I founded Byte The Book in 2012. We are about making creative connections and helping our members navigate the contemporary publishing world together. We have around 450 members and over 5000 subscribers. We offer consultancy, specialising in professional introductions, business development, industry advice, product development and content aquisition. We run events both live and online, with formats including panel discussions, agent tables (where author have their work read and commented on by agents), networking parties, workshops and adventures. Member benefits include free or reduced entrance to our events and training sessions, free book fair tickets (which has included London Book Fair, Frankfurt Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair), discounts for partner organisations such at The Bookseller Magazine (50% for author members), and marketing through our newsletter and social media channels. We also offer services to authors such as Author Anchoring, editing and key introductions to agents, publishers and industry experts.