Camille kidson

Camille began her literary career as a Bookseller at Borders Group before transitioning to a sales role at Hachette. With a wealth of experience from various sales positions in both Sydney and London, she worked most recently as the Digital Sales Manager at Harlequin before joining Apple Books in 2016.

Camille oversees the Australian and New Zealand Apple Books business,  where she delights in connecting customers with fantastic books and audiobooks. 

What is the minimum word-count your agency takes, or your publishing house requires? 
Single title only (80k and upwards), Category length (45k-55k), Novella or less (40k down to short story), Other - Audiobooks

What sub-genres or genres are you not looking for?
None

Is there a genre or sub-genre you’re particularly keen to see?
We welcome any and all genres on Apple Books.

What genre is your personal favourite?
I can't go past a good rom-com!

What is your major turn-off in a book?
Predictable storylines and one-dimensional characters. I like to read books with a good pace and strong, well rounded characters.

What is likely to really knock your socks off besides an engaging voice and well-written book?
I like to be swept up in a book from the first page - and so do our customers. It's great to have a solid opening, and also fantastic for our customers who are having a read if a sample chapter before they buy the book.

Any advice to your potential pitchers?
I would love to hear about your brief elevator pitch of the book/s itself, but also what you are planning to do to market it before and after release. Is it part of a series? Are you open to promotions? Can you compare it to any other authors? All of these considerations we can chat about in our meeting.