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Welcome to the second Cambridge Publishing
Management newsletter
Usually December is a quiet month for us, as our publisher clients wind up for Christmas, but this year
there was a last-minute buzz of activity with a hectic round of sales meetings, which we hope will
result in some exciting new projects. There were also opportunities to catch up with existing clients; it
is always good to meet up with those we have predominantly telephone and email contact with –
especially if it involves delicious food! Please do get in touch if you have a project for 2013 that you
would like to discuss with us.
A challenging project by Tom Lee
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust is responsible for emergency care
across the 7,500 square miles of six counties, answering more than half a million
999 calls a year. The end of 2012 saw CPM’s editorial team working closely with
Tracy Nicholls and John Martin, the Trust’s Clinical General Manager and
Consultant Paramedic, to produce its indispensable (at least for ambulance
crews!) Clinical Manual 2013.
This project – CPM’s first foray into the world of high-end medical textbooks –
came about following an approach from Dick Warner, Managing Director of the
world-renowned Class Publishing, who had agreed to publish the manual for the
EEAS. Dick had already commissioned a highly skilled designer/typesetter, but
needed an experienced packager (i.e. us) to edit the text, co-ordinate the
layout, provide quality assurance, convert the finished project to a digital
format and, above all, liaise between the multifarious parties involved. This was
no small ask. read more
Click here to read the testimonials.
Meet the team
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Click here to read the testimonials.
Meet the team
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Catherine Burch –
Editorial Manager
Julie Crane –
Senior Mac Operator
I’ve spent over 20 years in editorial positions,
mostly in publishing. After an early career
spent in London as an editor of adult illustrated
non-fiction, I moved to Wayland Publishers in
Hove as a commissioning editor of children’s
educational books. I then spent a few years
working as a freelance editor, writer and
project manager, mostly for children’s
educational publishers, but also project
managing reports and publications for the
University of Cambridge Press Office. I joined
CPM in 2005, adding travel, ELT and academic
books to my editorial experience. In addition to
project managing titles, I head up the editorial
department, managing the team’s workload,
monitoring schedules and budgets, and helping
to quote on and plan new projects.
I have had 37 years of experience within print
and publishing and joined CPM over 12 years
ago. As Senior Mac Operator, I am responsible
for checking all files received from clients and
ensuring that the InDesign template is correctly
set up. I liaise with the client’s production
department to ensure that the print-ready PDFs
comply with the printer’s specification. I’m
also in charge of creating our ebooks. Out of
work I volunteer with Girlguiding UK and I enjoy
reading, cycling and world travel.
Winter Wordfest
I’d heard about Cambridge Wordfest before and often meant to look into it, but – as with so many good
intentions – failed. This year, I was determined to put that right. I am so glad I did. I thoroughly
enjoyed every one of the seven sessions I attended and just wish I had had the stamina for more. Here's
what I learned...
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Industry news & events
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Costa Book Awards 2013 click here
Earlier this month the five category winners of the Costa Book Awards, one of the
UK's most prestigious and popular literary prizes, were announced. This year
women have swept the board in all five categories: First Novel, Novel, Biography,
Poetry and Children's Book with novelist Hilary Mantel, new writer Francesca Segal, poet Kathleen
Jamie, graphic memoirists Mary and Bryan Talbot and children's author Sally Gardner winning each
category respectively. The judging panel, under the auspices of broadcaster Jenni Murray, will present
the awards on 29 January 2013.
Anglia Ruskin University – 26 February 2013
Once again our Managing Director, Jackie Dobbyne, will be presenting a workshop to the MA Publishing
students at Anglia Ruskin University; this year’s theme will be Project Management and Budgeting.
Students will have the opportunity to discover more about the work of CPM and gain some hands-on
experience completing a related task.
IPG (Independent Publishers Guild) Conference – 6–8 March 2013 click here
This established event in the publishing calendar will run from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 March at the
Heythrop Park hotel and conference venue near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. It will offer a
combination of talks on publishing issues, together with practical workshops, and will be attended by
Jackie, our Managing Director.
World Book Day – 7 March 2013 click here
This exciting event marked in over 100 countries will put the spotlight on encouraging young people to
discover a love of reading. Millions of book vouchers will be sent out to children across the country to
enable them to buy free and discounted books.
Cambridge Wordfest - 12–14 April 2013 click here
One of Britain's 'friendliest and freshest literary festivals', this spring's highlights include A C Grayling,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Antony Beevor, Victoria Glendinning, Howard Marks… Indeed, there's
something for everyone. Link to www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk.
London Book Fair - 15–17 April 2013 click here
The London Book Fair, held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, is the global marketplace for rights
negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.
Several members of CPM will be attending including Jackie, our Managing Director, and Catherine, our
Editorial Manager. We look forward to meeting you there!
Book review by Jackie Dobbyne
The Return by Victoria Hislop
I loved Victoria Hislop’s 2005 novel, The Island, and therefore was excited to learn that she was coming
to Ely to talk about her latest novel, The Thread. Victoria was very engaging and her love for Greece
was palpable so, like a groupie, I bought the book and queued up for her to sign it. However, being an
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negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.
Several members of CPM will be attending including Jackie, our Managing Director, and Catherine, our
Editorial Manager. We look forward to meeting you there!
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Book review by Jackie Dobbyne
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The Return by Victoria Hislop
I loved Victoria Hislop’s 2005 novel, The Island, and therefore was excited to learn that she was coming
to Ely to talk about her latest novel, The Thread. Victoria was very engaging and her love for Greece
was palpable so, like a groupie, I bought the book and queued up for her to sign it. However, being an
orderly sort of person, I decided I needed to read the interim novel first so bought The Return also. An
impromptu holiday in Istanbul provided the opportunity to read it.
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Community contact
Christmas card donation: This year's recipient
of our charity donation in lieu of Christmas
cards is the Arthur Rank Hospice in
Cambridge, www.arhc.org.uk.
We will also be extending our links with the
community over the coming months by working
with a local school to offer a publishing
experience to a small group of sixth formers
and a two-week placement to individuals. We
hope that the group will be able to experience
the full book packaging experience with ‘A day
in the life of a publishing management
company’ covering marketing, editorial and
production.
Book fact - a guilty
secret
According to a survey from 2009 for World Book
Day, 1984 tops the list of books people claim
falsely to have read. War and Peace, Ulysses,
the Bible, Madame Bovary and A Brief History
of Time were also among the list of unread
books. Indeed 65% of respondents admitted
they had lied about reading the great works of
literature.
At CPM we understand that your book means the world to you. We believe passionately in giving every
manuscript that passes through our doors the personal attention and service it deserves. So whether you
need high-production volumes for commercial purposes, or the satisfaction of a professionally produced
company report, our friendly, creative and highly skilled team is on hand to help.
Enquiries@cambridgepm.co.uk
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At CPM we understand that your book means the world to you. We believe passionately in giving every
manuscript that passes through our doors the personal attention and service it deserves. So whether you
need high-production volumes for commercial purposes, or the satisfaction of a professionally produced
company report, our friendly, creative and highly skilled team is on hand to help.
Enquiries@cambridgepm.co.uk
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