Sentences with phrase «as self publishers who»

That dataset included those who identified as Self publishers who hadn't yet published anything.

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They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

Most of those who understand publishing as mission think the denomination's role is to improve upon the independent publishers» popular offerings, producing «more responsible» devotional and self - help books.

But it's worse that Peter Rabbit wants to invoke the real Potter without acknowledging what an amazing, accomplished woman she was, someone well ahead of her time as a scientist and a conservationist, a self - publisher of her first book, and a pioneer of character merchandising who started selling licensed Peter Rabbit dolls in 1903.

Me, after 30 years as a photojournalist depending on publishers to sell my work to readers, my approach to self - publsihing is... to self publish and sell direct, understanding I am the only one who is the authentic marketing voice and must do it myself.

Authors carve the creative control over their work, and they've come to realize that self - publishing affords them an almost equal chance for income potential as a traditional publishing deal, as evidenced largely by the fact that 24.8 % of those who responded said they'd published through a traditional publisher who offered a royalty split, but who did not pay them an advance.

At the same time, it doesn't make sense to say «self - publishers aren't authors», because there are a lot of us who struggle to find a readership and build a fan base as the market becomes increasingly saturated by pointless crap and everyone else vying for recognition.

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 as a matter of FYI, I ran this article past someone who was a reporter for both newspaper and TV, to see if it was accidentally biased for or against self - publishers or trad publishers, which it was never meant to be and as I suspected, this person said that it wasn't and that anyone who read it objectively without any prior personal agenda would see this.

There are also plenty who start out as self - published, before being talent - spotted by commercial publishers keen to offer them contracts.

I am in a quandary; as a self - published indie writer, like many of us denied by Big House publishers who do not want to take chances, I am in search of reviewers.

It's easy for an experienced self - publisher to dismiss the idea of co-publishing as a risky profit - suck, but for authors — some elderly ones for example — who are never going to engage with social media or effectively promote or even produce) their work in these digital times, a co-publisher might not be a bad option, especially if their book has some market potential.

I'd call myself «hybrid» these days — I'm working with an excellent independent publisher (who also genuinely does treat me as a business partner) as well self publishing.

I also don't refuse books that are given to me free, as many self - publishers already know — though I prefer to buy them because I'm a hard - working author and I like to support other authors, AND I will only accept ones from those who try to make an effort to get to know me first — but I won't guarantee that I'll read them if I can't get past the first couple of chapters, and they will receive the same hard criticism that I give all books, that is if I give a review.

And, as I've already quoted from the FAQ — which was, like the rest of the site, developed with input from publishers — sales figures are not the only thing that matters to publishers who are looking at self - pubbed books to consider for acquisition.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

This is true for those who self - publish as well as traditional publishers.

You look for publishing resources to learn as much as you can about the ever - changing world of the publishing industry and you turn to your peers, fellow self - publishers, who face the same roadblocks.

By Ron Pramschufer, President, Self Publishing, Inc - Helping Authors Become Publishers Since 1995 As luck would have it, SelfPublishing.com recently sponsored our first webinar, Cold Calling for People who Hate to Cold Call, featuring the «Queen of Cold Calling», Wendy Weiss.

A good editor isn't like the amateurs who've popped up the last few years to take advantage of the «gold rush» of self - publishers that are desperate for the services that will make them as good as the ones by publishers.

If a self - published book sells 5,000 copies in its first six months, an agent or publisher is not going to let first rights issues stand in their way (always assuming that the book is well - written [I've known self - pubbed authors who've managed to sell large numbers of really pretty bad books] and the sales suggest a market that could be tapped, rather than one that has been exhausted, as with some niche products).

But in public, I mostly see people advocating for the traditional publishing world who come across as mired in 20th thinking about publishing and selling books, ignorant of the self - publishing world, making sweeping assertions which they can't support, making the mistaken assumption that the writer's best interests are identical to the publisher's best interests, clearly unaware of how many traditionally - published writers (including bestsellers) are engaging in self - publishing (and comparing the experiences and numbers with their under - contract books), and / or contemptuous of writers and dismissive of readers.

Self published authors have to rely on their own resources, be more creative in finding retail shelf space for their books (as a rule, self published authors have far less access to chain bookstore shelves than the big publishers who spend millions on marketing dollars), and have to work very hard to create any sort of buzz about their boSelf published authors have to rely on their own resources, be more creative in finding retail shelf space for their books (as a rule, self published authors have far less access to chain bookstore shelves than the big publishers who spend millions on marketing dollars), and have to work very hard to create any sort of buzz about their boself published authors have far less access to chain bookstore shelves than the big publishers who spend millions on marketing dollars), and have to work very hard to create any sort of buzz about their books.

Many are afraid to say anything about the bad behavior of these self - publishers because the immature have a tendency to strike back irrationally, taking things out of context, being rude, and try to apply everything they say against all self - publishers even though they are clearly only speaking about some, and the others blindly support them because they band together as one homogeneous group without realizing it is these bad apples who are destroying the reputation of the rest.

