Archive: Event reports

Report: The Way Forward: What Does The Future of Culture and Storytelling Look Like?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds Returning to the Groucho Club for its June event, sponsored by Frankfurter Buchmesse, Byte The Book asked the question: “What Does The Future of Cultur…

Full footage of April 2019 Byte The Book at the H Club: What’s the Story: How Do You Market Authors and Their Books?

Ever wondered what our events are like? Want to catch up on what was said. Take a look on You Tube for a full filming of our April 2019 event at the H Club here.

Report: What’s Your Story? How Do You Market Authors and their Books?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds In an increasingly crowded marketplace, authors are constantly searching for the most effective ways to market their books. For its April event, Byte t…

Report: Confluence 19 in Partnership with Academy London

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Justin Spray “This isn’t a conference,” said Justine Solomons, Byte founder, in her welcome speech, “it’s a confluence”. And the difference was important — in the sp…

Report: Making Your Way: How Can Authors Navigate Events and Festivals?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Justin Spray Byte The Book’s opening event of 2019 tackled the topic of events and festivals, and how authors can best navigate the live scene in order to boost sale…

Report: How Can We Access Finance to Enable Innovative Creative Projects?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds Marylebone’s Home House played host to Byte The Book’s November pitching event, which brought together five industry professionals to muse, Dragon’s De…

Report: Valued Voices – How Much is Your Writing Worth? Sponsored by ALCS

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds The illustrious surroundings of Portman Square’s Home House played host to Byte The Book’s September event, which asked the timely question “How Much I…

Report: Byte The Book at Google – New Writing: What Opportunities Are There for Authors on Today’s Platforms?

Words by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone, photos by Craig Simmonds In a seaside inspired room with beach huts, oversized deck chairs, a panel on swivel chairs, and drinks and nibbles provided by Google, July…

Report: Trusted Advisors: Who Do Authors Need to Publish Professionally?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. Launching a writing career can be baffling and overwhelming, and so at June’s Byte the Book, a panel from all corners of the industry met to discuss w…

Report: Publishing Standards – What’s the Nature of Tomorrow’s Publisher? Sponsored by Frankfurt Book Fair

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. May’s Byte The Book asked one very big question: what is the nature of tomorrow’s publisher? Tasked with providing the answers were chair Nicholas Cle…

Report: Prize Business: What’s the Impact on the Publishing Industry?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. Book prizes went under the spotlight at Byte the Book’s third April event, which brought together Dr Tim Parnell of the Goldsmiths Prize, author and c…

Report: Publishers Go Prospecting: Finding Hidden Treasure In Your Content

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell. Returning to its former home at Soho’s prestigious Club at the Ivy, Byte The Book welcomed a varied panel of industry experts for the first of its A…

Report: Breaking In: How Do You Build A Successful Publishing House?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Annie Poe At Byte The Book’s March event, sponsored by Clays, Bluebird Consulting’s Heather O’Connell chaired a spirited discussion on the ins and outs of building a…

Report: Buzz Words: How Can You Build A Community Around Your Content?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Annie Poe Back in the impressive surroundings of the House Of St Barnabus chapel, February’s Byte The Book explored how creators in the publishing industry can go abo…

Report: New Voices: How Can We Support Diversity in Writing, Publishing and Reading in the UK?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Annie Poe The opening Byte the Book event of 2018 dealt with arguably the most pressing topic in publishing today – diversity. In the stately surroundings of the Hous…

Report: How are Independent Publishers Shaking up the Book Industry? Sponsored by the Publishers Association

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell The final Byte event of 2017 was a lively discussion on the topic of independent publishers, and the ways in which they are shaking up the book indus…

Report: How is EdTech Enhancing and Disrupting Publishing?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell Education and technology came under the spotlight at October’s Byte The Book, in a lively discussion chaired by Alex Hardy of law firm Harbottle…

Report: Go Global – How Can We Connect With Communities Around the Publishing World?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell. Jane Tappuni, General Manager of IPR License, chaired Byte the Book’s September 2017 event sponsored by Frankfurt Book Fair, which spread the net wi…

Report: How Can We Access Finance to Enable Innovative Creative Projects?

Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. At Byte the Book’s annual pitching event, sponsored by HW Fisher, four budding entrepreneurs were offered the chance to pitch their book businesses t…

Report: The Author As Publisher: Opportunity or Vanity?

Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. On a sweltering midsummer’s evening, the panel at June’s Byte the Book sought to answer one perennial question: does self-publishing represent opport…

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Archive: Event reports

Report: The Way Forward: What Does The Future of Culture and Storytelling Look Like?

Full footage of April 2019 Byte The Book at the H Club: What’s the Story: How Do You Market Authors and Their Books?

Report: What’s Your Story? How Do You Market Authors and their Books?

Report: Confluence 19 in Partnership with Academy London

Report: Making Your Way: How Can Authors Navigate Events and Festivals?

Report: How Can We Access Finance to Enable Innovative Creative Projects?

Report: Valued Voices – How Much is Your Writing Worth? Sponsored by ALCS

Report: Byte The Book at Google – New Writing: What Opportunities Are There for Authors on Today’s Platforms?

Report: Trusted Advisors: Who Do Authors Need to Publish Professionally?

Report: Publishing Standards – What’s the Nature of Tomorrow’s Publisher? Sponsored by Frankfurt Book Fair

Report: Prize Business: What’s the Impact on the Publishing Industry?

Report: Publishers Go Prospecting: Finding Hidden Treasure In Your Content

Report: Breaking In: How Do You Build A Successful Publishing House?

Report: Buzz Words: How Can You Build A Community Around Your Content?

Report: New Voices: How Can We Support Diversity in Writing, Publishing and Reading in the UK?

Report: How are Independent Publishers Shaking up the Book Industry? Sponsored by the Publishers Association

Report: How is EdTech Enhancing and Disrupting Publishing?

Report: Go Global – How Can We Connect With Communities Around the Publishing World?

Report: How Can We Access Finance to Enable Innovative Creative Projects?

Report: The Author As Publisher: Opportunity or Vanity?

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