Sentences with phrase «agents book of business»

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While the business of booking trips through a traditional agency will likely never return to pre-internet levels, there is a growing understanding among travelers that calling an old - school agent could be worthwhile in certain cases.

Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.

Although the incident comes at the height of the busiest time of the year for cruise bookings, a period known as Wave Season, travel agents weren't bracing for a downturn in business Monday, in part because the incident had yet to get major publicity, said Mike Driscoll of Cruiseweek, an industry newsletter.

He is a New York Times Bestselling author of books like The Impact Equation, Trust Agents, Social Media 101 and Google Plus for Business.

As reported by The Daily Mail who are publishing extracts from the book, «Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football», more revelations are being released after the initial findings have seemingly led to a FIFA investigation into Paul Pogba's transfer to Manchester United and agent Mino Raiola's bBusiness of Football», more revelations are being released after the initial findings have seemingly led to a FIFA investigation into Paul Pogba's transfer to Manchester United and agent Mino Raiola's businessbusiness.

But the fact that they've worked as literary agents gives them a high level of expertise in the book business.

The Literary Agents» Organization (also known as the Association of Authors» Representatives or AAR) has a special mission as the only professional organization that monitors the business activities of book aAgents» Organization (also known as the Association of Authors» Representatives or AAR) has a special mission as the only professional organization that monitors the business activities of book agentsagents.

As an agent, she represents contemporary romance, thriller, adventure, paranormal / urban fantasy, science fiction, combinations of the genres listed, middle grade (fantasy, adventure, science fiction), picture books (special stories that deliver a subtle, non-didactic message; illustrations not needed), self - help, science nonfiction, and business books.

Most aspiring authors go about the business of finding a book agent entirely wrong, without realizing it.

If you're trying to get a book agent for your self - help book, business book, or any other type of nonfiction book, you can do so without a finished manuscript.

As we've written a number of times at GigaOM, the traditional book - publishing business continues to be disrupted, with some self - published authors such as Amanda Hocking making millions of dollars without using a traditional agent or publisher, by selling their own books through Amazon's (s amzn) Kindle platform.

I love using my insider knowledge of the publishing industry to help others reach their publishing goals, whether it's showing a writer how to improve a manuscript, get an agent, or successfully self - publish, or ghostwriting a book to help an entrepreneur skyrocket her business platform to new levels.

From my experience, the key to pitching an agent comes down to displaying your passion for writing while at the same time demonstrating you're capable of understanding book publishing as a business.

I've seen friends literally lose control of their books because an inexperienced agent made a bad publishing deal with a new publisher who went out of business right after the book released.

Rob Salkowitz is author of Comic - Con and the Business of Pop Culture (McGraw - Hill, 2012), Young World Rising (2010), and two other books on youth and digital media as agents of change.

Every day legions of writers and wannabes trek over to literary agent Nathan Bransford's blog for a dose of some of the smartest, most honest, entertaining and generous advice on the book business I've seen online.

Regardless of if you're traditionally published, self - published or have an agent, your book is YOUR business.

Plus you'll be able to see the profile of every book agent in the business today.

* Top literary agents can help you find the perfect title / subtitle for your book, turn your book into a series or brand, decide which book you should pitch first, edit your book and / or book proposal, build your author platform, identify your competition and differentiate you, get you more publicity, and help build a business around your book (with multiple streams of income).

From a business perspective, that's a pretty risky model, especially when you consider the fact that most agents and editors admit they have no idea why some books make a splash while others sink to the bottom of the bargain bin.

The vast majority of The London Book fair consists of publishers, agents, author representatives, publishing platforms, booksellers and a small portion of service providers (small businesses).

Agents are in the business of selling books, so a manuscript evaluation can give an indie author great feedback on what will make his book be more successful as he goes about selling it himself.

It has been an honor to know so many of the people in this community from authors and book editors to literary agents and book store owners, and the associations supporting every corner of the business.»

Agents and editors are in the business of selling books.

Rachelle Gardner, an agent with WordServe Literary and also the author of Rants and Ramblings, a smart and well - written blog about writing and the book business:

By the era around 1970, fiction agents had worked into a more solid position in the business, since many fiction writers now lived outside of New York and the numbers of writers and books published was exploding.

