Future events
Members’ Webinar: Singing In the Rain: Maximising Your Wellbeing As a Writer with Rachel Kelly
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Join us for this wonderful workshop where our host Rachel Kelly will talk openly about her own experience of depression and recovery. She’ll shares strategies and exercises to help authors ‘sing in the rain’, to see the…
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How Do you Get Your Non-Fiction Book Started? with Nicole Johnston
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Nicole Johnston will be our host for this workshop in which, you will get practical advice on getting started on your non-fiction book with a concrete plan to help you complete it. Included in the ticket price is an opti…
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Byte Connects: How to Make Use of the Byte The Book Network (March)
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Join us as we explore ways in which our 400 person network can help you get published, or make useful connections in publishing. This event will run over Zoom. Please register for this event before booking closes at 5pm…
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Members’ Webinar: Turning Your Passions into Prose with Chris Russell
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
“Write what you know”, goes the old adage — but the real magic comes when you write what fascinates you. The subjects, ideas or questions that consume you, that keep you up at night, that just won’t leave you alone. Auth…
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Agent Tables Sponsored by HW Fisher (March 2021)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. IF YOU ARE AN AUTHOR WANTING TO MEET WITH AGENTS PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR 13TH MAY EVENT. It’s notoriously hard for authors to meet agents so for the past few years we’ve been running Agent Tabl…
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Byte Lunch: How Can You Market Your Books? Q&A with Publishing Expert Hermione Ireland
Friday, April 23, 2021
The next of our regular Friday lunchtime chats. A chance for you all to ask your burning questions about book marketing and also meet some of the other members. Our host Hermione is an experienced marketer, communication…
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Exploring The Senses (Taste) With Chocolate Expert Cat Black
Friday, May 7, 2021
In this workshop hosted by chocolate expert and writer Cat Black we will look at the writers’ aim to write with all the senses. Attendees will receive a hand picked box from Cocoa Runners for use during the workshop. Thr…
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Agent Tables (May 2021) – Sponsored by HW Fisher
Thursday, May 13, 2021
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 the…
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Byte Confluence 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
CONFLUENCE IS WHERE PEOPLE AND IDEAS COME TOGETHER. It’s about how we tell stories today. Come along if you are in the business of storytelling. ORGANISERS This event is organised by Byte The Book Standard price tickets…
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Homebound: What’s the Best Way to Sell Books Directly to Readers? Sponsored by Glassboxx
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Recent developments in publishing, such as print on demand and the rise of audio and e-books, means that it’s easier than ever for authors and publishers to sell directly to readers. Please join us and a panel of industr…
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Read reports and view photos from past Byte The Book events.
Report: Prick Up Your Ears – What are the Opportunities for Authors and Publishers in Audio?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. May’s Byte the Book tackled the hot topic of audio, a branch of the industry that has seen extraordinary growth in recent years. Videl Bar-Kar, forme…
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Report: How is Technology Revolutionising Distribution in Publishing?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. If there’s one driving force behind the ever-evolving landscape of book publishing, it’s technology. Like many aspects of the business, distribution…
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Report: How Can You Maximise Revenue From Your Content?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. The Library Club, with its stylish modern art and exposed brick walls, hosted Byte The Book’s March event on the topic of how publishers can maximise…
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Report: The Wisdom Of Funders – How To Crowdfund Your Creative Projects
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Miguel Villar. Crowdfunding was under the spotlight for Byte The Book’s February event, overseen by chair of London Book Fair David Roche, himself an author with read…
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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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