Sentences with phrase «more traditional published authors»

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In this work, published in JAMA in September, the authors sought to learn whether activity trackers helped people to lose more weight than a more traditional diet and exercise program.

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Self - publishing is a different animal entirely, although the more new authors understand about traditional publishing, the better they'll be able to navigate the self - pub route.

As the possible publishing choices have become more and more obvious to many, many authors (at least those without heads stuck deeply in the sand on one side or the another), a nasty problem with traditional publishing has cropped up.

Modern authors often choose the present tense to add edginess and immediacy to a story, but the more traditional use of past tense is generally better loved by big publishing companies, who are increasingly risk averse for financial reasons.Tales abound of authors instructed by commercial publishers to rewrite an entire book to change the tense from present to past, before thy'll consider publishing it.

If the author has a possible best seller or at least a great novel, and can obtain a stellar agent, all while continuing to produce more of the same quality writing (Pubs love an investment); Traditional publishing is the way to go.

These can include, but are not limited to, an author panel featuring traditional, hybrid and self - published authors from the community; presentations from local indie authors about writing, marketing and more; book readings and / or signings from local authors; presentations from local industry leaders; writing workshops and informative presentations and workshops about tools available to the writing community through the library.

And as indie publishing ate into the sales numbers of the traditional publishers and their authors, and discoverability became an issue for traditional publishers just as it always was for indie authors, traditional publishers had to adjust even more.

In their blog post announcing the Macmillan acquisition, they state that, «Authors who want or need more support will be able to join additional paid tiers for a revenue share — or may have the opportunity to transition to a traditional publishing contract.»

They frequently cite that most of the Amazon bestsellers are written by indie authors and that they are earning more money than writers who get a traditional publishing deal.

Traditional publishing houses are sweating, and authors who went through the grueling process of courting them, and waiting (and waiting and waiting) are now feeling the sting, as people who do it themselves are surpassing them by making more money for their efforts.

Self - publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors, but more and more authors are abandoning the frustrations of the traditional publishing industry in favor of the immediacy and creative control of self - publishing.

At the same time, electronic publishing has allowed brilliant authors who are controversial and can't find a traditional deal, or, did not care to wait years to publish, an opportunity to share their work and get paid more equitably for it.

Projects like Hugh Howey's Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms of looking at all the possible pieces of information surrounding a book or author, and using that information to drive consumer engagAuthor Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms of looking at all the possible pieces of information surrounding a book or author, and using that information to drive consumer engagauthor, and using that information to drive consumer engagement.

His latest business inspiration — a call to arms suggesting to independent authors that they should just eschew traditional publishing or demand it pay them like indie publishing — is potentially much more toxic.

The book was particularly to address the rapidly expanding group of self - published or independent authors — but what author doesn't want to sell more books, even those commissioned by traditional publishers?

More than half of authors who already were self - published, as well as hybrid authors, were hoping to publish with traditional publishers, at 53.5 percent and 57.8 percent, respectively.

And in today's publishing industry, more traditional publishers are putting the responsibility for marketing a book onto the author's shoulders.

With the term «indie publisher» being used more and more to describe an author who has started their own publishing company, what has happened to the «traditional publisher?»

Prunkl has edited more than [40] books, including several for Granville Island Publishing, which is not a traditional house, in that its authors pay to be published.

Force, a New York Times and USA Today contemporary romance author who has written more than 50 books, was at the forefront of the indie publishing wave in 2010 when she self - published books that had been rejected by traditional publishers.

* Survey participants were required to have met the following criterion: They had authored one or more published books including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, educational books and scholarly works, in formats which included traditional print publishing, ePublishing, self - publishing, multi-platform works or other equivalent book - length publications (including other digital platforms and related performance works).

But my own prediction is that more and more authors will abandon traditional publishing — sometimes against their will — and big publishing will consolidate and concentrate on the megastars, just as the music industry does now.

Self - publishing often allows authors more authority, autonomy, and pay than more traditional publishing venues.

