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: What’s the best publishing route for authors?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Daniel Solomons. Sparks flew at the final Byte The Book of 2014, as traditional publishing locked horns with self-publishing over the best route for authors. Represen…
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Report: How can publishers and authors work with brands?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Daniel Solomons. Byte The Book’s October event was chaired by Sally Foote of FEB Digital who, in her introduction, instantly set the tone for the evening: “Working wi…
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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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