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Back in 2013, Simon blogged for The Writing Platform about ten author websites he really liked.  Since then, web design conventions and web technology have moved on and we thought it was time to come back for another round, so Simon has written a new article with a...

Last week at London Book Fair Simon took part in a seminar at Author HQ, alongside Will Rycroft, Community Manager for Vintage, part of the Penguin Random House empire, on the topic of successful media strategies for authors. Here are some of the highlights of Simon's...

Bookswarm have designed and built a new web presence for award-winning independent publishers Saraband. Glasgow-based Saraband are a creative independent publisher striving to offer their readers something a little bit different. They work in three main areas:...

Today sees the start of the London Book Fair at London Olympia. If you haven't arranged to see Bookswarm yet, we still have some meeting slots available on Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th. Come to the IPAC stand, 3A40 - if we're not available, please leave a card and...

Bookswarm has developed the brand identity and website for Hoopoe,  a new imprint for engaged, open-minded readers hungry for outstanding fiction that challenges headlines, re-imagines histories, and celebrates original storytelling. Hoopoe has been launched by AUC...

Bookswarm have recently implemented a new support mechanism which will allow clients to report bugs and ask questions from directly within their Bookswarm-developed websites. The new Bookswarm Support WordPress plugin is implemented using the Doorbell.io service....

Bookswarm MD Simon Appleby has been blogging for BookMachine about the key considerations for publishers when they commission a new website. Read the article on BookMachine

Simon will be appearing on a London Book Fair panel to talk about Successful Social Media Strategies, taking place at Author HQ on 13th Apr 2016, from 09:45 to 10:30. Social media gives authors the power and ability to connect directly with their readers in a way that...

Bookswarm is today publishing the first of a new series of white papers designed to help publishing clients to get as much value as possible from their use of WordPress, which is emerging as the Content Management System of choice for a wide range of publishers, large...

It’s not long until the London Book Fair 2016, its second year in its new home at Olympia. Once again Bookswarm will be on Stand 3A40 as part of the Independent Publishing Agency Collective. If you’d like to arrange a meeting, please contact us. Bookswarm MD Simon...

Libreria, a new book shop, printing press, and interdisciplinary community space, will open at 65 Hanbury Street, London, today (Thursday 25 February, 2016), merging state of the art design and technology with a fresh enthusiasm for physical bookselling. From Rohan...

We're very excited to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Kjell, who is joining us as a contract Project Manager. We asked Kjell to tell us a bit about himself: I’m Kjell Eldor (professional list maker, spreadsheet lover, cyclist) Bookswarm’s new Project...

Andy McNab is trekking to the South Pole in support of Bookswarm's longstanding client The Reading Agency. Imagine not going to the supermarket or filling in a form because you’re unable to read very well. Andy McNab was a teenager who couldn’t read well and he’s now...

Bookswarm has designed and built a new website for The William Morris Society, which was founded in 1953 to make the life, work and ideas of William Morris (1834-96) better known. The Society’s aim is to take its world-wide membership to new places, shares discoveries...

Bookswarm has built its business around WordPress, the Open Source Content Management System (CMS) that began life as a simple blogging platform. One of the things we’re increasingly being asked by clients to work on is e-commerce, and with the range of options...

We recently enjoyed several blog posts from digital publishing thought leader Mike Shatzkin about the importance of author websites. In No author website rules of the road in publishing contracts is a big fail for the industry Mike argues that the inconsistent...