Amazon has done a lot to equalize the chances of indie published authors (and
even traditional authors, if they chose to do it themselves).
It isn't about bad grammar and poor storytelling skills, cuz
even traditional authors do those things.
Not exact matches
Traditional publishers will
even get in on the game, only publishing an
author who commits to buying a certain number of their own books.
I think all the
author was saying was that it isn't «the great apostasy» or
even mere self - indulgence (we want an in - church barista type thing) that is turning some people of faith — both young and old — away from corporate «
traditional» gathering.
Unfortunately, the
authors in this collection almost always turn to «Father, Son, and Spirit» as the only faithful way to name the divine; they do not suggest alternatives that they would accept,
even as a complement to
traditional naming.
The
traditional story, believed by the approximately 10 % of Christians who
even know the supposed ident.ities of the 4
authors of the Gospels, is that Matthew and John were 2 of the 12 Apostles of Christ, that Mark was a travelling companion of St. Peter and Luke was a traveling companion of St. Paul.
The
authors do not go with the
traditional answer to the problem of evil that since God is in control and since God is good, we must call all evil things that happen good,
even if they appear bad.
(In preparing this book, the
author has seldom found the theme of promise to be prominent, or sometimes
even mentioned, in
traditional Catholic treatises on the subject of revelation.)
In view of the fact that our knowledge of Jesus and his times is superior
even to the knowledge of those early councils or creedal
authors, there is a growing dissatisfaction with continuing to employ the
traditional statements as theological norms.
• The extra-biblical testimony unanimously attributes the Gospels to their
traditional authors: the Epistle of Barnabas, the Epistle of Clement, the Shepherd of Hermes, Theophilus, Hippolytus, Origen, Quadratus, Irenaeus, Melito, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Dionysius, Tertullian, Cyprian, Tatian, Caius, Athanasius, Cyril, up to Eusebius in A.D. 315,
even Christianity's opponents conceded this: Celsus, Porphyry, Emperor Julian.
My go - to herbalist,
author and American Herbalist Guild member David Winston of Broadway, New Jersey, says in his book, Herbal Therapy and Supplements: A Scientific and
Traditional Approach, that animal and test - tube studies are convincing enough to recommend eating maitake regularly as part of a treatment plan for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and
even hepatitis B. (Placebo - controlled studies in people have yet to be conducted.)
Traditional foods guru Sally Fallon Morell,
author of Nourishing Broth, features pressure cooker bone broth recipes in her book
even though she herself does not use one.
Web
authoring tools are actually
even easier to use than
traditional ones.
The
authors found that
even in districts that were identified by NCPI as having merit pay plans, «most were so weak that they represented no meaningful change from
traditional compensation systems,» which typically are based on the number of years on the job and academic credentials.
Citing data from the California Charter Schools Association, the
authors argue that charter students generally score better on statewide tests and have higher graduation rates
even though it has widely been demonstrated that not all charter schools out - perform all
traditional schools.
Self - publishing can be complimentary in a hybrid publishing model between
traditional and electronic self - publishing, especially since
traditional publishers aren't really open to publishing novellas and short story collections,
even from established
authors.
To maximize — or perhaps
even replace — a
traditional publicity campaign, you need to reach out to your audience directly by building and nurturing a strong online
author platform.
Even the small independent
traditional presses (non-New York) are putting the thumbscrews to their
authors.
I self - publish, so I do pretty much everything myself; but I've heard several traditionally published indie
authors say they were surprised to find out that
even with a
traditional publisher, they were expected to do a lot of the marketing for their own books, particularly if the publisher is small, since they were * not * a celebrity name that could sell itself.
As a newbie indie
author (well, to be totally honest, newbie
author period, having decided not to try the
traditional route with this book,
even though — or perhaps precisely because — I know there is a market for it), your blog post certainly resonates with me, Sandra.
I got the impression that
even if you publish with a
traditional publisher, you're still expected to do all of the things a self - published
author is supposed to do: blog, network, sign books, endear yourself to any stranger who might buy your book or who knows someone who might appreciate your prose.
And as indie publishing ate into the sales numbers of the
traditional publishers and their
authors, and discoverability became an issue for
traditional publishers just as it always was for indie
authors,
traditional publishers had to adjust
even more.
Even authors from
traditional publishing are fighting to provide the next ebook «bestseller».
