After my last post, someone asked, «What are those competitive advantages
indie authors enjoy?»
At other retailers,
indie authors enjoy unlimited free pricing, greater pricing control, ebook preorders, broader global distribution and all without the handcuffs of exclusivity.
As was apparent from conversations at this event, it's clear that independent writers in Germany still have a long way to go before attaining the same level of acceptance which
indie authors enjoy in the US.
Not exact matches
R.S. Guthrie is an
indie author whose work I've
enjoyed tremendously.
Few
indie - published books from first - time
authors have
enjoyed the immediate success that accompanied the publication of Dina Colman's Four Quadrant Living: Healthy Living Your New Way of Life.
It's a trove of advice for
indie authors -
enjoy!
If an
Indie writer puts only one work out and sells 10 copies a year I can see your point of view, but
Indie authors sells 10 copies every hour, and if readers buy their books and
enjoy reading them, those Indies ARE
authors, whatever you can think otherwise.
Even though the «
indie author revolution» and self - publishing as a valid form of content distribution are currently
enjoying a never - before - seen rate of success and acceptance, the landscape itself is still evolving as players from every aspect of the industry still work through the system.
As soon as I finished the last page I drove to my local
indie bookseller and bought a copy in hardback, because I felt I owed the
author a debt for the reading experience I'd just
enjoyed.
Self - publishing services provider Blurb has launched a series of initiatives designed to help
indie authors get their print books into bookstores, one of the hurdles self - published
authors face in terms of developing a large audience and one of the main advantages traditionally published
authors enjoy.
As I said, I
enjoyed the conference and I'll be back, but I did think the split into two rooms was confusing to readers trying to find
authors (I personally don't track who is
indie and who is pubbed when I read) and I found it offensive.
Since you have no empathy for
authors,
indie or otherwise, you need to get out of the book business, quick and go find a business you
enjoy.
So
Indie authors, when you do find a blogger or reader who
enjoyed your book, don't forget them!
It basically said that he had read many of my books,
enjoyed them, but that he wasn't going to be buying any more because at over $ 4 I was too expensive — that there are too many other
indie authors out there, and that $ 2,99 was his limit.
A positive experience and good advice I think — I participated in a blog tour for an
Indie Author, David Litwack, and really
enjoyed his book.
Because of the personal stories and words of wisdom from more than a dozen
indie authors in my book, I felt your readers would
enjoy hearing about it.
Michael Reisig's Road to Key West Series is an
indie thriller
author that Wayne is
enjoying reading.
In addition to enabling Draft2Digital
authors to send out new release notifications, Books2Read collects data from readers to make other recommendations of
indie work they may
enjoy based on previous suggestions.
So instead of my personal blog or service sites, which are just about me, and only have a PR3 or PR4, soon I'll have a handful or PR5 and PR6 sites that are set up to be social, to encourage interaction, comments and guest posting, so that all
indie authors can participate and
enjoy the benefits.
Halle is another
author who has spoken about the delicate balance between
enjoying the control over her work that being an
indie author allows, while still lamenting the full - time work involved in being a self - published writer.
And even if it was an
indie author, the fact that many, many people
enjoy the book and you didn't just proves you have different tastes.
Plus, we love
authors, both traditionally published and
indie authors, and we really
enjoy seeing them become successful and teaching them how to sell more books.
«I
enjoy reading the blogs, and I constantly learn new things that improve my understanding of what it means to be an
indie author — and how to be a better
author.
Indie Author Fringe BEA 2016 If you missed our 2nd
Indie Author Fringe of the year on May 14th, you can read about the speakers and
enjoy their conference sessions by clicking on the links below.
Indie Reader was founded to play that important role in support for self - published
authors, while still doing much more in terms of helping readers find great books to
enjoy.
You have to wonder if more
authors are going
indie for the very fact that they've had to do all the promotional work, therefore they decide they might as well
enjoy the control and full profits.
I
enjoy reading a lot of other
indie authors.
