Here are their tips for how you,
as an author or publisher, can get their attention, hopefully resulting in book publicity and press coverage for your book.
And what do I,
as an author or publisher, have to do to enable this wonderful technology?
As the author or publisher, you keep 80 % of all royalties Voices receives, which vary by partner, channel, and business model.
As an author or publisher, join the Amazon Advantage Program.
As the author or publisher, you keep up to 85 % of the net (net = proceeds to Smashwords multiplied by.85).
You as author or publisher have to create that demand.
So if you missed book promotion opportunities in 2007, keep in mind that — in 2008 — part of your job
as an author or publisher is to keep an eye on pop culture, and figure out how your messages tie into the news.
As an author or publisher, you gather leads from book events, social media, your website, and from subscribers to your blog or newsletter.
Meditating on your own strategy doesn't help you grow as a book publicist (or
as an author or publisher who's promoting books); finding out how your associates have created their successes, on the other hand, opens up the possibility of doing things more effectively all the time.
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Not exact matches
While this strategy works just fine for large
publishers that already have established brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such
as Mashable
or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts with great content on your client's website, but the missing link is getting journalists, contributors,
authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content so that they can link to it when writing relevant stories / articles.
In the Christian publishing industry, where ideals and the bottom line often collide and where rejection is a part of the game, it can be especially tempting for both
authors and
publishers to cite God's will
as a reason for either moving forward with a project
or leaving it behind.
The Carnegie Corporation, it should be said, is not the
author, owner,
publisher or proprietor of these
or of the other publications issued by the staff of The Study of Theological Education in the United States and Canada, and is not to be understood
as approving by virtue of its grant any of the statements made
or views expressed therein.
5.1.1 Remove, cover, obscure,
or alter the
authors» names
or the
Publisher's copyright notices, trademarks, logos,
or other means of identification
or disclaimers
as they appear in the Licensed Materials;
The
publisher usually honours such requests,
as long
as authors do not ask to exclude more than three people
or labs, Kiermer says.
Thanks in part to several legal fights, journal fees in the Netherlands have become public, and calculations by Waaijers have shown that Elsevier charges two
or even three times
as much per article by Dutch
authors as three other large
publishers.
AAAS,
as a nonprofit
publisher, supports the NIH public access policy, and so we make all content freely available on our site after 12 months,
or immediately in the case of papers with significant public health implications,
or if required by the
author's funding agency.
To all
publishers: Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine, newsletter
or website
as long
as the article's content is not modified and all links
as well
as the
author's resource box are included.
As early implementers, these educators have gone both to the «source» of the standards and used other proxies for quality and alignment: They've worked directly with and learned from the standards»
authors themselves and /
or used tools created by them (e.g., the
Publishers» Criteria developed by Student Achievement Partners and several other groups).
Hi, I learnt my lesson with Xibris who is under the wing of Penguin House they were over the top with praises but got nothing right they didn't follow any of my instructions for my artwork
or cover the did nt edit my manuscript
as I paid $ 3500 for and received delay after delay after 8 months which they promised 6 weeks and my book would be in my hand and on shelves, I pulled the plug and cancelled payments through my bank and received all my money back I sent all 9 consultants emails on my termination of our contract due to their unprofessional ism and prying on new
authors Plus I sent 9 written termination letters
as stated in their contract I now have learnt research every
publisher outlet in legitimacy saves on the heartache
Receiving awards such
as the Man Booker Prize
or the German Book Prize raises the reputation of
authors and
publishers alike.
But, just
as book publicists (and
authors and
publishers who are conducting book publicity campaigns) give away books to book reviewers (and producers, editors, journalists, and bloggers) to garner book promotion opportunities, it makes sense to directly give books away to your intended readers via book giveaway
or contest.
I literally meant a symbol that represents the
author's brand (something like the Nike swoosh symbol)
as separate from their
publisher logo,
or series logo.
IngramSpark distributes books to all online retailers including Amazon, but
as mentioned above, their royalties (
or publisher compensation
as IS terms the amount paid to self - published
authors) for Amazon are a bit lower than CreateSpace.Both companies distribute to brick - and - mortar stores.
Last week, for the first time ever, a major
author —
or, in many minds (
as though it's a matter of opinion), THE world - premiere
author of the # 1 best - selling series in publishing history, J.K. Rowling — has decided (with her
publisher) to release the ebooks directly.
Unlike traditional
publishers — who only take on a book if it has a chance of doing really well, either because the
author has an established platform
or because the book is in a very popular genre — I work on a lot of projects that probably won't be
as successful.
feedback is more in the book preview area, and that is from other
authors /
publishers, and that is
as much
or as little
as you want.
