Join Bowker's Data Diva Laura Dawson as she explains the basics of Data and Metadata,
the key things authors should be monitoring in their own data stream, and how new innovations in Open Data will transform the publishing future.
A content strategy will look different for every author and every genre, but these are
the key things every author should be thinking about as they develop their own:
What are 3
KEY THINGS THAT an author needs to do whether they are indie or traditionally published?
What are 3
KEY THINGS THAT an author needs to do to REALLY SELL BOOKS?
An introduction to Metadata, including how good metadata dramatically affects sales, and
the key things authors should be doing to insure that their own books have what it takes to successfully compete.
Not exact matches
As the study's
authors point out, experience succeeding at
things is the
key to becoming more confident.
What they found as
key parenting methods were the
things which
authors as diverse as Ross Campbell and James Dobson both believed.
«When most people think about cancer genetics, they think about single
key mutations that foster tumor formation — very specific
things like the BRCA genes,» said Joe R. Delaney, PhD, a fellow in the Clinical Translation program at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center and lead
author of the paper published February 15 in Nature Communications.
With that said, whenever I'm reading fitness publications, there are 4
key things I look for to see if the
author or fitness «expert» really understands true nutrition and training principles.
I think this kind of positive energy is absolutely
key for indie
authors today: you have got to believe that you can make it and persevere in your work with that belief until
things begin to pick up.
A
key thing I learned in traditional publishing: the second any
author thought they «had it made» their career was over.
The
key thing here is that the
author gets a large percentage of the money — typically between 35 % and 70 % of the retail price of the book.
The
key thing you should consider when creating an
author platform is your target reader.
Given your background at Romance Junkies — what do you think are some
key things that every
author should do to promote their books?
I've been thinking over the break about some of the
key things independent
authors and publishers will need to do this year to take their
author platforms to the next level and make more sales.
What are 3
KEY THINGS that newbies or
authors who haven't broken through yet should do when they release a new title, whether they are indie or traditionally published?
Recently we've had the good fortune to speak with bestselling
author and publishing guru David Chilton about publishing best practices, and he's emphasized some
key points we've been telling our clients: conserve your energy and put your resources into
things that really matter, rather than spinning your wheels in areas that won't have a strong impact on book marketing and sales.
While Hachette has rallied its
authors against Amazon during this dispute, Amazon has kept
things fairly low
key.
From my personal and professional experience, plus conversations with thousands of aspiring and accomplished
authors, I have identified seven
key things writers need if they are going to reach their publishing goals.
But here's the interesting
thing:
Authors operate as if there is a secret code and someone has the
key.
And while I may not have the golden
key to instant fame and fortune, I have learned a few essential
things that
authors need for writing success.
It helps us explore the
authors vision and
things like genre, target market, character descriptions,
key objects / places, mood / tone, and time period, as well as the
authors likes and dislikes, so I get to know them a bit more.
Things have exploded in the argument of traditional publishing versus self - publishing versus agent publishing versus using those little gray guys at Area 51 publish you... The
key for a writer is to sort through all the facts, opinions and flat out lies being thrown about, figure out their own situation, decide where they want to be as an
author in the future, and then smartly and courageously choose their own path.
What do you think are some
key things that an
author should do on a consistent basis in order to sell books consistently?
In Publishing contracts: Three
key things to watch out for,
author and game designer Dave Morris is closer in his thinking to Geller's::
In this helpful webinar, Keith shares seven
key things he has learned from working with hundreds of writers and
authors so that you don't end up with an idea and unfinished manuscript instead a copy of your book.
And at Kobo, the first
thing that Self - Publishing and
Author Relations Director Mark Lefebvre tells Publishing Perspectives is that the curatorial aspect of Reedsy's Marketplace is a
key component of the company's interest:
It's easy to get distracted by all the
things we can do to build our platform and promote our work, but the
key is to figure out what we should do; and it's not the same for every
author, or even every book.
Among the
key posts on Anthony's site to check out: Joe Bast's Skype interview with the Wall Street Journal; Dr. Willis Eschenbach's Open Letter to Dr. Linda Gunderson, who succeeds Gleick as Chair of the AGU Scientific Integrity Task Force; and Megan McCardle's column in The Atlantic reviewing among other
things evidence fingering Gleick as the
author of the fake strategy memo.
In her contribution, the
author argues that while the EU obsession on the choice of the proper legal basis is far from being a
thing of the past, the legislative process in criminal law at EU level needs improvements in other
key aspects, namely the application of the ultima ratio and proportionality principles when discussing new legislative proposals.