Future events
Byte the Book Members Picnic – Regent’s Park
Friday, September 3, 2021
Note the date has changed of this to 3rd September, from 30th June If there ever was a time to celebrate and get together it is now. Let’s break the zoom cycle and come together for our Byte Members’ Picnic! It’s free to…
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Do It Right – What is Best Practice for Book Publishing Rights Management? Sponsored by PLS
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Join us for free surgery where with you get the opportunity to get your rights questions answered by PLS’s Amy Ellis. This is a great taster for the PLS’ FREE online course Rights Management Essentials. Their online cour…
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Agent Tables Sponsored by HW Fisher (September 2021)
Wednesday, September 29, 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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Digital Discovery: How Can You Publish, Sell Online and Find Your Audience? Sponsored by Ingram Spark
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
What publishing options are available to independent authors? Once you publish what are the most effective ways to sell online and how can you reach as wide an audience as possible? Join Byte The Book Justine Solomons as…
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Members Webinar: How to Deal with Editorial Advice and Understanding Your Genre, with Lisa Eveleigh
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Find out how to respond to editorial feedback to your work and identify your genre, with Literary Agent Lisa Eveleigh. When working with an agent and publisher, or teaming up with an editor, it’s vitally important that y…
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How to Get Your Fiction Book Submission Agent Ready with Julia Silk
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Join us for this workshop led by literary agent Julia Silk. We’ll give you an overview of the fiction book market, talk about what agents are looking for in a query package and help you to hone your submissions. Places a…
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Agent Tables (Nov 2021) – USA Edition
Thursday, November 4, 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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How to Get Your Non-Fiction Submission Agent Ready? With Anna Pallai
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Join us for this workshop led by literary agent, Anna Pallai. We’ll give you an overview of the non-fiction book market, talk about what agents are looking for in proposals and help you to hone your submissions. Places a…
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Exploring The Senses (Taste) With Chocolate Expert Cat Black
Friday, November 12, 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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Byte Confluence 2021 (NEW DATE 17th and 18th November 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The new date for Byte Confluence 2021 is 17th and 18th November (2pm – 6pm on both days). Tickets from the original date (19 May 2021) are still valid. CONFLUENCE IS WHERE PEOPLE AND IDEAS COME TOGETHER. It’s about how w…
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Author Mindset – What Techniques Can Help to Get You into the Right Head Space for Writing? With Kelly Weekes
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Imposter syndrome, the “Voice of Treason”, or feeling that you are just too busy to write. There are so many things that stop us from getting words on the page and writing our books. In this one-hour session, coach and…
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Byte Training: Book PR – How to Plan Your Publicity Campaign
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
A workshop to help you devise a PR campaign for your books, even if someone else will be running it you’ll discover the tools needed and gain insight into how the media works. By the end of this session, you’ll be able t…
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Agent Tables Sponsored by HW Fisher (January 2022)
Thursday, January 20, 2022
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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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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