She started working with authors twenty years ago and spent two years working with the co-owner of the publishing company 42Rules, worked for a literary agent and has helped countless authors with book publishing, editing and marketing services through her virtual assistant business Davis Virtual Assistance.

This is a huge paradigm shift for publishers, who have typically taken a business - to - business approach to sales and marketing, pitching their list to key agents within the industry supply chain; primarily sales reps who stood the best chance of getting their books sold into bookstores.

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 Secrbook 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 SecrBook Marketing Secrets.

although you might argue that agents will evolve into «business partners» that help writers to sludge through the process of taking a book out to the public at large, i believe that that will become so easy that writers get quite comfortable doing it themselves, to the extent that we see no need for any «partner».

Readers get to be the sole gatekeepers of literature, and not the agents or publishers, or other businesses who take it upon themselves to decide what books you can read based on their potentially biased criteria, and what books you don't get to read.

When Sarah Maizes started out in the business, she was a literary agent for a number of award - winning children's book authors.

We in the book business — editors, agents, publishers, designers, authors, and writers are responsible for engaging people in the act of reading.

Here, some seldom - considered tips on getting more publicity for your book and business, straight from the top journalists and literary agents who participated in our Expertizing ® Publicity Forum: Read more of this article on book marketing.

After 10 years in the business, in jobs ranging from front desk agent to housekeeping manager, Jacob Tomsky offers a peek behind the counter in an eye - opening, often hilarious new book, Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So - Called Hospitality.

Since starting my book editing business, I've been proud to help shape dozens of books in preparation for indie publishing that you'll now find on sale as well as manuscripts eventually submitted to agents and editors.

One literary agent said «We're not in the business of selling books anymore.

But I hope that if I query 300 agents and NONE of them thinks they can sell my book, by then I'll have saved up enough money to hire a good editor to tell me whether the fault is in the business or my writing.

Not all literary agents want to work on self - published books, but because there are lots of established writers who need help with self - publishing, there are lots of literary agents who are adjusting their business plans to fit the needs of their customers.

He has had a varied career within the book business; as a literary agent, as VP of Marketing, a senior publicist, a member of the Board of Directors at Seal Books in Toronto and just recently as Publisher of his own self - publishing business imprint Brilliant Idea Books.

The book shares the processes successful authors have used to create business plans and proposals for their books and teaches you to view your ideas through the eyes of acquisitions editors and literary agents.

They have an idea or manuscript they have passed around to various agents and publishers with no luck; they may just want to print a few copies of, say, a memoir for family members; they want to use it in their business as a type of calling card; or they actually want to sell a lot of books and make their living as writers.

-- You know having a book can really be that that key piece of credibility especially if you're in the professional services essentially the expert space right I'm okay so let's let's say that Onward Nation business owners thinking well how do I do I self - published do I you know try to sell my manuscript to you know a publisher like your traditional publisher so like do I need to engage in agent and and so you know.

Join us May 26th and May 27th for two days exploring the art, craft, and business of creative nonfiction with authors, agents, book publishers, and editors from some of the most thoughtful magazines in America.

But the fact that I didn't, combined with the fact that there is currently no existing sponsorship or other business relationship between Guy Kawasaki and Kindle Nation Daily, allows me to be absolutely authentic and unburdened in telling you that this is a book that every author, literary agent, or other participant at any level of the book or ebook publishing industry needs to read, preferably today.

If left to agents, my books would have died on their computers right then and there for agents are in the business of not helping authors of fiction but stopping them from going any farther.

So at the end of the day for saving the money the publisher and agent get you start dealing with paying websites, book covers and online marketing, that's not a business case, that's simply «hate to the system» Cheers!

So at the end of the day for saving the money the publisher and agent get you start dealing with paying websites, book covers and online marketing, that's not a business case, that's simply «hate to the system» That makes zero sense.

Agents and acquisitions editors all use a business plan for a book to determine the viability of a book project and the author's ability to help the book succeed.

This is one of the first success stories of the process, a Kindle Scout — approved book soon to be «published by Kindle Press,» unfolding the romance between kick - ass «covert protection» agent Lauren Reynolds and gorgeous business mogul Rafe Dimitriou.