How Books Are Made

A podcast about the art and science of making books – @arthurattwell speaks to book-making leaders about design, production, marketing, distribution, and tech.

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Ever wondered what goes into a successful crowdfunding campaign? In our latest episode, @arthurattwell speaks with @aaronareed, who’s crowdfunded several books and games, including *50 Years of Text Games* and *Downcrawl 2E*.
https://t.co/gle3S8xiR8

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New episode! Children’s publisher @bookdash makes beautiful books in a single day, then gives them away. And their method is catching on around the world. https://t.co/E5pYL3j4Gh

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Big honour that we're a South African Podcast Awards finalist! Alongside four exceptional nominees. https://t.co/PwmxrxGOyM

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New episode! Arthur speaks with Graham Moss, master printer, history teacher, and founder of Incline Press, which works with poets and artists to make limited-edition books with hand-set, metal type on vintage machines.
https://t.co/O4mISfQlWR

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New episode! Today we’re talking fonts with type designer @ThomasJockin. We find out how typefaces can make it easier for people to understand what they read, and what variable fonts mean for type design, for reading, and for society.
https://t.co/UDv0CyUW9t

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New episode, with Griffin Shea, about running one of Joburg’s most beloved bookshops, Bridge Books. We cover sourcing books, setting prices, connecting booksellers, the highs and lows of the inner city, and judging SA’s most prestigious non-fiction award.
https://t.co/B79TmRLSb4

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New episode! Behind every great author is a host of unsung editors – often ghostwriters, too. By convention, they don’t get their names on books. What are they doing behind the scenes?
https://t.co/Yw7egCxaQD

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New episode! ‘Building tools for creative communities’—Librivox and Pressbooks are book-making platforms with vibrant communities, created by @hughmcguire. What does it take to build a tool that creative people gather round?
https://t.co/Ejmwz0Z2al

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In today’s new episode, Arthur speaks to Emma Barnes about managing metadata and technical literacy, and we catch up about Snow Books and children’s publishing service Make Our Book.
https://t.co/AeZNmEDSmj

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New episode! We talk to book-tech leader Dave Cramer about creating standards, making ebooks, using CSS for print layout, and the dilemmas of digital-first vs InDesign-based publishing. https://t.co/y68lF0CWaj

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New episode! Why are book clubs so transformative?

My guest @BleedingInkAndy works with book clubs and writers who are in or have been in prison, and has seen the positive effect of reading circles on people who are rebuilding their lives.

https://t.co/T0S2gj9xLp

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In today's new episode, Arthur talks to literary agent Aoife Lennon-Ritchie about what agents do; do's and don'ts for getting an agent; evaluating contracts; and crossovers between writing for page and screen. https://t.co/awRrSgjwLo

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Executive Chair of @CEUPress, @francespinter talked to @arthurattwell about maintaining quality in #publishing, the impact of #openaccess on COVID research, and what it takes to start a new publishing #business today. Listen now!
🎧https://t.co/2RivWHJG5O
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Who gets published? Whose stories and ideas are shared? How can we ensure books reflect a wider array of perspectives?

To learn more, listen to @arthurattwell's wonderful podcast @HowBooksAreMade about the art and science of making books
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@jeremiahdaustin Thanks, Jeremiah! I had to take a few months off for some other big projects, and am lining up a new season of guests for later this year. – Arthur

[Andrew Rhomberg @arhomberg]

@HowBooksAreMade and we currently have a very limited number of A/B cover tests (Value £695) with readers available for publishers in UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa for @HowBooksAreMade podcast listeners or @Bookmachine members. Hurry though,this offer is only available until 31 May 2021

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"who is the audience for this book? Really understanding how to match a book to the audience has become much, much more important."–@arhomberg. https://t.co/AR5EVl9aeH

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Amazing book covers here. We had a fascinating conversation with @arhomberg last year about measuring their effectiveness. https://t.co/AR5EVl9aeH

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These book covers just knock me off my seat. What 2021 book covers would you add to this list? https://t.co/DsvK6eIgwX 1/3

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Our conversation was about book covers in general, not these specific ones, of course. Andrew explains how "we A/B test covers, and see how the reaction of people differs, especially for books where the publisher was unsure what the audience reaction will be …"

[Joshua Tallent @jtallent]

@HowBooksAreMade @arthurattwell Arthur has interviewed some pretty cool people, too: @nickbarreto, @glecharles (who joined me for BookSmarts episode 3: https://t.co/X1rBQTcTyb), @arhomberg, and @John_Pettigrew.