Sentences with phrase «marketing as an independent author»

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About the author: JS Kim is the Managing Director and Founder of SmartKnowledgeU, a fiercely independent research, consulting and education firm that focuses on gold and silver asset investment strategies as a means of countering the damaging effects of rapidly devaluing fiat currencies worldwide and price - distorted stock market and asset bubbles created by Central Bankers.

Amazon then partners with the authors to re-introduce their books to readers through marketing support and distribution into multiple channels and formats, such as the Amazon Books Store, Amazon Kindle Store, Audible.com, and national and independent bookstores via third - party wholesalers.

Amazon then works with the authors to introduce or re-introduce their books to readers through marketing and distribution into multiple channels and formats, such as the Amazon Books Store, Amazon Kindle Store, http://www.Audible.com, and national and independent bookstores via third - party wholesalers.

Independent Publisher Book Awards The «IPPY» Awards were conceived as a broad - based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North AmeriIndependent Publisher Book Awards The «IPPY» Awards were conceived as a broad - based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North Ameriindependent publishing industry and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North American market.

After decades as a professional designer for large advertising and marketing agencies, Cathy now specializes in publication design for independent authors and editors.

«As an Independent Author, I am constantly trying to find new ways to promote and market myself so that I can get good honest reviews for my books.

«As independent authors, getting real value out of our marketing dollars can be a challenge, but AMC Premium gives us such an abundance of resources that the comparatively modest cost is a no - brainer.

«Author Marketing Club provides the Independent Author an anchor to hold on to as we look glossy - eyed into the computer screen saying to ourselves, «Now What».

«As an independent author I'm a big believer in taking the literary bull by the horns when it comes to writing, publishing and marketing my titles.

«Author Marketing Club comes as a boon to those who wish to be independent authors in the already overloaded tough world of literature, competing with big name publishers with deep pockets to promote their stable of established writers.

I often see authors make this mistake of wanting to wait and see if they will need to hire a publicist, or spend their own time and money marketing, but as an independent book publicist, I assure you, you need to market.

Amazon then works with the authors to introduce or re-introduce their books to readers through marketing and distribution into multiple channels and formats, such as the Amazon Books Store, Amazon Kindle Store, and national and independent bookstores via third - party wholesalers.

He brings years of experience as a senior agent, marketing director, editor for an independent press, publishing consultant, and author coach.

Sherrie Wilkolaski is a leading expert in the independent publishing market, having consulted with more than 15,000 authors throughout her career as the Publishing Architect ™.

In her new e-book, How to Market, Sell, Distribute, and Promote Your Book: Critical, Hard - to - Find Information for Authors and Publishers ($ 24.99), independent book promotion specialist Stacey J. Miller provides answers to such questions as:

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Of course, the market is changing every day, with new players constantly coming in, so it's our job as independent authors to follow that and see which ones you can use in order to get our books out there.

The «IPPY» Awards were conceived as a broad - based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North American market.

The panel includes Kenneth Atchity who is an author, Hollywood producer, literary manager, editor, speaker, writing and career coach, columnist, book reviewer, and brand consultant, New York Times Best - selling author Heather Graham, Orna Ross, a former literary agent and founder of the Alliance for Independent Authors, as well as BooksGoSocial founder Laurence O'Bryan alongside a host of acclaimed authors, writing professors and publishing insiders to discuss topics like the Critical Elements of Storytelling, the Evolving Business of Publishing, and the all - important Book Marketing SAuthors, as well as BooksGoSocial founder Laurence O'Bryan alongside a host of acclaimed authors, writing professors and publishing insiders to discuss topics like the Critical Elements of Storytelling, the Evolving Business of Publishing, and the all - important Book Marketing Sauthors, writing professors and publishing insiders to discuss topics like the Critical Elements of Storytelling, the Evolving Business of Publishing, and the all - important Book Marketing Secrets.

«I continue to recommend IngramSpark as the solution for independent authors and publishers who need quality paperback and hardback books delivered to a worldwide market.

Smashwords CEO Mark Coker recently released the 2018 updated edition of his Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, in which his advice to authors still includes a strategy of pricing at least one book as free, and if you have a series, price the first book as free, despite his gloomy 2018 Publishing Predictions blog post, in which he predicted an increased glut of high - quality, low cost eBooks, and the demise of independent publishing by a rising, Amazon - dependent model.

As independent authors, we're responsible for our own marketing and for figuring out the best ways to satisfy the reader and make a fair wage from our work (a living wage, if we're lucky).

Often referred to as independent publishers, authors who choose to self - publish may still end up investing financially in their work in the form of design and editorial help and book marketing.

