Sentences with phrase «as an indie publisher with»

As an indie publisher with several authors» works to promote and build, we're constantly looking for the most effective tools.

Not exact matches

This leaves a small opening for third - party publishers and indie developers to jump into the limelight, as Sony's chambers are nearly empty with everything that the first - party studios have been working on.

As an indie publisher of children's books, I am frustrated with the messy ebook landscape, too.

Despite a rocky relationship with the digital publishing revolution as recently as five years ago, a number of traditional publishers have not only made room on the shelves for indie authors, they're building their own self - publishing avenues.

Wow, you really are out of touch with the publishing industry if you think that indie authors aren't investing as much (if not more) money in getting their work edited, covers designed etc that the larger publishers put into their titles.

As traditional publishers grab for more rights and become even more difficult to work with, more and more writers are moving to indie publishing.

As with all these publishing myths, to really grasp the myth and get past it, an indie publisher must know where the myth came from and why there used to be a little truth to the myth.

As traditional publishers grab for more rights and become even more difficult to work with as they fight to stay alive, more and more writers are moving to indie publishinAs traditional publishers grab for more rights and become even more difficult to work with as they fight to stay alive, more and more writers are moving to indie publishinas they fight to stay alive, more and more writers are moving to indie publishing.

But as an indie publisher, with no real track record yet, (and a world that is expanding into electronic publishing faster than most people can keep up with) how is it possible to make any real projections of sales?

Many of them are hybrid — they work with traditional publishers on their current books, and they republish any books that have gone out of print as indie books.

I have other friends who take the hybrid route, publishing with both traditional publishers and as indie authors.

It means an author who chooses to publish some books with traditional publishers and some books as an indie author.

I became intrigued by this topic when as an author with two dozen e-books on Smashwords I read founder Mark Coker's «2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions — Indie Ebook Authors Take Charge,» Among other things, Coker noted that «If Amazon could invent a system to replace the author from the equation, they'd do that,» and went on to describe how one innovative publisher, ICON Group International has already patented a system that automatically generates non-fiction books, and he worries that as the field of artificial intelligence increases, «how long until novelists are disinter - mediated by machines.»

I would never sign with another publisher unless they offered either a huge advance or something I wouldn't have access to as an indie, such as a promotional budget or shelf space in big bookstores, translation deal or a film deal, etc (I know film isn't handled via the publisher, but that's the kind of thing I mean — something I can't do on my own).

I'm still not sure if my first full novel will be published as an indie novel or with a major publisher (my first release on Amazon is a novella).

As one of a few thriving independent publishers with the original owners at the helm for over forty years, Cleis Press / Viva Editions epitomizes the spirit of today's indie publishing.

«After only a month KDP Select has dramatically changed things — finally indie publishers are playing as equals with the big publishing houses in the world's biggest eBook marketplace,» said Serhiy Grabarchuk, Co-Founder of the Grabarchuk Puzzles company.

More than 400 publishers and 6,000 creators from major publishers such as Image Comics and Chronicle Books, to indie creators from around the globe, use Graphicly's platform to deliver and promote compelling stories and activate consumers with community and content.

We use a co-op of with a group of independent authors which gives an indie author such as you the ability to increase visibility of your title like a trade publisher.

I honestly think (in baby steps) we are moving that way with the choices writers have as indie publishers now.

Use Wikipedia as an initial guide: «The terms «small press», «indie publisher», and «independent press» are often used interchangeably, with «independent press» defined...

The percentage of indie authors who never worked with a traditional publisher is rising from year to year (now 60 %) as is the percentage of authors who never even tried to find a publisher (35 %).

As far as indie authors, Total Boox shares all revenues with publishers quarterlAs far as indie authors, Total Boox shares all revenues with publishers quarterlas indie authors, Total Boox shares all revenues with publishers quarterly.

I did sign with an agent and I am anxious to sign that first deal with a traditional publisher that he is working to line up for me because I see value in getting hard copies into bookstores and gaining access to the international markets that would be difficult to penetrate as an indie - only writer.

I don't know, but it struck me as odd that there were no balancing examples where publishers trade favors with each other for positive blurbs, or any exploration of whether this is a solely indie phenomenon.

