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And They Met at Byte The Book: Life Skills – by Julia Laflin published by Summersdale Publishing

We’re so excited for one of our most brilliant members Julia Laflin whose book Life Skills: Stuff You Should Really Know, was published by Summersdale Publishing this month….and they met at Byte The…

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…

ALSO Festival Launch Book Club Live

Love this idea from Helen Bagnall and our friends at the ALSO Festival. We wanted to create a free community event, which allowed those in a Book Club to celebrate with others. In our work as Salon Lo…

Books and Statues – Virginia Woolf in Richmond edited by Peter Fullagar

Byte The Book member Peter Fullagar’s edited book ‘Virginia Woolf in Richmond’ will be published in autumn 2018 and will be launched at Richmond Literature Festival in November. This is in collaborati…

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…

Three new series to Farrago Mandy Morton, Chris McCrudden and Jonathan Pinnock sign multi-book deals

So excited to hear this news from two of our members (Abbie Headon and Chris McCrudden) go you two!!!!! Abbie Headon (pictured), Commissioning Editor at Prelude Books, has made her first acquisitions…

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…

National Indexing Day: Thursday 29 March 2018

One of our members, Paula Clarke Bain tells us about this important event The Society of Indexers (SI) is celebrating the art of book indexing with its second annual National Indexing Day on Thursday…

Run the World event with Author Lisa Dickenson on 15th March at Dead Dolls House in Islington Discount for Byte the Book Subscribers

Join author Lisa Dickenson’s Strong Women Squad for RUN THE WORLD, a night of Beyonce, empowerment and inspiration, on Thursday 15th March, at the Dead Dolls House in Islington. The night begins with…

‘Get a Job in Publishing’ Course from The Literary Consultancy, on April 21st-22nd and a 10% Discount for Byte the Book Subscribers

Our friends at The Literary Consultancy, are running an excellent course to help all those interested in breaking into the world of books. Here are some more details: The Literary Consultancy is hosti…

Sapare Books Launches and are Looking for New Writers to Publish

We’re so excited to have the brand new publishing company, Sapare Books as company members. Here’s a bit more about them from their Editorial Director, Amy Durant: Sapere Books is a new digital and pr…

Storiad – Special Offer to Byte the Book Members

We’re really excited to introduce you all to one our newest company members, Storiad, Their founder Ramzi Hajj tells us a bit more about their Storiad and has a special offer to help our members se…

The Story of John Nightly by Tot Taylor: Book Event at Swiss Cottage Library 12th April 7pm – 9pm (a London Book Fair Week: Live Event)

One of our members, Tot Taylor has just had his book published by Unbound and we were intrigued not only about the book but also his launch event during London Book Fair week, here are some more detai…