Blockchain technology is essentially an update on how the web can function. A simple way to think of blockchain is as a digital ledger that many people can have access to, yet no single entity owns. W…
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On 31 October, Byte The Book and Stationers’ Company members gathered at Stationers’ Hall in London to hear from a panel of experts on the future of bookselling. Bookselling in 2022: New Routes to Mar…
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Photo: The Bookseller Simon Appleby, Byte The Book member and founder of Bookswarm, recently ran the London Marathon, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. This was Simon’s first marathon, which…
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The big goal for many unpublished authors is getting a deal with a publisher, and often the terms of the publishing contract are something of an afterthought. The author may know in general terms what…
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Byte The Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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I founded Byte The Book back in 2012. The idea came to me in 2011 while I was on the Novel Studio course at City University. We were reading each manuscript on our kindles and I realised how digital r…
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A sequel to Into the Mouth of the Lion, by A.B. Kyazze is coming soon. Called Ahead of the Shadows, it is another fast-paced story set in war zones, this time in DR Congo and Darfur, Sudan, but…
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By Dea Parkin “Ill Wind” was selected as the finalist of the 2022 Byte Shorts Showcase. The wind keened across the Trojan plain. Huddled in the camp, shivering in a thin fur, Lysander stared at his s…
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The countdown has already started for this year’s, in-person, Frankfurter Buchmesse (19-23 October) and, under the motto “Translate. Transfer. Transform.”, the book fair is putting a special focus on…
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Byte The Book, a network for authors and publishing professionals, is pleased to announce two winners of the Hachette UK Bursary for Debut Authors: Angelita Lapuz Bradney for Wildwood and Viktoria Dah…
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By Nic Mira “Shallows” was selected as the finalist of the 2022 Byte Shorts Showcase. A lone, late gull swoops across the departing boat’s wake, the oarsman standing at the stern and pushing against…
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Andy Charman’s historical novel Crow Court was selected as the Best British Novel by the Festival du Premier Roman de Chambéry 2022, an award previously won by Claire Fuller and Gail Honeyman. Andy wa…
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By Victoria Bennion Podcast interviews offer an effective way to establish your authority, build your brand and share your stories and message with new audiences. If you’re an author they also offer a…
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Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Byte The Book is pleased to announce that Hachette UK will sponsor two bursaries for unpublished writers worth over £600 each, to include an annual membership to Byte The Book, as well as the followin…
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Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Byte The Book member and founder of Bookswarm Simon Thorpe recently launched a new website…
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Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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By Laurence Kershook “Payback” was selected as the finalist of the 2022 Byte Shorts Showcase. Watch the live reading. https://bytethebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LKershook-reading.mp4 I clearl…
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By Laurence Kershook Thursday 24 March 2022: the date when my debut novel, The Broygus, at long last went on sale from Amazon, with a choice of paperback or e-book. The moment had finally come, after…
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Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Byte The Book member and Bookswarm Director Simon Appleby recently launched several…
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