Sentences with phrase «against the authors because»

Like you, I don't hold a «free» or «$.99» price against an author because I understand the strategy behind it.

Her estate can not press charges against the authors because the books are part of the public domain now and will remain that way.

Not exact matches

The unified social credit system will rally all sectors of society against those deemed untrustworthy, says author Murong Xuecun, who has had run - ins with the Chinese government because of his writings.

Just because the author quotes the Bible doesn't mean he's pro-life or against gay marriage.

No, because the injunction against reproving the author of an obviously well - intentioned gesture is an unalterable principle of manners.)

It is the author's opinion that AA has an excellent chance of survival and continued growth because it has avoided the mistakes of the Washingtonian movement and has protected itself against the perils of institutionalism and the dangers of becoming side tracked into other causes.

What is is about Islam, for example, that makes it acceptable to issue a death warrant against an author — Rusdie — simply because he wrote a book?

Moreover, neither Rauch nor the authors he cites even addresses the issue of polyamory, which is, if anything, a harder case for them than polygamy, because many of the pragmatic and prudential considerations they cite against polygamy would not apply to polyamorous arrangements.

He was an original author of the Tax Cap and helped get that passed and was the driving force behind passage of the landmark Buster's Law making animal cruelty against pets a felony because animal abuse is a bridge crime and those who harm pets often go on to hurt people.

Many authors are loath to exclude reviewers because it goes against their ideal vision of what science should be about, he says: «Scientists like to believe that personal factors shouldn't play a role in science.»

Still, the authors and other experts caution against overinterpreting the results, because the brains all came from symptomatic former players and not from those who remained free of mental problems.

If left - handers had an advantage because their delivery was different, batters might struggle against that particular pitcher, the study's author found.

The finding is exciting «because it suggests that the seasonal flu vaccine boosts antibody responses and may provide some measure of protection against a new pandemic strain that could emerge from the avian population,» said senior study author Paul G. Thomas, PhD, an Associate Member in the Department of Immunology at St. Jude.

Decaf, soft drinks, chocolate, tea and other sources of caffeine did not offer the same protection against depression, possibly because of their lower levels of caffeine, the authors say.

Some authors warn against to much flaxseed because of high content of cadmium.

I contacted Robert Atkins, MD, who authored The Atkins Diet, because I felt he'd be open to stevia since he had been outspoken against artificial sweeteners.

This was surprising, says first author Jessica Salvatore, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University — since it goes against commonly held beliefs that divorce runs in families because children watch and learn from their parents and grow up to mimic their behavior.

The reason: because the publishing arrangement is a rev share, where authors are paid an advance against earnings, but they run into a situation where the expenses need to be covered and the more OR spends on marketing, the more money needs to be earned before all the expenses are covered — of course, naturally, the more money spent on marketing leads to more sales — so a balance must ultimately be struck.

Many authors spoke out against Amazon, in large part because of the company's aggressive tactics that hurt them most of all, like removing the buy buttons on Hachette books.

Yes the stigma against self - publishing can be very disheartening at times, but as long as your book is for sale you ARE a published author and should strive to make the best book possible because at the end of the day, that's what it's really all about.

There are a few authors who have made it simply because their awesome writing was missed, but, again, you are playing with odds that are stacked massively against you and if you are playing with them at the cost of improving your writing you are robbing yourself of improving as an artist.

Many of these things we recommend don't work at first, or authors try them once and say «that didn't work»; or they refuse to try our tips at all (like giving away free books) because that goes against their principles.

So... that's my story, which by the way, I haven't released anywhere because, like Hugh, I was ignoring this person because he / she clearly has a personal agenda against authors.

Because THAT kind of bullying is also discrimination and sometimes villification and there may well be attacks of that nature against these female authors for all you know.

When I first thought about starting a blog to review books I almost didn't because of the behavior of some authors against bloggers.

So there is a stigma against self - publishing authors who do it simply because they want to see their name on a book.

And the uncomfortable truth seems to be that it doesn't matter, because the only thing an indie author can do at the moment to push back against this possibility would be to refuse to join KDP Select in (a somewhat symbolic and empty) protest.

It didn't start out to be a treatise against authors in general, because some of the authors I have taught and worked with over the years have been great.

Remember, the self - pubbed author is competing against publishers who already have established relationships with media outlets because it's their business.

Amazon has reportedly offered Authors United, a group of writers protesting against the online retailer because of its dispute with Hachette Book Group, a...

I wonder if the reason so many self - published writers are female is because the big publishing houses subconsciously maintain a bias against female authors?

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Simon & Schuster because S&S is reporting those purchases as «sales», which mean a lower royalty rate for authors, instead of as «licenses».

Understand what you're up against, because the odds are not going to be in your favor, but the landscape — at least for the motivated author — definitely is.

And there's a stigma I think, a bias against literary authors who self - publish because they're posting stuff up on Amazon or hiring printers or print - on - demand or whatever just so they can satisfy some kind of need for vanity.

If I'm wrong, of course, and you can name some authors (citations and exact quotes would be helpful) who have declared digital «the only way to go,» I'd be grateful because I, too, would want to do what I could to push back against such wrong - headed advice.

For myself, declining a future offer is the decision I have made, in support of the principle that good writing should not be discriminated against simply because the author is not part of a traditional «system».

Some arguments could be make against us: it's an evidence that what's used to be for a long time, a few authors at the top of the industry, the only ones to have the right (not always by merit, but rather because they were chosen by publishers) to have their books visible, was highly detrimental for the rest of us.

Writers, who in the past were afraid to speak out against publishing nonsense like this because they didn't want to be blacklisted, are now actively pointing out how asinine publishers, and authors, are acting.

authors because the characters feel bland against many of these self - published authors.

They're wiping out their stables of authors because they're demanding they compete at the highest level (often against each other), and then dropping those who are deemed «failures».

The reason traditionally published authors & the traditional publishing side has such disdain for self - publishing is not because anyone & everyone CAN do it, but because MOST of the ones who DO IT have self - published either unpublishable garbage OR have taken a manuscript with great potential & published it without decent editing & revision (both of which seriously hinder the enjoyment of the reading audience - not an issue if you're a hobby writer who just wants to entertain family & friends, but a serious issue for anyone who thinks that that sort of thing can hold its own against carefully revised & edited work).

I've argued against authors and publishers investing in embedded audio / video because I think most readers are not interested.

Q: Many editors and authors are terrified of speaking out against Amazon because they fear this type of retaliation.

Is Vook more acceptable because it doesn't have as many complaints against it as Author Solutions?

Because while there are lot of sites out there geared to writers in general, in my experience as an indie author I found that they're tended to be quite a bit of bias and stigma against the self published authors at some of the those other writer sites which were really mostly populated by people interested in pursuing a traditional publication path.

This can be a disadvantage because you're competing against authors with an established brand.

The biggest argument against Countdown Deals is many authors feel that they'll «lose» income because they discount a book for a week.

As you know, even an author himself or herself may not know, as it turns out, how his or her deal stacks up against others because contractual details are usually not something they or their agents can discuss.

I've seen it said elsewhere: In a few years Trad Pub will be the new vanity presses because they will cater to authors and readers that have to have a physical copy to put on a shelf to either stroke the author's ego or satisfy readers who are dead set against moving to electronic.

I decided against an ebook format because I really like holding the book of an author I love to read.