The Economics Of Publishing: How do you Make The Business of your Book Work? Report
Photos by Amelia Kyazze, Words by Chris Russell Byte The Book’s May panel saw chair Abiola Bello (author and publisher at Hashtag Press) leading a discussion on the economics of publishing with Phoebe…
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Byte Experts: Nina-Sophia Miralles
I started LONDNR Magazine in 2015 for the simplest reason in the world: I wanted to be a writer, and no one would publish me. I’d sent endless submissions: to zines, travel websites, short story compe…
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Byte Connects: Edwina de Charnace meets Emma Simpson
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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The Hachette UK Bursary for Debut Authors 2023
Byte The Book is pleased to announce that for the second year running Hachette UK will sponsor two bursaries for unpublished writers worth over £600 each, to include an annual membership to Byte The B…
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London Book Fair: How To Be Yourself Online Event Report
Photos by Amelia Kyazze, Words by Chris Russell As part of the London Book Fair’s busy programme of author events, Byte The Book packed out the English PEN Literary Salon for a panel on digital promot…
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Byte Connects: Laetitia Rutherford and Anna Reading
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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Write Now: How Can You Be A Successful Author in the 21st Century? Sponsored by Bookswarm Event Report
Photos by Alex Shaw and Amelia Kyazze, words by Chris Russell, cartoon by Ollie Randall Byte The Book live events made a triumphant return on 21st February with a spirited discussion on how to be a…
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Member News: February
Congratulations to Byte the Book member Zoe Cunningham who has just produced her first science fiction feature film, Breaking Infinity. Breaking Infinity follows research scientist Liam who, unstuck i…
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Byte Experts: Eleanor Pigg Explains ISBNs
1. Why do we need ISBNs? Most of our telephone conversations at the UK & Ireland ISBN Agency start with “I’ve written this book… now what do I do?” My first question to them is “Do you have an…
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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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