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I've gone indie with my backlist, and am seriously considering putting up a few original works as well, for many of the reasons mentioned by others — timing, doesn't fit a print publisher's mold.

I've published with traditional publishers but more recently as an indie author.

What I've seen with indie - published e-books is that they've taken the place of traditional «vanity» publishers, and as with the typical output of vanity publishers they're filled with typos, grammatical errors, logical inconsistencies, and other things that would have been caught by the editorial chain at a traditional publisher.

Aptara's business model has always targeted medium to large publishers by giving them the option to leverage their existing titles to e-book formats, but with this year's Expo they are reaching out to the smaller publishers and even indie authors who need help formatting as well.

While many groups, from indie booksellers up to US Congressmen have voiced their opinions, these two organizations have actually sought permission to use a «friend of the court» brief as a way to have their stance on the entire proceedings — but specifically the settlement reached with three of the publishers — entered into record, also giving Judge Denise Cote a mechanism to take their points into consideration.

As indie authors continue to find success writing and publishing (and selling) their works, mainstream publishers are playing catch - up with the boundaries of what readers want... and apparently, what they want is a few more sh ** s to give.

Our report categorizes the type of third - party publishers you refer to as «indie publishers» under the broad heading of «Small / Medium Publishers,» which they share with all non-Big-Five traditional ppublishers you refer to as «indie publishers» under the broad heading of «Small / Medium Publishers,» which they share with all non-Big-Five traditional ppublishers» under the broad heading of «Small / Medium Publishers,» which they share with all non-Big-Five traditional pPublishers,» which they share with all non-Big-Five traditional publisherspublishers.

As with most evolutions in storytelling and entertainment, it'll probably require an indie creator to prove the model works... or a publisher identifying a qualified creator or two, paying them, and making a business leap of faith.

This week, indie author Hugh Howey released some data on how well indie authors do financially, as compared to authors who publish with large publishers (the «Big 5»).

The option to bundle ebooks can be especially helpful for smaller press publishers, digital - first or ebook - only publishers, or indie authors with a number of titles, as it helps with the discoverability while not forcing the rights» holder to focus their resources on separate marketing strategies for each different book.

As an indie publisher and a writer with books in traditional publishing, I love indie publishing.

Although some indie authors price their books at the lower end of the spectrum (as low as.99 cents) in order to compete with better - known writers whose work is being released through traditional publishers, some readers may be put off by prices which seem artificially low, because they won't trust the quality of the book.

Coupled with their reputation for as an indie comics publisher, they deal in a currency of cool that makes the Big Two look like senior citizens.

However, with traditional publishers scaling back and trying to catch up with the digital world, many new traditionally published authors are faced with similar self - promoting challanges as those who indie publish.

And that's not even counting that indie publishers, with some work and minor investment, can sell into the bookstores with POD books as I have been talking about.

Just as the Independent Alliance was established to secure better terms from chain booksellers as well as from online players and supermarkets, so the indie booksellers» version would exist to secure the same from larger publishers, along with a range of other benefits.

Ideally, I'd love to have it both ways — work on indie comics as well as work with a publisher.

This can mean two things: 1) For some authors, publishing as an indie enables them to then get a contract with a traditional publisher.

While I've certainly held dreams of being traditionally published for many years, as an author, I wouldn't be thrilled if I were signed to a long - term deal with a publisher who was trying to kill e-books and giving me lower and lower e-book royalties, while indie authors are about to get 70 %.

With over 20 years experience as a Sales Director for companies (such as F+W and WRITER»S MARKET), Amy now guides indie authors and publishers through the maze of book sales and distribution.

Ability to create eBooks as fast as possible to deal with the tremendous demands on indie publishers by their readers

«Finally indie publishers are playing as equals with the big publishing houses in the world's biggest eBook marketplace,» co-founder Serhiy Grabarchuk said enthusiastically in today's press release from Amazon.

Even the big guns, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, have paid options for indie authors as there are so many... No easy answer, obviously, and we usually suggest authors BEGIN with the free reviewers (we identify who's who in the Winner Circle, and vet reviewers by traffic, free vs. paid, which genres, etc..)

There are plenty of Indie published books edited by former editors from Big 5 publishers as well as by other highly trained freelance professional editors, with the resulting works enhancing the author's reputation and possibly the sales of their next book.