Charles Catton
@crgc.bsky.social
Work in book publishing for an independent illustrated non-fiction house based in North London. Not a pipe-smoker.
Enjoyed this line: ‘Given that [ALCS] research shows that in 2006, average author earnings were £12,330, dropping to £7,000 in 2022, the value of forking out up to $5,000 to have a book published in three weeks might be questionable.’ www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub... #AI #publishing
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Enjoyed this line: ‘Given that [ALCS] research shows that in 2006, average author earnings were £12,330, dropping to £7,000 in 2022, the value of forking out up to $5,000 to have a book published in three weeks might be questionable.’ www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub... #AI #publishing
From the Bookseller - “Bloomsbury expects revenue and profit to exceed expectations with growth driven by fantasy” [much like all other publishers, then… here all week, try the fish etc] #publishing
February 14, 2024 at 12:09 PM
From the Bookseller - “Bloomsbury expects revenue and profit to exceed expectations with growth driven by fantasy” [much like all other publishers, then… here all week, try the fish etc] #publishing
Sad news about Hardie Grant UK being acquired by PRH - another indie publisher gone. #publishing
October 6, 2023 at 8:31 AM
Sad news about Hardie Grant UK being acquired by PRH - another indie publisher gone. #publishing
Why book blurbs are broken: www.esquire.com/entertainmen... #blurb #publishing
September 7, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Why book blurbs are broken: www.esquire.com/entertainmen... #blurb #publishing
Weary traveller, you have been warned…
September 5, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Weary traveller, you have been warned…
Almost the weekend…
August 18, 2023 at 10:09 PM
Almost the weekend…