I'm
enjoying this blog hop thoroughly — it's nice meeting new
indie authors.
Splashdown Books is a speculative fiction
indie press that now functions as a hybrid imprint, meaning that
authors who meet our criteria can publish themselves and keep total creative control while
enjoying the benefits of belonging to an established brand.
Tune in live each week or
enjoy the archived episodes of
Indie Authors on Hangout Networks.
This is part of an effort for me to find things out of the mainstream I might be interested in at hopefully a lower price vs. buying and reading what everyone else is reading on the latest NYTimes bestseller lists; while I do read what is on the NY Times bestseller list, and
enjoy a lot of it, there are a lot of
authors out there in the Kindle self - publishing or «
indie» space I have really
enjoyed, too.
I had no marketing experience at all when I started — in fact I would have said prior to my experiences as an
indie author that I was the last person you would find
enjoying this aspect of the business of being an
author.
We
enjoy anything within the fiction genre, especially
indie books, self published, or books by new
authors.
I am often perceived to be «anti- publisher», but the truth is that I am simply pro «quality books being
enjoyed by readers», and I truly believe that good relations between
author and publisher (or
author and publishing suppliers, in the
indie world) are critical in achieving this.
I am really
enjoying «meeting» all the
Indie authors and already LOVE the description of Open Minds!
Who knows if that will come to pass, but if so, it would be smart for
authors currently
enjoying indie success to start building their online presence and e-mail lists to ensure they can reach their readership and sell direct in the future.
Indie authors are selling because readers
enjoy their work.
You don't have to chase the hottest genre or write for mass appeal to make a living as an
indie author; you do have to write well enough to appeal to the people who
enjoy your niche, and you do have to publish regularly to keep your name out there, especially when you're first building up your fan base.
April Hamilton originally published
Indie Author and several other books that way, and
enjoyed great success.
I really
enjoy working in collaboration with
indie authors because the experience is so different to working with a publisher.
Though
indie authors sell copies in the millions and
enjoy a robust social media following, recognition and v...
IngramSpark is an award - winning online service for
indie authors that provides the same quality print and distribution services
enjoyed by big - time publishers.
In fact people
enjoyed it so much, many
indie authors gushed how included they felt
Though
indie authors sell copies in the millions and
enjoy a robust social media following, recognition and validation from the traditional literary communit...
Jeff Bennington presents 5 Reasons Why
Indie Authors Are Succeeding posted at The Writing Bomb, saying, «I'm an indie author, and I started my own publishing company because I've discovered that if you enjoy the intricacies of publishing it's more fun to do it yourself.&r
Indie Authors Are Succeeding posted at The Writing Bomb, saying, «I'm an
indie author, and I started my own publishing company because I've discovered that if you enjoy the intricacies of publishing it's more fun to do it yourself.&r
indie author, and I started my own publishing company because I've discovered that if you
enjoy the intricacies of publishing it's more fun to do it yourself.»
Although provocative, ``... a handful of agents, all of whom spoke to PW on the condition of anonymity, said they're worried that contracts from print - first imprints will increasingly come with clauses indicating that the publisher makes no guarantee on format» (meaning, no guarantee the publisher would produce a print version of a work), what stood out for us was that literary agents are fulfilling this watchdog role for
authors... an advantage most
indie authors don't
enjoy.
By most estimates,
indie ebook
authors have captured between 20 and 30 % ebook market share measured by unit volume (and much more in some genres), and this share will continue to grow in the years ahead because
indie ebook
authors enjoy numerous competitive advantages over traditional publishers
With POD on BookShop ™,
indie authors earn more, get paid faster, and
enjoy guaranteed in - stock inventory status.
From the shortened time between when a book is finished to when it reaches the market, to the unprecedented level of creative control, plus a healthy — and growing — list of the
indie - published
authors enjoying healthy sales, Be the Monkey does, at times, make a very convincing case for going it alone.
Meanwhile, I'm reading and
enjoying more and more
indie authors and plan to self - publish my own novels.