A BookBlast 10x10 Tour LIVE event from Westbank, under the Westway, London W10 (15.11.2018)
Feat. Kit Caless, publisher, Influx Press (chair), an independent publisher founded in 2012 based in London. Influx is committed to publishing innovative and challenging fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction from across the UK and beyond. www.influxpress.com
WITH
Elizabeth Briggs from Saqi Books which publishes quality general interest and academic books on North Africa and the Middle East. www.saqibooks.com
AND
Susan Curtis from Istros Books which publishes translated literature from the Balkans and South-East Europe. www.istrosbooks.com
Topics: How #indiepubs who are regularly winning prizes play such an important role in the cultural ecosystem; translation, rigid mindsets and choosing to publish books written without market trends in mind; the importance of buying books directly from publishers' websites; how best to access buyers at the major bookselling chains deciding on what and how much to purchase; discounts; the lack of book publicity in the 'traditional' press which is ironic given the growing demand for world literature and eclectic, non-generic writing.
The audience of publishing consultants, book distributors, bloggers, indie film makers, readers and writers questioned the way Amazon goes after publisher profit margins with crippling consequences for indies, and emphasized the importance of book blogs.
Presented by Georgia de Chamberet | Produced by Ben Fiagbe.
