Beyond the AI Hype: What Publishers Need to Know
Featuring insights from Professor Greg Singh, University of Stirling. Artificial intelligence dominates conversations across every industry. From automated content creation to AI-powered discovery...
Algorithms increasingly shape how readers discover books online.
Discoverability Decoded: How Amazon, Google and Social Algorithms Influence Book Sales A great book still needs to be found. Publishers can invest heavily in editorial, design, publicity and market...
How to make the most of your eCommerce cart and boost your conversions
For publishers investing in direct-to-consumer (DC2) sales, getting visitors to your website is only half of the battle. The real challenge is turning browsers into buyers. Every additional step, ...
Why author bios matter more than ever
No longer just filler copy For a long time, author bios were treated as little more than a formality. A short paragraph added to the back of a book or copied onto a retailer page without much thoug...
Dynamic metadata: The future of book discoverability
Metadata is changing For a long time, metadata in publishing was treated as something quietly administrative. Necessary, important, but rarely exciting. A book would be assigned its title, ISBN, BI...
The world is facing a reading crisis. How can we solve it?
Children are choosing screens over books and it’s a growing concern as technology advances. At the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026, the reading crisis was a key topic of conversation. The topic i...
Top tips to make your D2C website AI-ready
Start with clarity, not complexity AI tools are trying to interpret your content. If pages are vague, overly promotional, or inconsistent, they become difficult to use. The simplest improvement is ...
How Important is Having an Effective Website as a Publisher in 2026?
Reliance on third-party retailers is a risky strategy in 2026. Data shows that 30% of authors and publishers are already selling direct, with more joining this year to escape high platform fees. Se...
Key Features of the 2025 BISAC Code Update
The 2025 BISAC codes were officially released in early December 2025 and brought some significant changes.
Jólabókaflóð: Iceland’s Christmas Book Flood
Iceland is a book wormery, besides boasting a near 100% literacy rate, the nation leads the world in terms of writers, books published, and books read per person. Incredibly about 1 in 10 Icelander...
Let’s be honest, the weeks from Thanksgiving to the end of the holiday period sends most of us into a spin! We all rush around trying to get presents for loved ones, often unsure what to buy and th...
Main players of UK comics industry join forces to build UK into a ‘Global Comics Superpower’
The UK’s comic books giants have joined forces to boost industry and tackle Ai collectively. Historically rivals, they’re now allied. Here we explore the reasons behind this new allegiance. The UK ...
Books With Stories Darker Than Their Pages
Every book tells a story - but sometimes the story behind the book is even stranger, darker, or more mysterious than the tale itself. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (1818) Few novels have an origin ...
What Publishers Can Learn From Netflix’s Recommendation Engine
When Netflix recommends your next binge-worthy series, it’s not guessing - it’s harnessing vast amounts of metadata to personalise discovery. Publishers can take a page from this playbook. In an in...
6 Reasons to Replatform or Rebuild your Website
With AI algorithms defining a new generation of search, direct-to-consumer becoming the norm, and audiobooks growing exponentially, it is essential that your website is fit for purpose in 2026. Dec...
David Marlin in the Publisher's Chair
David Marlin, founder of MetaComet, shares his journey from tech consultant to publishing innovator...
Shelf-Awareness: Why Some Book Covers Get Noticed and Others Don't
What is the psychology behind cover design and its impact on consumer behaviour.
A Reflection on Gossip’s Political Past
In the early 1500s, the word "gossip" had a very different meaning than it does today. Back then, it referred to close kinship ties, especially female friendships. It was even used to mean a godpar...