While not a surprise, there was a discussion following this article that included folk who immediately interpreted my comments as being derogatory to ALL self publishers, or those specific individuals, despite disclaimers and careful multiple instances of phrasing to totally avoid absolute statements — just on that phenomenon, I rest my case regarding The Grand Illusion.

They said that Self Published authors were putting in just as much work and doing all the same things as Authors who are combined with a Traditional Publisher.

While there's certainly a lot to be excited about with regards to the current crop of iPad comics apps by companies like Comixology and iVerse (who both have their own self - branded apps as well as ones developed alongside companies like Marvel, IDW, and Archie), the future of sequential art on the iPad — if there is indeed one — will likely lie in the ability for artists and publishers to craft works designed specifically to play toward the device's strengths.

Self - publishing enables us to assist authors who wish to act as the publisher of their own work.

At first I felt kind of self conscious using the term published author to refer to myself, since, after all, I wasn't published through one of the legacy publishers, who thought of my efforts as «vanity.»

While this news really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone in publishing, it should speak to the need for both traditional and independent publishers, the latter term including authors who self - publish their books, to ensure that they are reaching out to audiences in every possible format.

AG is not known for a reputation of supporting self - published authors, and some commenters see this as a move to provide a cheaper, faster solution for bigger authors and major publishers who want to get swift take - down notices against indie authors who still don't have the means to defend themselves.

Like more and more publishers, Amazon Publishing is taking a gamble on authors who've already enjoyed self - publishing success, a far cry from only a handful of years ago when a history of self - publishing pretty much sealed an author's fate as far as traditional publishers and literary agents were concerned.

We're starting to do collaborations with our work with the ABA (American Booksellers Association) where we're doing local self - publishing nights with the local bookstores, bringing together the local self - publishers and having them run clinics for other aspiring self - published authors or people who are trying to get a handle on what this space is... The catalog keeps growing with new authors all the time, new languages all the time, and even as the total business grows, that percentage of self - published sales remains shockingly consistent.»

So you know how I've been defining the difference between vanity publishers and self - publishing presses as (A) who's getting the profit and (B) who controls the ISBN?

The interviewer, Nelson Suit, who is a writer as well as one of the editors at Inkspokes, asked me a number of questions about my own experiences as an author who published his own work, but then asked me — as both a writer and a publisher of others» writing — what would be my advice for folks who were looking at self - publishing.

And yet, as ever, we seemed to be hearing more from those who are, like Noe, working in self - publishers than from authors who are traditionally published:

But as far as the authors, I work with both with authors who plan to self - publish and with authors who plan to start contacting publishers after they're done working with me.

While this might not be as big a deal for giants like Ingram and Amazon, who do their own private data gathering, for small and medium - sized publishers, as well as self - published authors, this data is of immense value.

Don't choose a publisher who prevents you from self - publishing as well.

As a writer who has self published one book and had two of my books published by a traditional publisher, I'm ready to self publish another one.

But, just as a reminder: POD is simply a way to physically print books, and many publishers who are not self - publishers or subsidy presses are either going that route or seriously considering it already.

I come across a lot of professional types (agents, publishers, and successful writers) who push the path of self - publication as if it's a perfectly normal way to get your writing career off the ground.

You know, as the publishing houses come under increasing pressure to «dumb down'their output, self - publishing may in fact become the best option for authors of high quality literature who the publishers don't regard as sufficiently commercial.

As someone who has wanted to publish a set of four books of short stories (one at a time) for some time I have found most self publishers are builders of mazes that pressure for a monetary comitment then up the ante after documents are signed.

As with all other services offered by SelfPublishing.com the Marketing Coach Service is only being offered to self publishers who printed their titles with selfpublishing.com.

Self - publishing success One of the greatest problems that publishers are worried about is self - publishing authors, who have rejected the middleman in favor of publishing their own work via sites such as AmaSelf - publishing success One of the greatest problems that publishers are worried about is self - publishing authors, who have rejected the middleman in favor of publishing their own work via sites such as Amaself - publishing authors, who have rejected the middleman in favor of publishing their own work via sites such as Amazon.

As things stand... you're effectually saying that all these folks suggesting grammar corrections = self - publishers, who don't know quality — but that means self - publishers are the only ones who know or care enough about correct grammar to comment, which means that self - publishers are the ones who know correct grammar.

Yes, a lot of self - published title are really not up to par, but some authors who are self - published are conscientious enough to have their books edited, with professionally made covers and interior formatting, and put as much efforts if not more than tradition publishers in the productions of their books.

Eisler, a former CIA operative turned author, has been one of the most prominent examples of self - publishing, along with fellow writers J.A. Konrath and young - adult author Amanda Hocking — who made more than two million dollars by publishing her own books via the Kindle marketplace (often charging as little as 99 cents for them) before signing a $ 2 - million deal with a traditional publisher earlier this year.

«It was very easy to find books and find authors and agents who were willing to try e-only because, as with what's going on for self - published authors, they felt they got the benefit of being with a publisher and they got all the services a publisher provides, and yet they get to try their hands at selling books in e-format.