On one front, this is essential material for the first - time author pursuing a traditional publishing deal, as publishers are well known for sticking quite rigidly to genre requirements, for the purposes of selling their products (our books) to the even more hide - bound book shops, who aren't interested in buying a book unless they know where to shelve it.

Literary Agent Undercover is only for authors who understand the benefits of traditional publishing: no financial risk because someone else is paying for the privilege of publishing your book; a higher quality product thanks to a top - notch editor and cover designer; more profit due to better sales, distribution, and publicity; subsidiary rights opportunities like merchandising, translations, TV, feature film, etc; increased credibility and more book reviews; and the ability to spend more time writing, promoting, and doing what you love.

Whether by indies or more established and traditional published authors, sometimes errors get missed.

3) Opening up backlist and some new products published by writers for readers to find can only HELP traditional publishing and their sales on the same author's books, since more readers can find the author.

With most agents, editors and publishers expecting new authors to have an already established author's platform, it simply makes more sense to build that platform with real readers who enjoy your stuff before considering the traditional publishing route.

I love traditional publishing but the more I watched other authors take that leap, I knew my time was coming to jump too.

With traditional publishing houses picking up ever fewer authors, more and more writers choose to take matters into their own hands and publish their books themselves.

How to Secure a Traditional Book Deal by Self - Publishing (Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed): «It's not any easier to interest an agent or publisher when you're self - published, and since new authors are more likely to put out a low - quality effort (they rush, they don't sufficiently invest, they don't know their audience), chances are even lower their book will get picked up.»

For example, are you an author with pressing questions about how to market and sell more books, navigate self - publishing, or land a traditional publishing contract?

I think maybe the fact that self - published authors need to spend more time on the stories rather than market is perhaps to balance out the fact that under traditional publishing, there'd be a team of editor / copyeditor / agent / etc helping with the writing bit, but self - published authors, unless they outsource, are on their own for all of that.

She knows how to read royalty statements and, more importantly from the author's point of view, she knows that she has an alternative to traditional publishing.

For me, as well as many authors, I also see a mix and match scenario, wherein it is possible to publish some projects on your own and opt to have a traditional publisher for more suitable projects.

E-book giveaways have been available for Amazon Publishing authors while the program was in beta mode and more recently — since May — for all traditional publishers.

Unlike that traditional model, where a large publishing house generally has to apply an infallible, top - down policy over, say, whether or not to use full stops to punctuate abbreviations, I can create the style DNA of a book as more of a consultation, informed by the author's preferences.

Do they offer insight into self - publishing, or are they geared more toward traditional authors or those who hope to become traditionally published?

Also, I happen to know more self - published authors earning a living wage then I do traditional.

Of course, more and more genre fiction authors are bridging the gap every day by becoming hybrids; but non-fiction genres such as cookbooks are still pretty much in the hands of traditional publishing, essentially due to the high production costs.

It is hard to believe that tighter controls on uploaded material can not be put into place, but with the sheer volume of books being published in e-reader format, often by the authors themselves who have opted to break away from the traditional publishing model in order to have more control over their work, e-book piracy may only get worse.

These publishers are meeting the demand romance fans have for new and more readily available content, while also meeting the needs of romance authors who wish to connect with their fans at a much faster rate than they could under traditional print publishing models.

On the other hand, some traditionally published authors, such as J. A. Conrad, have decided to step back somewhat from the traditional route in order to keep more artistic control through self - publishing.

The traditional industry, while maybe not yet embracing indie publishing, has certainly come a long way from the days in which a vanity press - produced title was the kiss of death for an author's future publishing career; it's now becoming more and more common for publishers to seek out authors whose titles that have a proven following thanks to self - publishing.

Verdict: 4 Stars A bold, new phenomenon has taken place in publishing, arguably started by the indie authors who maintained strict control over their works and were free to publish as they chose, but also taken up by the romance genre within the traditional industry due to an abundance of readers who clamor for new... [Read more...]

With traditional publishing deals, monetization opportunities, even television and film licensing, Wattpad is so much more for both authors and readers.

But one prediction that may come as a much longed for surprise is his belief that more and more major name authors are going to at least experiment with self - publishing, if not reject the traditional industry altogether.