Byte Connects: Rebecca Rennie, Paul Robinson with Justin Nash
Byte The Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Byte Experts: Angelita Lapuz Bradney on Finding an Agent
When I pick up a new book, the first page I read is the acknowledgements at the back. What is the reason for this strange, back-to-front reading habit? It all stems from my search for a literary agent…
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Member News – November
Huub van de Pol, right, is founder of Audiyence. FutureBook award winners were announced on 18 November, and three Byte The Book members were recognized. Audiyence and Prismatext were shortlisted in t…
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Byte Experts: NFTs and Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology is essentially an update on how the web can function. A simple way to think of blockchain is as a digital ledger that many people can have access to, yet no single entity owns. W…
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Bookselling in 2022: New Routes to Market Event Report
On 31 October, Byte The Book and Stationers’ Company members gathered at Stationers’ Hall in London to hear from a panel of experts on the future of bookselling. Bookselling in 2022: New Routes to Mar…
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Member News – October
Photo: The Bookseller Simon Appleby, Byte The Book member and founder of Bookswarm, recently ran the London Marathon, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. This was Simon’s first marathon, which…
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Byte Experts: Janey Burton on Publishing Contracts
The big goal for many unpublished authors is getting a deal with a publisher, and often the terms of the publishing contract are something of an afterthought. The author may know in general terms what…
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Byte Connects: A.B. Kyazze and Kelly Weekes
Byte The Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Byte Connects: Justine Solomons on the founding of Byte The Book and the importance of connections
I founded Byte The Book back in 2012. The idea came to me in 2011 while I was on the Novel Studio course at City University. We were reading each manuscript on our kindles and I realised how digital r…
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Member News – September
A sequel to Into the Mouth of the Lion, by A.B. Kyazze is coming soon. Called Ahead of the Shadows, it is another fast-paced story set in war zones, this time in DR Congo and Darfur, Sudan, but…
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Ill Wind
By Dea Parkin “Ill Wind” was selected as the finalist of the 2022 Byte Shorts Showcase. The wind keened across the Trojan plain. Huddled in the camp, shivering in a thin fur, Lysander stared at his s…
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Top 6 Things To Do And See At Frankfurter Buchmesse This Year
The countdown has already started for this year’s, in-person, Frankfurter Buchmesse (19-23 October) and, under the motto “Translate. Transfer. Transform.”, the book fair is putting a special focus on…
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Announcing the 2022 Winners of The Hachette UK Bursary for Debut Authors
Byte The Book, a network for authors and publishing professionals, is pleased to announce two winners of the Hachette UK Bursary for Debut Authors: Angelita Lapuz Bradney for Wildwood and Viktoria Dah…
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Shallows
By Nic Mira “Shallows” was selected as the finalist of the 2022 Byte Shorts Showcase. A lone, late gull swoops across the departing boat’s wake, the oarsman standing at the stern and pushing against…
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Member News – June 2022
Andy Charman’s historical novel Crow Court was selected as the Best British Novel by the Festival du Premier Roman de Chambéry 2022, an award previously won by Claire Fuller and Gail Honeyman. Andy wa…
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Byte Experts: 5 Tips for Getting Booked on a Podcast
By Victoria Bennion Podcast interviews offer an effective way to establish your authority, build your brand and share your stories and message with new audiences. If you’re an author they also offer a…
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Byte Connects: Janey Burton and Monica Cardenas
Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Hachette UK-sponsored Bursaries for Debut Authors
Byte The Book is pleased to announce that Hachette UK will sponsor two bursaries for unpublished writers worth over £600 each, to include an annual membership to Byte The Book, as well as the followin…
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Member News – May 2022
Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Byte The Book member and founder of Bookswarm Simon Thorpe recently launched a new website…
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Byte Connects: Kelly Weekes and Penny Speller
Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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