Not exact matches
According to the Independent Book
Publisher's Assocation (IBPA), «
hybrid publishers behave just
like traditional
publishers in all respects, except when it comes to business model.
Like «indie
publishers,» «traditional
publishers,» «ebooks,» «ebook indie publications,» «small presses» «small
publishers,» «independent
publishers,» «print on demand,» «
hybrid authors» and whatever it is that Amazon does.
Hybrid authors get the benefit of a
publisher brand, which might come with higher respect, more review opportunities, and wider distribution in print or tricky markets
like libraries, etc..
Because the book became a
hybrid lyric memoir that I feel pushes up against the boundaries of the genre, it felt
like an independent
publisher committed to bringing readers more experimental or overlooked story forms, from traditionally marginalized writers including women, would be the right home.
Literary readers rely heavily on reviews to make their reading choices, so I would encourage
hybrid / indie writers to try to secure reviews from respected review journals
like Kirkus or
Publishers Weekly.
These can be the most frustrating «
hybrids» of all, since they might be identifying themselves primarily as a traditional
publisher and be listed in market guides such as Writer's Market, but could use that as a bait - and - switch: Oh, sorry, your work doesn't meet our editorial needs for our traditional publishing operation, but would you
like to pay for our
hybrid publishing [or self - publishing] service?
Just as the industry has embraced
hybrid authors and
hybrid publishers, companies
like Paper Lantern Lit and its resulting publishing arm The Studio, co-founded by Lexa Hillyer and bestselling author Lauren Oliver, have emerged to work with these authors in a one - on - one capacity.
Hybrid, though my publishers were more boutique than true traditional, one made me feel like I was just indie — does that still count as h
Hybrid, though my
publishers were more boutique than true traditional, one made me feel
like I was just indie — does that still count as
hybridhybrid?
Finalists this year include a wide variety of books from
publishers large and small,
hybrid presses, traditional houses, self - published authors, major national groups
like the American Cancer Society and even The White House Historical Association.
Seems
like more and more authors, editors, agents,
publishers and retailers are adopting Amazon's vision for the future of self - publishing as a
hybrid author model.
As book manuscripts travel through electronic means, and as the international worlds of books and other media are «closer» than ever before, and as there are so many new and unproven players (
like dozens of self - publishing services and
hybrid publishers), book copyright protection questions are more important than ever.
The
hybrid authors surveyed reported themselves to be more motivated by money than the others and less impressed with
publishers» ability to add any value by making a book «more
like what the market wants.»
In their approach to marketing and distribution,
hybrid publishers look more
like traditional
publishers.
Some of those authors will allow
publishers to pick them up whole (
like Amanda), some will resist and keep a piece of the cake, staying «
hybrid» (Hugh).
According to Sylvia Day,
hybrid authors have the capacity to reverse the trend that traditional
publishers are less likely to invest in certain genres
like paranormal romance.