Sentences with phrase «publishing agents interested»

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Her conclusion, as published in the report Villas, Castles and Vacations: How Perks and Giveaways Create Conflicts of Interest in the Annuity Industry: «Kickbacks may benefit the agent and the company, but they do so at the expense of their customers.»

You don't have enough king James scripture verses in it for any Christian publisher to be interested in putting it out (I've talked to Christian agents about this, and they are as frustrated as the writers at how boxed in to rigid rules Christian books have to be) and that is a sad fact about book publishing today.

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The first official rumblings of the PAYE improvement proposals came from the Conservative party early in 2010 where HMRC then published a discussion document to gather input from employers, payroll bureaux, agents and other stakeholders with a vested interest.

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

This article will show you, step - by - step, how to find literary agent information that will let you: 1) Find the publishing agents most likely to be interested in your book, 2) Figure out which book agents are the most reputable and successful, and 3) Find out the best way to approach those book agents.

One agent, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he certainly wouldn't call Konrath's deal a game changer, but that it does say something interesting about the place of the midlist author in legacy publishing: «It's not necessarily clear that big corporate publishing is well structured to help low midlist authors with rapidly reducing print runs in an environment in which overall print sales are falling week by week.

«Mark helped me to get a top literary agent a while back, and now my novel, «The Wrong Hand» (a psychological thriller) is published with an imprint / division of Penguin Books called Michael Joseph that is «principally interested in publishing Top Ten Bestsellers».

Ethan is a SF / F agent, and is interested in me because I push the boundaries of publishing, and what I do has a big genre SF / F element.

In an interesting section of the talk, the agents seemed to agree that as long as agencies don't require clients to sign over their rights to them, that certain agency - publishing programs can be effective.

I get the same response: my book is very well - written, the premise is very interesting, I should just publish it myself since I'm not getting anything from the agents I query.

Since an agent's main job is to become familiar with the interests of acquiring editors and executives at the major publishing houses, and sell them books, it makes sense for most agents to live in New York.

While these niche topics won't interest traditional publishers or literary agents — it's still possible there's an audience waiting for you to publish that unique book!

If the economics are getting better and the pendulum is starting to swing back in the traditional publishing market so that a new author can have faith that they can interest an agent / traditional publisher, and can expect reasonable editing and promotional assistance / training, then traditional publishing definitely has it advantages.

The Digital Media & Publishing Department had to be constructed so that the authors» interest, Trident Media Group's interest, and the literary agents» interest were all completely aligned.

This also imitates the process of a conventional publishing process, where the publisher or agent is almost always as equally interested in the author as the manuscript.

When I finally do go searching for an agent — probably not for another two years or so — my biggest thing will be making sure that there will be no conflict of interest between my self - published titles and my traditionally published titles.

More seriously, some agents have entered the publishing game, triggering a conflict of interest fear among writers.

Traditional publishing points of interest: pros and cons regarding traditional publishing versus self - publishing or hybrid publishing, the process of querying, resources for formatting a query letter, difference between agents and publishing houses, why to pursue an agent or not depending on personal book goals, what book advances are (dispersing of them, royalties being paid out afterwards, etc.), what it means to «earn out» your advance or not, common publishing house marketing budgets, common requirements for social media presence, and more.

emj — The big publishing houses and most agents aren't interested in memoir, unless you're a Rolling Stone or you've run for President.

It will be considered «previously published» by the publishing establishment, so agents and editors won't be interested in it.

Book agents also sometimes act as authors» representatives for the sale and / or licensing of books with foreign publishing houses, theatrical producers, film and TV producers, and magazine publishers (interested in publishing an excerpt from an author's book).

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.»

And you'll find out how many publishing agents and literary agencies are interested in religious books.

«The answer is that authors are driving this trend in publishing,» Rennert said, «and it is my job as a literary agent to represent my author's interests... My role is to help them navigate the publishing landscape and maximize their potential.»

When I hear an agent or publisher say that about self - published books, I know they — intentionally or otherwise — are focused on something they shouldn't be focused on if they are interested in finding books to sell.

But now you have agents who are getting into the publishing business — which is, imo, a conflict of interest no matter what they call it — and other agents who don't help their clients get their rights back after they should have reverted.

-LSB-...] How to Smartly Evaluate a Small Publisher (Jane Friedman) or any author interested in a traditional publishing deal, one of the first questions you'll face is: Do you need an agent?

For any author interested in a traditional publishing deal, one of the first questions you'll face is: Do you need an agent?

We raised the question of conflict of interest (after all, how can an agent represent an author's best interest in finding the optimal publishing contract when another arm of the agency is also a publisher?).

It supposedly came from an agent, and agents» interests are completely aligned with those of traditional print publishing.

Recently I read an interesting comment on the article Literary agents open the door to self - published writers by Alan Rinzler and published on his blog, The Book -LSB-...]

The oft - stated fact that the vast majority of self - published books stink — usually said while implying an agent or publisher won't really consider them — is interesting.

While some previously published authors have found their way to our modest abode, they are ones who either have a particular interest in digital — the new market and its innovative possibilities, have found their current agents and publishers resistant to digital - based works, or have been bribed with delicious chocolate and excellent royalty rates (mostly chocolate though).

I find it interesting that people make this into an either / or thing, I'm doing both, indie publishing shorter works that there's no point offering a trad publisher, while my novel is in the hands of my agent.

-LSB-...] Editor Alan Rinzler of The Book Deal wrote an interesting post this week: Literary agents open the door to self - published writers.

It's interesting that self publishing appears to be gaining in respectability among agents and publishers.

I think this is why so many authors want agents whether they're interested in traditional publishing or not.

As the brave new world of publishing sorts itself out, it will be interesting to see how the author - agent relationship evolves.

Whether you're interested in getting a literary agent or self - publishing, this seminar is for you.

Pro: Your short story collection can boost your author platform by generating interest in all your writing projects, whether they're self - published or being submitted to agents and editors.

That then led to a flurry of media interest, which subsequently led to a major New York agent deciding to represent the book and pitch it to all the major publishing houses.

One thing I've found interesting in this whole discussion about the future of publishing is the lack of information on what AGENTS are doing to adapt and change.

Jones then posted agent Toby Mundy's interesting and extensive workup on the question, How big is self - publishing now?

Because unless your self - published book sells millions of copies, chances are that an agent or book industry exec isn't going to be interested in that publishing credit - or a bookstore.

Writers hoping to catch the interest of a traditional publishing house were being advised by agents and editors and critique - group chatterboxes that a gigantic social media platform was an absolute necessity for success!

Traditionally published authors depend on it to gain the interest of agents and editors.

Some agents, such as Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency and Scott Waxman of Waxman literary, were the first to embrace digital publishing as a viable option for their clients, citing the desire to get a client's book «out there,» regardless of the interest from publishers.

What many aspiring authors don't know is that (1) the shelf - life of new books in brick and mortar bookstores is 2 - 6 weeks; (2) traditional authors get 8 - 15 % royalties vs. 70 % royalties for those self - published; (3) almost 30 % of hardcover and paperbacks end up in landfills; (4) the timeframe between book contract to actual publication at traditional houses is 18 - 24 months; and (5) agents are rarely interested in authors who only have one book up their sleeves.