The IPG Podcast

In this episode of the IPG Podcast we're joined by David Parker of new US-based academic publisher Lived Places Publishing. David tells us how he's building the business in collaboration with Newgen Publishing in the UK and how to make partnerships like this work. He's also talking about some of the big issues in academic publishing at the moment, especially around library delivery and access.

This episode of the IPG Podcast hears all about working life in publishing sales from Atlantic Books' acting sales director Gemma Davis. She tells us how she got started in the industry and what her job entails, and offers some top tips for anyone hoping to work in her area of publishing.

Granta Publications' publishing and sales executive Phoebe Llanwarne joins the IPG Podcast to discuss her working life in publishing. As well as telling us how she got her break in the industry and about her day-to-day work in sales, she shares some great advice for others hoping to follow her into publishing.

In this episode of the IPG Podcast we're joined to talk about life in book sales with Caroline Summers, who is now in charge of Paperback Shop and who has long experience in publishing. She talks about her career, the ups and downs of work and what makes a good sales person, and shares some excellent advice for anyone hoping to work in this field.

Mark Hunt of Ingram Content Group helps demystify publishing metadata in this episode of the IPG Podcast. As well as explaining its role and fundamentals, Mark chats about wider issues of discoverability and supply in books, and explains how Ingram can help publishers.

This episode of the IPG Podcast discusses working life in book publicity with Katie Read, founder of specialist non-fiction agency READ Media. Katie talks about how she set up her business and the ups and downs of working in publicity, and shares some good advice for people wanting to work in the field.

In this episode of the IPG Podcast we're joined to talk about publishing rights by consultant and licensing expert Clare Painter. Clare takes us inside working life in rights and discusses some of the skills and attitudes you need to start and build a career here.

Michela Pea and Erin Murgatroyd of Nosy Crow join the IPG Podcast to tell us about working life in the rights area of publishing. They explain their routes into the profession and what they get up to and enjoy about their work, and share some advice for anyone interested in working in this field.

This episode of the IPG Podcast features James Kelly, publicity executive at radical publisher Pluto Press. James chats to us about his background, day-to-day life in independent publishing and the impacts of COVID on his work, and shares some good advice for people hoping to work in the industry.

In this episode of the IPG Podcast we discuss working life in publishing and publicity with Granta's publicity director Pru Rowlandson. Pru explains how she got into the profession, tells us about her day-to-day activities and what it's been like to publicise books through Covid, and shares some excellent advice for people wanting to work in publicity.