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bookswarm award winning digital agency dedicated to the world of books 44 0 7847 912989 hello bookswarm co uk join our e mail newsletter home work fixed price proposals author websites divi microsites hosting clients partners testimonials news contact select page hi i m simon appleby i provide specialized website solutions for the book publishing industry bookswarm is the uk s only agency dedicated to delivering bespoke website and e commerce projects for publishers authors and literary agents our extensive experience coupled with active participation in industry events like the london book fair and byte the book ensures we have a deep understanding of our clients needs we can move beyond the basics and focus on your strategic objectives based in the uk serving a global client base contact me about your project today meet up with us at london book fair 2026 10 12 march 2026 london olympia contact us to make an appointment simon has an almost psychic ability to understand exactly what you need if you re an author or a publishing company and need a new website simon is your man justine solomons founder byte the book how bookswarm can help you website design and build we design and build beautiful bespoke websites for publishers authors literary agencies and other organisations and individuals in the worlds of books and publishing we use wordpress to make our sites easy for clients to manage capable of evolving over time and good value as of 2024 wordpress has over 60 market share in the global content management system market branding and design we develop brand identities for publishing startups and self published authors and we can design all of the supporting marketing materials required for any campaign including print and social media t training and support all of our clients receive a hands on training session and as much remote support as they require to feel comfortable with their new website our ninja support plugin gives all clients the ability to ask for help from directly within their website for the full life of the website read our full detailed proposals author websites we ve put everything you need to know about creating an author website with bookswarm into this online proposal including details of scope process timing and cost explore our portfolio hear from past clients and decide if we re the web agency for you read our author proposal divi microsites we ve put everything you need to know about creating easy microsites with bookswarm into this online proposal including details of scope process timing and cost explore our portfolio hear from past clients and decide if we re the web agency for you read our microsite proposal i am absolutely thrilled with the website that simon designed for me i didn t really know what i wanted or needed from a website but simon s expertise in creating sites for authors lit the way anna kemp children s author recent projects we re proud of our body of work here are some of our recent projects paul rees january 14 2026 sabrestrorm stories december 31 2025 transport treasury publishing december 19 2025 rm speaker bureau december 17 2025 ian fleming november 28 2025 latimer community art therapy lcat october 19 2025 the crowood press october 19 2025 louisa treger september 12 2025 joshua levine september 3 2025 dcu press august 31 2025 boys don t cry august 31 2025 new river august 31 2025 the robbins office inc july 28 2025 siop y pethe july 16 2025 michael cordy may 9 2025 don t take our word for it at bookswarm we value our reputation for delivering great work that makes clients happy here s what some of them have to say about the experience of working with us it has been a pleasure to work with simon and the bookswarm team for the second time to renew our website simon and alex are very experienced in book metadata onix and wordpress and they always strive to find the best solutions for our wishes and needs within budget the onix powered website they developed is an indispensable tool for us to efficiently and flexibly present our books online annemie vandezande marketing manager leuven university press working with bookswarm has been an absolute pleasure simon and susie have been brilliant fully understanding the brief both on what i needed from the website and on branding and design they ve been able to make really helpful suggestions and their experience working with publishing sites mean they already fully understood what was required they made the whole process really easy and i feel confident keeping my website updated hannah sheppard founder and literary agent hs la right from the very first phone conversation i felt i had an ally in simon he wanted to understand what we were about how our market worked what the priorities were how quickly we wanted to be up and running and he created a plan to deliver it on time and cost effectively jonathan harris director fink publishing designing a new site and keeping continuity with my old one was a seamless process with bookswarm from start to finish simon and his team were incredibly clear responsive and inventive as they kept pace with my many questions and challenges they immediately understood my brief and fulfilled it to the letter and the result is i now have a website completely fit for purpose with a lovely welcoming design that is also very simple for me to manage and update the support has been great too i would recommend without reservation piers torday children s author and playwright view more testimonials i ve had a complicated career that s involved multiple projects and many publications on a wide variety of themes in the past i ve commissioned personal websites but never been satisfied with the results until now no one has ever managed to build something that strikes the right balance between breadth and depth i m delighted to say that simon and bookswarm have managed to build me a website that allows me to publicise my books while also housing my personal archive i was hugely impressed with the patience with which simon discussed my needs with me and then developed a website that reflected my idiosyncrasies keith kahn harris sociologist and author i could not have asked for a finer designer than simon and cannot recommend him highly enough in a short matter of days he completely revamped my website to my exact specifications and he did so at far less cost than what other designers would have charged he is inventive responsive and endlessly helpful james verini magazine journalist and book author fun bookswarm facts some things you might like to know about us we ve been recognised for our services to publishers at the 2021 independent publishing awards from the ipg bookswarm was the proud winner of the gbs services to independent publishers award we were shortlisted for the award again in 2023 and 2024 mates rates we offer discounts on our standard packages to members of byte the book and the alliance of independent authors authors represented by our literary agent clients are also entitled to a discount make sure to tell us when you contact us meet our partners at your service all of our wordpress sites feature our bookswarm ninja support plugin so help is only a click away and you don t even have to leave the dashboard ten years ten things sine we started bookswarm we have designed and built a lot of websites we have made a lot of