As an editor, I offer editing and publishing services to independent authors of speculative fiction, mystery, and romance, so I would love to see posts on writing craft, self - publishing, and marketing aimed at these niches.

in other words to author a piece of writing and distribute it, print it, wrap it and sell it as you yourself see fit, even by mutual agreement with an outsourced company that offers specific dedicated services such as printing, binding, distribution, packagaing, marketing or any such service, not by the decisions of any other entity but by your own choice as you yourself see most convenient... and if in exchange for services rendered you split the revenue consider it as credit with interest paid on sales... so yes if you are an independent author you are allowed to leave the publishing and distribution to people that get paid to publish and distribute and marketing to marketers and sales to salesmen... but you must above all author independently.

Even then, you don't know if other factors are influencing sales as well — factors that might include strong support among independent retailers known for hand - selling books they like or a viral marketing campaign started not by the publisher or author but by a fan.

Succeeding as an independent author involves a lot more than just writing: marketing and PR are part of a modern author's job, too.

Whether you're an independent author or your book is being published by a traditional publisher, as an author you'll be responsible for marketing and promoting your book.

They are under - appreciated by most independent authors, because most writers have no idea how to effectively market their work, and thus fail to see book reviewers as what they are: hubs, trusted by pre-established audiences, that directly influence awareness and conventional opinion of a writer's work.

German, French and Spanish titles are coming into the US market this way, and titles by independent authors such as J A Konrath, Barry Eisler and H M Ward are being chosen for acquisition and translation to other markets by AmazonCrossing (which is not taking submissions at this time).

As evident as it certainly was to you and might be to any of us who gave it two minutes of thought, the retail needs in the specialized market of an independent bookstore in a resort - patterned seasonal market actually don't present themselves readily to a lot of self - styled authorAs evident as it certainly was to you and might be to any of us who gave it two minutes of thought, the retail needs in the specialized market of an independent bookstore in a resort - patterned seasonal market actually don't present themselves readily to a lot of self - styled authoras it certainly was to you and might be to any of us who gave it two minutes of thought, the retail needs in the specialized market of an independent bookstore in a resort - patterned seasonal market actually don't present themselves readily to a lot of self - styled authors.

Everyone can not be an indie publisher but many authors who want to introduce their books to the market as soon as possible can become independent publishers.

It is a weekly podcast that is focused on helping new and experienced authors stay up to date with the latest trends in self - publishing as well as independent book selling and marketing strategies.

As I mentioned in last week's post, this is an important step for independent authors everywhere because, unlike many other competitors of Amazon, Kobo is perhaps the best - positioned globally to make a splash in the digital book market.

As book marketing and the building of author platforms continues to grow online, there's never been a more crucial time for self publishers and independent authors to have an effective author website.

Independent Authors continue to suffer the most outrageous discrimination as mainstreams use their influence to defend their shrinking market shares, in this case by having a major UK retailer pin the blame for its own simple mistake on the perceived tawdry subject matter of many self - published books.

As an independent author, I have to market my books all by myself, which is not so great sometimes.

All of these companies — and I do mean all of them — have joined with independent authors and hundreds of small presses as well as millions of readers to take market share away from the Defendants and turn the book business upside down.

Kristin Eastman is the Marketing Manager for IngramSpark, a self - publishing platform for individual authors to small / medium publishers, as well as Aerio, an independent retail network built for book lovers to market & sell books direct to consumers.

A public relations & marketing whiz, Sherrie blends real world experience as a best - selling author with insider knowledge of publishing, to help independent authors put their words in print.

As with any independent or self - publishing venture, the author is fully responsible for marketing and promotion.

Publishing veteran Debra Englander gives an overview of the self - publishing process, followed by a conversation with literary agent Ted Weinstein — who represents Keith Devlin, NPR's Math Guy and author of numerous traditionally published books as well as the self - published title Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years — and publicist Amy Packard about the opportunities available to independent authors as well as the challenges they face.

As an independent author winning a book award increases your credibility, improves your ability to market your books or series, and gives you more solid visibility all over the current book market.

We also offer a package for independent authors, and work with marketing and PR firms, as well as other groups who manage book promotions.

(The market for my mystery is global and CreateSpace provides global distribution) Now that having been said, I do not know what label would be applied to our enterprise but we refer to ourselves as independent author / publishers and I really do not care what label MWA would apply because I do not know how they would contribute to my bottom line and therefore they are irrelevant.

She's a leading expert in the independent publishing market, having consulted with more than 15,000 authors throughout her career as the Publishing Architect ™.

As it is, a wide array of competing industry standards are being developed, the experts lament, which might well undermine the whole enterprise: «Although the consequences are difficult to predict,» the authors write, «the confusion produced by a host of independent «standards» operating in a regulatory vacuum has the potential to discredit market - based environmental policies.»