UK Enterprise Awards 2019

13 | SME NEWS - UK Enterprise Awards 2019 Best Book Publishing House 2019 Such a vast array of services has led to the firm working with a wide range of writers, including high-level professionals who work with the firm in writing and publishing about business and professional pursuits. With technology remaining a threat to traditional hobbies such as reading, the book publishing industry has to evolve and adapt in order to continue to survive and thrive. Notebook Publishing is driving these changes through its unique service offering and the unique viewpoint that its owner brings as an author herself. As a result of Notebook Publishing’s immense popularity with authors who are keen to work with a new business model that prioritises their needs, not those of their publishing house, the firm has expanded over the years and created new imprints including Black Cherry Publications, which is dedicated exclusively to the publication of erotica. The firm is also currently in the process of developing an imprint focused on publishing children’s literature called Emmie Press, which will help Notebook Publishing to enter into this exciting and important market. Looking ahead, over the coming years the book publishing industry is set to flourish, with 191 million physical books sold in the UK in 2018 alone and estimates putting the figures to rise in the future. Book-lovers and book- writers continue to increase in number, which will create many exciting opportunities for Notebook Publishing. Seeking to capitalise on these opportunities and the growth it is seeing in the market, Notebook Publishing’s focus moving forward is on getting as many amazing books into print and available to the reading masses, allowing everyday writers to enjoy the same high-quality platform as traditionally published authors, without ever needing to sacrifice their control or rights. “Hayley is now an International Best Selling author and directs her time and effort to positioning her authors to achieve the same, and all while ensuring they are positioned on the same high platform as those traditionally publishing but allowing them to retain complete rights and royalties.” Alongside its focus on enhancing its portfolio of published books, the firm is also keen to expand its focus into new services to ensure it remains at the very cutting-edge of the latest market developments and able to offer clients the services they need. As part of this focus, as a complement to its ghost writing and book-writing mentoring programmes, Notebook Publishing is now in the late stages of finalising a number of courses and book-writing tools, which will be offered through its Notebook Academy. Additionally, Notebook Publishing will be offering a unique Writers’ Retreat, which is set to take place in the USA this coming Autumn. This will be an exclusive three-day event, with Hayley Paige, Notebook’s owner and founder, Chief Editor and Publishing Consultant, who is, herself, an International Best Selling Author, running the intensive and highly sophisticated workshops. During the retreat, a select few attendees (notably no more than 20) will experience the luxury of beautiful log cabins, whilst learning of some of the most productive and lucrative book-writing techniques, and how to market and earn status and income through the publishing process. Ultimately, these developments will help drive Notebook Publishing to even greater notoriety within the publishing industry over the years ahead. Despite the previous fears over the advent of such devices as Kindles and eReaders, traditional publishing remains a buoyant industry, and with a truly unique business model Notebook Publishing looks set to revolutionise the way in which publishers and authors interact as it looks towards a bright future. Company: Notebook Publishing Name: Hayley Paige Address: 20-22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU Telephone Number: 020 3287 3229 Twitter: @HayleyPaigeProf Web Address: http://www.notebookpublishing.com