mistakes and we have learned a lot of lessons when we turned 10 i sat down to reflect on all of our experiences and to try and and identify some of the key lessons so behold the result which i have modestly chosen to call appleby s laws read appleby s laws i m an author too in my own small way my article making waves online explaining website options for authors has been included in the writers and artists yearbook every year since 2010 discover more support on bookbindr created by bookswarm and byte the book the book publishing industry is full of skilled experienced freelancers providing services to publishers and authors bookbindr s carefully collated directory enables you to search for and contact freelancers who are currently open for work so whether you re looking for help with marketing publicity design editorial or support in many other areas you ll find plenty of options explore bookbindr simon and his team have been superb to work with and we re delighted with the final website it really does look better than we could have hoped for sara hunt publisher saraband news from bookswarm towers introducing bookbindr a new platform to connect publishers and authors with freelancers nov 19 2025 a new platform which aims to connect publishers and authors with skilled vetted industry freelancers has been launched by simon appleby founder of bookswarm alongside justine solomons founder of byte the book the new dedicated website platform will feature a bookswarm s ai policy jun 29 2025 at bookswarm we are committed to transparent and ethical practices in all our design and development projects as artificial intelligence technologies evolve we want to clearly outline our policy regarding the use of ai in our deliverables and processes this policy byte the book event the role of author websites feb 19 2025 we re excited to be doing a new online event with our friends at byte the book next month on the 18th of march at 1pm simon will be in converstion with kelly weekes about the role of author websites in the current publishing environment do you still need an author meet us at the london book fair 2025 jan 30 2025 it s that time of year again london book fair is almost upon us and simon will be walking the halls of olympia as always for the first two days if you would like to arrange a meeting please just contact us image credit merry christmas from all at bookswarm dec 18 2024 wishing all our clients and collaborators best wishes for the holiday season as a bit of fun the image you see above was generated by google s gemini ai with this prompt create a cartoon style image of a web developer hard at work coding a website it s late at come and say hi on bluesky nov 18 2024 with the exodus from x gathering pace bookswarm left a while ago it seems like bluesky is the new social network that people are joining to try and get the exerience they used to have on twitter so we ve joined in please do follow us and say hello follow it has been an absolute pleasure working with simon and bookswarm we re delighted with our new website which really enhances the visibility and discoverability of our books and have already recommended bookswarm to other publishers paula kennedy head of publishing at university of london press meet the bookswarm team simon appleby director simon appleby is the founder and managing director of bookswarm the only digital agency in the uk dedicated to delivering projects for publishers authors and others in the world of books simon has spoken at the publishing scotland conference and the faber factory conference contributed to the writers and artists yearbook and created and delivered a course on digital project development for the publishing training centre simon s career in digital media started in 1998 and he gained experience of digital project delivery for a range of clients while working for a number of digital agencies in 2009 he went client side where as digital projects manager for octopus publishing group he gained invaluable inside experience of the publishing world linkedin more about simon alex knight technical lead alex is a web developer she has worked at digital media agencies in london and birmingham and more recently has chosen to freelance she is passionate about creating pixel perfect websites being skilled in both back and frontend coding she enjoys reading a variety of genres with sci fi and fantasy being favourites and tends to have a couple of books on the go at once despite being a bit of a geek when it comes to owning gadgets she still prefers a real book to a kindle alex loves the sea and lives in south devon where she grew up when not in front of a computer she can be found kayaking sailing or exploring dartmoor linkedin hazel miles creative lead hazel is a tea fueled graphic designer of many years experience hazel has experience in a range of design disciplines starting out in design for print she moved into web design and retail and packaging design before deciding that it was time to branch out on her own working for herself hazel has found greater creative freedom and enjoys working with a purring cat inches from her keyboard although hazel feels the kindle is a marvellous invention she is adamant that she will always read the printed word unless it s one of the many blogs she follows hazel has more books than time but when she does find time to read hazel enjoys a wide range of genres with a particular fondness for the classics linkedin susie francis designer developer susie is a graphic designer and front end developer after many years spent working for both print and digital agencies she decided to take the leap and pursue life as a freelancer focusing mainly on working with clients in the arts industries susie is a big fan of non fiction enjoying the works of writers such as mary roach and jon ronson in her spare time she enjoys the cinema playing music binge watching true crime documentaries and a good cup of tea linkedin simon and bookswarm are a joy to work with providing a fantastic design great support and clear communication making it an extremely enjoyable and easy process with the end result being a wonderful website ben dunn literary agent dunnfogg contact bookswarm want to get in touch use the option that suits you best you can e mail us on hello bookswarm co uk call us on 44 0 7847 912989 fill in the contact form we d love to hear from you indicates required fields your name first last your e mail address what kind of message is this i just want to send you a simple message which i will type in the box below i want to give you some extra details of my requirements your message for bookswarm services you re interested in website design and development consultancy branding print design other tell us about your requirements what s the timeline for your project what can you tell us about your project budget do you have a briefing document if so you can upload it here max file size 128 mb how would you prefer to continue this conversation select by phone by e mail your telephone number please send me e mail updates about bookswarm news and projects no thanks yes please simon understood straightaway what i needed and we worked through the process creatively and efficiently he understands books and he understands publishing so his insights and suggestions were absolutely spot on martin toseland ghostwriter and editor bookswarm limited 2026 privacy policy