Editor, Publisher, Designer, Consultant.
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Freelance Editor, Designer, Consultant at Booktwo / STML
- Publisher at Bookkake
- Past
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- Producer at Apt
- Publisher at Snowbooks Ltd
- Publicity Assistant (Intern) at Bloomsbury Ltd
- Cellarhand at Comte Cathare
- Wine Adviser at Oddbins Ltd
- Education
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- University College London, U. of London
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James Bridle’s Summary
I am interested in books, their present and their future.
I work with the internet and new media to extend the book as we know it, from traditional marketing strategy to interactive and community-based experiences.
I also investigate, write and give talks about the future of books and literary culture, and run an open-source literary festival.
I write about books, in the traditional lit crit sense, and food, and wine. I've even written a cookbook.
Most recently, I've put my money where my mouth is and started my own boutique publisher, Bookkake, which can be found at http://bookkake.com.
I build things from scratch in a variety of formats.
Really, you should just go to my website: http://shorttermmemoryloss.com
James Bridle’s Specialties:
Publishing, writing, editing, typesetting, print design, web design, programming, new media.
James Bridle’s Experience
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Freelance Editor, Designer, Consultant
Booktwo / STML
(Publishing industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
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Publisher
Bookkake
(Publishing industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
I founded Bookkake in 2008 to publish classic transgressive literature via a new model enabled by technology and the internet.
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Producer
Apt
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2007 — July 2009 (2 years 3 months)
Apt is a design and marketing consultancy, with specific expertise in planning and producing web and new media projects for clients in publishing and the arts.
Our clients include Random House, Little, Brown, HarperCollins, Granta and others.
In 2007, James Bridle and Peter Collingridge of Apt were named as two of the 1000 Most Influential People in London by the Evening Standard Magazine, in the 'literary life' section.
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Publisher
Snowbooks Ltd
(Publishing industry)
May 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Snowbooks is an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction.
I published my own list, specialising in contemporary fiction. In 2006, I edited and published books ranging from Bruce Benderson's Prix de Flore-winning memoir The Romanian to popular non-fiction and bestselling thrillers. In 2007 I published new work by authors including Stewart Home, Steve Aylett and Matthew de Abaitua, whose novel 'The Red Men' was later nominated for the 2008 Arthur C Clarke Award.
My work also included marketing and publicity, contract negotiation, rights management, cover design, print management and typesetting.
In May 2006 Snowbooks was named joint Small Publisher of the Year at the British Book Trade Awards. -
Publicity Assistant (Intern)
Bloomsbury Ltd
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
Extended placement in the publicity department of one of the UK's leading independent publishers. My work involved creating publicity material for a range of titles, interacting with the media and authors as part of large-scale publicity campaigns, and assisting with marketing and title launch activities.
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Cellarhand
Comte Cathare
(Wine and Spirits industry)
September 2004 — December 2004 (4 months)
Experience in all areas of 2004 vintage, including harvest and vinification, at an internationally-renowned producer in the Minervois. Responsibilities included sole charge of a 200HL winery. This position necessitated a great deal of physical work and long hours, while maintaining good interpersonal skills in a foreign-language environment.
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Wine Adviser
Oddbins Ltd
(Wine and Spirits industry)
May 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 5 months)
Assistant in busy high-street Wine Merchants both full-time and part-time while studying for my degree. Over five years in the trade (including pre-University employment) allowed me to develop in-depth subject knowledge to advise and deal with both local customers and large corporate clients. I undertook promotional design, especially point-of-sale merchandising, and shop-fitting. Responsibilities also included training new staff, key holding, cash handling and stock management.
James Bridle’s Education
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University College London, U. of London
MSc , Computer Science with Cognitive Science , 2000 — 2004
Four-year Masters degree in Computer Science specialising in Artificial Intelligence, with additional studies in Linguistics (concentrated in the fields of Pragmatics and Cognition), Psychology and English Literature.
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James Bridle’s Interests:
Books, publishing, technology, new media.
James Bridle’s Contact Settings
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