$ 3 is still not a huge stretch compared to the $ 10
or more most traditional
publishers are charging for ebooks, but
as an Indie
author, I want to make sure to keep a handle on what my readers are expecting and willing to pay.
Also, if you had, in the past, a book publishing contract with a
publisher that has expired, we can help you to re-publish your book
as a self published
author either
as an eBook
or in print.
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 platfor
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 platfor
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.
It's surprising how many
authors still overlook this critical piece of advice, relying on Facebook
or their
publisher's website to act
as their main online home.
As authors and business owners, self -
publishers need to toe that line between acquiring new readers while also maintaining a high perceived value for their books — so Midnight Publishing cautions against pricing a book that low unless it's for a limited time and coincides with another type of discount
or special, like Amazon's Kindle Countdown Deals.
As indie
authors continue to knock down the stigma of their products being «lesser than» without the stamp of approval from a Big Five
publisher or smaller press, this next hurdle is readying to be toppled by self -
publishers, thanks once again to Amazon.
When a book doesn't meet your sales expectations, be careful not to blame other people, such
as your readers, your
publisher,
or even God (I've actually heard some
authors hold the Almighty responsible).
As the executive editor at Foreword Reviews, I decide which authors or publishers might be worth considering as a topic for a news story above and beyond a possible review we might run about the book itsel
As the executive editor at Foreword Reviews, I decide which
authors or publishers might be worth considering
as a topic for a news story above and beyond a possible review we might run about the book itsel
as a topic for a news story above and beyond a possible review we might run about the book itself.
As you likely already know... it's extremely difficult to get an agent
or publisher for a novella... short story...
or collection of short stories... unless you're already a well - published and /
or award - winning
author.
Your project is
as important to us
as it is you — whether you are a first time
author or an established
publisher.
The day was filled with provocative observations from innovative
publishers, an
author or two, and even retailers —
as in Miriam Robinson's announcement that The Bookseller, itself, will work with Foyles in a February workshop to formulate plans for a 40,000 - square - foot «bookshop of the future.»
As independent publisher Colin Robinson of Or Books cautioned: «It's possible that some of the publishers I've never heard of are in fact imprints set up by the author of the book but, especially as several appeared with books by more than one author (or at least one author's name), it seems unlikely that more than a few ar
As independent
publisher Colin Robinson of
Or Books cautioned: «It's possible that some of the publishers I've never heard of are in fact imprints set up by the author of the book but, especially as several appeared with books by more than one author (or at least one author's name), it seems unlikely that more than a few ar
Or Books cautioned: «It's possible that some of the
publishers I've never heard of are in fact imprints set up by the
author of the book but, especially
as several appeared with books by more than one author (or at least one author's name), it seems unlikely that more than a few ar
as several appeared with books by more than one
author (
or at least one author's name), it seems unlikely that more than a few ar
or at least one
author's name), it seems unlikely that more than a few are.
Yes indeed, an
author who publishes their HARD WORK either through a
publisher or the ones that go it alone, wear that title
as a badge of honor, and quite right too!
Major publishing houses do not want to take on,
or even look at, manuscripts by
authors who are not already published (and they do not count Indi
publishers as published).
When the transaction is complete the
author is automatically designated
as the owner of the ISBN
or the «
publisher of record,» meaning that person has the ability to access, update, and maintain her metadata through Bowker's website myidentifers.com.
This dashboard isn't typically available to
authors who sign their rights over to a
publisher or another third - party distributor,
as the entity that uploaded the manuscript to KDP controls the account.
As numerous authors and publishers have pointed out, there's no such thing as too many books being published, or not enough readers for the volume of conten
As numerous
authors and
publishers have pointed out, there's no such thing
as too many books being published, or not enough readers for the volume of conten
as too many books being published,
or not enough readers for the volume of content.
If an «
author» has no readership (
as is true for the vast majority of self -
publishers), how does their «work» differ from a shopping list,
or the rantings of someone's mentally ill (a la Robert Crumbs» tragic notebooks)?
The Big 5
or any traditional
publisher will give the
author no say and choose an illustrator who can imagine what no one else could possibly imagine from the words, and they might draw a child bouncing on a bed with crumpled sheets
as waves, and the pet dog, representing the shark, jumping in the bed
as well — creating a far more rewarding reading and visual literacy experience for the reader.
You (
as publisher or self - published
author) might have to sell 600 copies just to recover the expense of creating the plates and setting up the press for a run.
Don't forget to add the
author name to the spine,
as well
as the
publisher / imprint logo
or name.
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