In an interesting aside,
even traditional publishers are looking for the multi-book
author, as it's becoming more lucrative to build an
author's brand with readers than to sell a stand alone title.
Traditional press gives more of a name brand backing to your novels, but often
even the big five publishers depend on the
authors to market their own books.
While Wattpad has been likened in the past to becoming the new «slush pile» due to the high number of stories and
authors that have been picked up by
traditional publishers and have
even reached the top of the bestseller lists in several countries, one of the lesser known innovations is the amount of Wattpad content that has been adapted for film, including serialized television shows and feature - length films, particularly in foreign markets.
Some
authors are
even selling the rights to some of their books to
traditional publishers while keeping control of others, or selling print rights and keeping those to e-books.
The book was particularly to address the rapidly expanding group of self - published or independent
authors — but what
author doesn't want to sell more books,
even those commissioned by
traditional publishers?
Even the best
authors get denied by
traditional publishing houses.
Yes, you're missing the fact that
even when someone has a terrific platform and does tremendous personal marketing,
traditional publishers can often grow that audience beyond what the
author can do on their own.
One has to ask what value a
traditional retailer (or
even a
traditional publisher) could offer an
author like Rowling who (admittedly because of her publisher's original efforts) has already achieved her fame and following.
There may be a reduction in titles, but I think over time when you see things level out, you'll see more opportunity for
authors to get into the market,
even through
traditional publishers.
More and more, the indie
author market is giving
traditional publishers a run for their money and the big New York houses are going to have to innovate
even more than they have in the past.
And now,
even established professional
authors have begun to experiment with a mix of
traditional and self - publishing, such as famous New York Times bestselling
author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who blogs about the industry at KrisWrites.com.
On one front, this is essential material for the first - time
author pursuing a
traditional publishing deal, as publishers are well known for sticking quite rigidly to genre requirements, for the purposes of selling their products (our books) to the
even more hide - bound book shops, who aren't interested in buying a book unless they know where to shelve it.
Traditional publishers, especially the large ones, would probably simply reject these books and
authors,
even though they have completely valid reasons to publish a book, and come with a built in audience and platform.
It is telling that
even authors like Anthony Ryan and Michael J. Sullivan who did VERY well with Self Publishing took a
Traditional deal once it was offered to them.
If you're a professionally self - published
author (or are going to be) or
even if you go the
traditional route, marketing is absolutely a skill that you must master.
Even the indie
authors who only make enough to pay the electric bill (but not the mortgage) are making more money than the vast majority of
authors who pursue the
traditional path.
I'm afraid the days of big advances for first - time
authors are behind us and you're right,
even authors who publish the
traditional way are expected to do much of the marketing themselves, too.
How to Secure a
Traditional Book Deal by Self - Publishing (Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed): «It's not any easier to interest an agent or publisher when you're self - published, and since new
authors are more likely to put out a low - quality effort (they rush, they don't sufficiently invest, they don't know their audience), chances are
even lower their book will get picked up.»
When that's not available, what is the likelihood of that debut
author or midlister walking away from a
traditional book deal over eRoyalties when the current percentage of sales done electronically is not
even 1 % of the total book sales overall?
Many self - published
authors don't
even bother with
traditional.
Even with
traditional publishers, it's more and more common to see an
author marketing his own works rather than being able to rely on their publisher to do the job.
Despite that I tried lowering my standards for self published books and continued buying (I never asked any of the
authors for their copy of their books, I wanted to support too), reading, and reviewing, but
even the best self published book I read, that I rated a 4, would be a 2.5 with
traditional publishing standards.
Are ready to start thinking about publishing (either self - publishing or
traditional publishing) and marketing your book and yourself as an
author (
even though the thought of marketing is super scary); if you're not ready to be at least educated about the business of being a novelist, then maybe this program isn't for you.
In the last decade, the success of self - published
authors has shown
traditional publishers that DIY writers can earn the adoration of millions and the respect of
even the harshest literary critics.
Even authors who have a contract with a
traditional publisher are faced with times when they may want some assistance to do everything they can to make their book a success.
Most recently, the news coming out of Spreecast is that it has managed to attract the attention of
traditional publishing houses» PR departments and the
authors they work with in order to connect
authors and readers of
even bestselling books.
Amazon was
even criticized for its
traditional publishing arm, notably for changing the model under which it paid its
authors, abandoning the time - honored and tired quarterly payment system in favor of paying its
authors their royalties once a month, just like it pays its self - published
authors.