Future events
Agent Tables (February 2023)
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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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Members’ Surgery – February
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Lots of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery once a month. Each session is a maximum of 15 minutes. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time…
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Write Now: How Can You Be a Succesful Author in the 21st Century?
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
We’re back to in-person events! Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting in the publishing industry. This is our first of four events at Century Club. Sponsored by Bookswarm, join us fo…
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The Path to Publication and the Author-Agent Relationship
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Join us for a conversation on the publication process and the author-agent relationship with author Mark Piesing and literary agent Erin Cox. Mark will discuss his experience finding an agent. Then he and his agent Erin…
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Author Mindset Surgery with Kelly Weekes – March
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Are you feeling a bit stuck? Are your confidence levels dwindling? Does your inner critic keep telling you you can’t do this? That you’re not cut out to be a writer? Do you find yourself out of motivation for your writin…
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Members’ Surgery – March
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Lots of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery once a month. Each session is a maximum of 15 minutes. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time…
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Byte The Book @ LBF How to Be Yourself Online and Publishing Networking
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Join us and our panel of experts as give advice on what authors should do across various digital platforms to best represent themselves. Byte the Book’s Justine Solomons will chair this discussion and she’ll be joined by…
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Members’ Surgery – April
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Lots of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery once a month. Each session is a maximum of 15 minutes. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time…
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Members’ Surgery – May
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Lots of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery once a month. Each session is a maximum of 15 minutes. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time…
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Live at The Century Club (May)
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
We’re back to in-person events! Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting in the publishing industry. Topic and speakers TBC. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our panel,…
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Tax Advice Surgery
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
HW Fisher is offering a free tax advice surgery for Byte The Book members with Partner Andrew Subramaniam. Andrew is head of HW Fisher’s industry-leading authors and journalists team. Many of his clients are best-selling…
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Members’ Surgery – June
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Lots of you want personal introductions or advice on the industry so we have set up a FREE members-only surgery once a month. Each session is a maximum of 15 minutes. If you wish to come along please book yourself a time…
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Virtual Agent Tables (June 2023)
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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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Live at The Century Club (September)
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
We’re back to in-person events! Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting in the publishing industry. Topic and speakers TBC. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our panel,…
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Live at The Century Club (November)
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
We’re back to in-person events! Join us and publishing industry experts to learn what’s new and interesting in the publishing industry. Topic and speakers TBC. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our panel,…
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Read reports and view photos from past Byte The Book events.
Report: The Author As Publisher: Opportunity or Vanity?
Words by Chris Russell,photos by Katrina Hopewell. On a sweltering midsummer’s evening, the panel at June’s Byte the Book sought to answer one perennial question: does self-publishing represent opport…
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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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