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Four things publishers do know about the digital future (yes, people will read from screens.
Not exact matches
One of the greatest
things about attending an event like BookExpo is having CEOs and
publishers literally reach into their bags and hand you books that the rest of the world won't be seeing for another
four or five months.
Verdict: 5 Stars One of the greatest
things about attending an event like BookExpo is having CEOs and
publishers literally reach into their bags and hand you books that the rest of the world won't be seeing for another
four or five months.
But I wanted to write this article to show that it isn't always this personal
thing against self -
publishers, generally it is a matter of volume control and unfortunately there isn't many ways to curb that besides not accepting requests (a blogger might try to set limits to say books with only a
four star or above rating, etc, but often I find many bloggers experience authors and companies ignoring those guidelines so more drastic measures are taken).
Authors and agents typically look for
four critical
things from a
publisher: excellent creative development, good royalties, marketing, and great distribution.
Anyway, the
thing all
four editors stressed was to target the
publishers that match your style or genre of work.
In this guest post, Bex from Ninja Book Box profiles
four indie
publishers that are doing great
things for literary fiction.
Let's also note that Western comics are a much more competitive space — while Manga is primarily dominated by a single
publisher (Viz, with over two - thirds of the titles placing), and only eight manga
publishers placing any titles in the Top 750, I count fifty -
four imprints, representing thirty - nine distinct
publishers, on the Western side of
things, which strikes me as a very good
thing.