Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. The opening Byte The Book of 2016 pitted Justo Hidalgo, co-founder of Spanish start-up 24Symbols, against literary agent Meg Davis in an attempt to…
We loved Futurebook this year, we learnt and networked loads. Well done everyone at the Bookseller! Byte Consultancy’s Hermione Ireland has written a report on key learnings from the event. A lively…
It has just been fantastic to have Derek Farrell in the Byte the Book network and we were really pleased when another one of our members, Chris McVeigh of Fahrenheit Press decided to publish his book,…
Words by Jantien Abma, photos by Danny Lyle. November’s Byte the Boook saw us gathered in The Groucho Club for the last time in 2015, and for the last time in the Gennaro Room to listen to Midas PR’s…
Words by Chris Russell photos by Daniel Solomons The sold-out return of Byte The Book proved to be one of its most thought-provoking and boisterous nights yet. Chair Lisa Edwards led a three-strong pa…
We were intrigued to learn that City University are launching a new short course focusing on writing Children’s Fiction. Here are some more details: Take the Children’s Fiction Workshop with award-win…
Words by Jantien Abma photos by Danny Lyle. July’s Byte the Book had us all gathered to watch a discussion on accessing finance for innovative publishing projects, in association with charity World Re…
Great to hear another lovely testimonial from a Byte the Book member. Julia Laflin describes how she used Byte the Book’s pool of resources and network of excellent members to get motivated to self pu…
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Daniel Solomons. For May’s Byte The Book, Tate Publishing’s Jacky Klein chaired an event discussing the role of book design and illustration in the digital age. The p…
Byte the Book’s founder, Justine Solomons has been invited to chair a panel at Greenwich University, it’s free to attend and you’re all invited, here are more details: Join us for an evening of discus…
The Novel Studio course at City University London, where Byte the Book’s Justine and Jantien both studied creative writing, are now accepting applications for the 2015/2016 school year. The Novel Stud…
We’re very happy to announce the inauguration of the Byte Bursary, which will award one young outstanding member of the publishing industry with free membership to the Byte the Book, free access to ou…
On 30 March 2015, Hodder Children’s Books announced the acquisition of Songs About A Girl by Chris Russell. Senior Commissioning Editor Naomi Greenwood acquired UK & Commonwealth rights from Ed Wi…
After the success of One Big Book Launch 2014, submissions are now open for authors to submit their books for 2015 on the theme; ‘Inspiring People and Places’. One Big Book Launch is a ‘CompletelyNove…
Zoe Cunningham and Tracey Sinclair met through Byte the Book and went on to create a critically-acclaimed theatre show together. Zoe has written an article to tell us a little more about their collabo…
Words by Chris Russell, photos by So Fraiche Media Author and freelance journalist Daisy Buchanan chaired Byte The Book’s March event, leading a discussion on how writers, bloggers and vloggers can us…
Are you always complaining you don’t have enough time to write? Well here’s some advice from author, journalist and editor Lane Ashfeldt For years before putting any real graft into my fiction, I wrot…
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Howard Pugh. February’s Byte The Book was an author-focussed affair, turning the spotlight on best-selling independent novelist Mark Dawson. Interviewed by Amazon’s D…
Everyone wants to make money from their backlist. Our February sponsors, ePub Direct have developed a a carefully formulated process to simply and efficiently digitise your books. Click on the infogra…
What Can I Do With This Content? In recent years there has been lively debate within the publishing industry around the potential of exciting, new digital formats: from iPad apps to Hybrid Books. Ther…
