This episode of the podcast welcomes Eleanor Gaffney and Michaela O'Callaghan, who as well as being busy publishers are the current co-chairs of the Society of Young Publishers, the important industry group that celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2024. Eleanor and Michaela tell us about the purpose and activities of the SYP and how both young people and employers can get involved in its work. They also discuss some of the challenges facing aspiring publishers at the moment and what they might do to build a career in the industry.

The system of legal deposit has preserved print books for centuries, but how can publishers and authors make sure that the digital content they produce now can be accessed by future generations? Alicia Wise of the CLOCKSS project joins the podcast to talk about the scale of the issue and what publishers can do to establish good preservation strategies. There is more about CLOCKSS at www.clockss.org and the information guide Alicia mentions in the podcast is here.

What does Artificial Intelligence mean for publishers and content creators? Nadim Sadek, founder of AI-powered book marketing specialist Shimmr and a published author, discusses its impacts on creativity and the role of publishers, and highlights the benefits of AI among the challenges.