Future events
Book Marketing Surgery with Kelly Weekes – October 2026
Monday, October 12, 2026
Are you feeling overwhelmed or a bit stuck when it comes to marketing your book and building an audience? If so this is a fantastic opportunity to get some quick feedback and guidance from Kelly Weekes. Whether you’re l…
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Members Surgery – October
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
If you’re a member, don’t forget to make the most of our Members’ Surgeries! We know that many of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry, so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery. Each session is…
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Byte The Book Live at the Century Club (November 2026)
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Join us and a panel of experts to learn about publishing and make valuable connections in the industry. Our in-person event at the Century Club will be on 17th November as we listen to a panel of experts explore a new to…
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Virtual Agent Tables – November 2026 | Sponsored by HW Fisher
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
It’s notoriously hard for authors to meet agents, so for the past few years we’ve been running Agent Tables. Lots of authors have found agents, and some have secured publishing deals, others have got useful advice that t…
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Read reports and view photos from past Byte The Book events.
Report: How is Print Adapting to the Shifting Consumer Market in the Digital Age?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Daniel Solomons. The Ivy was packed to the rafters for September’s Byte The Book, which brought together Andrew Davies (Publisher at Immediate Media), Martin Spear (R…
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Report: More Bucks for Your Books – What Alternative Revenue Sources Exist in the Digital Age?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Daniel Solomons. Eric Huang from digital agency Made In Me chaired July’s Byte The Book, which brought together James Woollam of F&W Media, Head of eBooks at Unbo…
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Report: What are the Most Effective Methods to Market your Books?
Sparks flew at June’s Byte The Book event, much to the delight of the packed crowd at The Ivy. Locking horns on the topic of effective marketing strategies were publishing consultant Chris McVeigh, Ma…
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Report: What are the latest innovations in publishing today?
For May’s Byte The Book event, Sara O’Connor (Digital and Editorial Director, Hot Key Books), Theo Gray (co-founder of Touchpress) and Michael Bhaskar (Digital Publishing Director at Profile Books) ga…
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Report: The Future of Book Selling in the Digital Age
Host: Justine Solomons, Chair Sam Missingham, Panel: Jon Woolcott (Buying and Marketing Director at Stanfords Map and Travel Specialists Bookshop), Julia Kingsford (Business Development & Consu…
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Report: What are the Most Effective Pricing Models?
The relationship between the creation of artistic works and the sale of those works has always been an uneasy one, and it seems to be a particularly thorny issue in publishing. Experienced industry pa…
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Report: “What’s the Future of Poetry Publishing?”
Sir Andrew began with an overview of the current state of poetry publishing. He debunked the myth that consumers of poetry are dwindling with reference to his online audio resource the Poetry Archive,…
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Report: “What Lessons Can Consumer Publishing teach the Book Industry?”
It was standing room only at Loft at The Club at the Ivy for our September event focussed on the newspaper and magazine industry. Byte the Book founder, Justine Solomons chaired a discussion with a p…
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Report: “The Author Experience II”
The focus was on authors at Byte The Book’s July event, with a panel of experienced and successful writers from a wide variety of literary backgrounds offering their pearls of wisdom to yet another se…
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Report “What New Busines Models are Emerging for Publishing in the Digital Age?”
Another packed and lively crowd was in attendance for Byte The Book’s June event, which tackled the hot topic of emerging business models in the digital age. Discussion kicked off with an exploration…
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Report on Byte the Book “How is Technology Influencing the Size and Shape of What We Read?”
We understand that some of you can’t get along to Byte the Book but are still curious to know what gets discussed. So we asked one of our members, Chris Russell, to write a report on our May meeting. …
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