UK and brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role. Elise is thrilled to be bringing DK’s well-known brand to the world of audio. @E_Italiaander "Really enlightening evening in London talking audio books & their future. Lovely friendly crowd of publishing folk too." – Anna Nicholas, Publisher and Author Thank you to our event partners Typefi, Ingram Content Group and Getty Images. Copyright © 2020 BookMachine, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: BookMachine Incubation at Ravensbourne, 6 Penrose Way Greenwich Peninsula London, SE10 0EW United Kingdom

Mid-Month Update: Tech Hi , May is flying by here! Lots has been happening, and on BookMachine we've been highlighting, discussing and celebrating all things tech in publishing. There's plenty more to come! This email will help you to catch up with what you've missed, and tell you what's coming next... BookMachine Unplugged: What's next? Talking Audio: Wednesday 17th June  |  6:00 p.m.   The Talking Tech event was brilliant. Didn't catch it on the night? Tune into the key takeaways on Twitter by searching for the latest posts under our hashtag #BookMachine. Up next is Talking Audio, which will take place at 6pm on Wednesday 17th June. We'll be focusing on why listening to your customers is key for the future of audio. Tickets are free for events members, £4 for community members, or £5 for non-members. Log in to your account and head to the Member Discounts page for your offer codes to apply at checkout.   Book to join us Wednesday Wisdoms with Tech professionals Hear from industry people about their experience embracing tech and learning to code in short, inspiring half-hour live interviews on Wednesdays from 1pm.  Sara O'Connor On the 20th May, Sara will be talking to us about how her coding journey started, which skills from her publishing role transferred best into a career in code, and what she has learned along the way. Register here Anna Cunnane And, on the 27th May, we'll be speaking to Anna about the significance of publishers learning to code, asking which tools she found useful, and finding out her advice for any would-be coders! Register here Latest Blog Posts SVG is Simply Very Good   by Ken Jones All you need to know about using SVGs (Scalable Vector Graphics) in your publications, whether print or digital. With visual examples and links to try out some coding for yourself, Ken guides you through all the aspects of SVGs – and where you might see them appear in the future. Read more How using Google Lighthouse can help publishers to improve their websites by Anna Cunnane Using Google Lighthouse can help you as book publishers improve your websites' performance, accessibility and SEO. Find out how you can use this tool to great effect by checking out this post from Anna.  Read more Side Project Summer: part of your pandemic toolkit?   by Emma Barnes #SideProjectSummer is a community of coders who reside on Twitter. Their aim? To get you all coding in your spare time during the summer months. Read this post from Emma Barnes of Consonance to find out why it might be just what you need during these times.  Read more More from us soon! Kind regards, Aimee Dewar Digital Marketing Executive @AimeeDewar  |  bookmachine.org Copyright © 2020 BookMachine, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: BookMachine Incubation at Ravensbourne, 6 Penrose Way Greenwich Peninsula London, SE10 0EW United Kingdom