Future events
Breakfast Byte The Book Agent Tables – Speed Pitching to Agents at The Groucho Club (Sept)
Wednesday, September 18, 2019|8:30 am
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT OUR NEXT AGENT TABLES IS ON 22ND JANUARY 2020. It’s notoriously difficult for authors to get in front of agents, so we set up our Agent Tables events to enable writers to meet agents in person…
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Picture This: How Can You Write and Adapt For Screen? Sponsored by ALCS
Monday, September 23, 2019|6:30 pm
In our first event after the summer break we will be looking at the exciting and often lucrative world of writing and adapting for screen. We will be talking about adapting for film in general but our sponsors ALCS are a…
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Byte Online – Out There: How Do you Self Publish Well?
Friday, September 27, 2019|1:00 pm
An online seminar with publishing expert Caroline Goldsmith, helping you to publish independently like a pro. Caroline will give a short presentation, followed by plenty of time for participants to ask questions. She’ll…
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Breakfast Byte – Bookbusting: How Do You Find or Become a Ghostwriter?
Monday, October 7, 2019|8:30 am
Do you have an idea for a book but don’t have the time or ability to write one? Are you stalled writing your book? Are you great with words and always fancied the idea writing books for other people? Join us as we lear…
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Byte The Book Networking at Frankfurt Book Fair
Wednesday, October 16, 2019|9:00 pm
A chance to network and kickback with the publishing crowd out in Frankfurt. We’ll be in the Jambo Bar, Elbestraße 20, 60329, Frankfurt Main from 9pm onwards with early drinks on us. Let us know if you’re coming by book…
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Machine Thinking: How is AI Impacting The Creative Industries? Sponsored by Harbottle & Lewis
Monday, November 25, 2019|6:30 pm
More details on this event will be published shortly. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the publishing industry and network with authors, agents, publishers and suppliers to the publishing industry befor…
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Breakfast Byte The Book Agent Tables – Speed Pitching to Agents at The Groucho Club (Jan)
Wednesday, January 22, 2020|8:30 am
It’s notoriously difficult for authors to get in front of agents, so we set up our Agent Tables events to enable writers to meet agents in person and get feedback on their work. Our next Agent Tables event is on Wednesd…
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Byte The Book Confluence in Partnership with Google’s Academy London
Friday, February 7, 2020|10:00 am
CONFLUENCE IS AN EVENT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING AND TECHNOLOGY Writers, technologists, and businesses come together to look at how technology is changing the way we make and consume stories, while creating fresh…
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Read reports and view photos from past Byte The Book events.
Report: Publishing For Consumers: How Can We Use Data To Maximise Sales?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell. Pan Macmillan’s Sara Lloyd chaired Byte The Book’s opening event of 2017, which tackled the ever-increasing importance of data and explored how it c…
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Report: How Can We Sell More Books Through Non-Traditional Retail Channels?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Tamara Craiu On the evening of Monday 14 November, Theresa May declared during her Mansion House speech that “we meet today in a world transformed … change is in the…
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Report: Children’s Publishing: How Can We Use Digital to Drive Discoverability and Sell More Children’s Books?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. Children’s publishing came under the microscope at Byte The Book’s September event, in the plush surroundings of Regent Street’s Café Royal. Jo Henr…
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Report: Shelf Stoppers – How Do You Make Your Book Sell?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Zoe Sharples. The Groucho Club was packed wall-to-wall for Byte The Book’s ‘back to school’ event, which set out to tackle the sticky issue of how authors can generat…
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Report: Personalised Production: How Can New Technology Push Printing to Service Individual Consumers?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. On a sweltering summer’s evening in Soho, Byte The Book brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the very contemporary topic of perso…
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Report: Crime and Thriller Publishing – How Do You Publish Crime & Thriller Books That Audiences Want to Read?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. For its June event, Byte The Book turned its attention to the dynamic and ever-changing world of crime and thriller publishing. Amid the occasional…
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Report: How Can We Access Finance to Enable Innovative Creative Projects?
Words by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. Everyone knows that Byte the Book is the place to come and talk about technology in publishing and media. If you have a creative project…
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Report: The Authorpreneur – What Team Do Authors Need To Run Their Book Business?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. May’s Byte The Book was a bustling affair – the venue was so packed that people were being turned away at the door. Authors and industry professiona…
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Report: Genre Focus on Food and Drink Publishing
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. Byte The Book’s April event was its first in the opulent surroundings of the Hotel Café Royal. With introductory drinks laid on by sponsors Blurb, t…
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Report: Understanding Global Rights: How Can Authors and Publishers Maximise Content Opportunities?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Daniel Solomons. Byte The Book’s March event brought together Strathmore Publishing’s Nic Jones, screenwriter and novelist Jeff Norton and literary agent Rachel Mills…
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Report – Clever Content: How Does Digital Open up New Revenue Streams for Authors
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Nicole Kavanaugh. February’s Byte The Book brought together Crystal Mahey-Morgan of Own It Entertainment, Helen McGinn of The Knackered Mothers’ Wine Club, “Mr Byte-T…
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Report: Do Book Subscriptions Work for Authors and Publishers?
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…
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