Sentences with phrase «at a traditional publishing house»

I had always planned to get an agent, who would then sell my book to an editor at a traditional publishing house.

People working at traditional publishing houses are experts of their respective fields and are likely to make decisions regarding the title or cover.

In other words, your book deserves everything it would get at a traditional publishing house.

Book marketing budgets at traditional publishing houses can be fairly small and a lot of the efforts end up being grassroots and fall to the author directly.

This way he will be sure that you didn't self - publish because you were unable to find your book a home at a traditional publishing house.

I know this is partly because I've been a professional editor and worked at a traditional publishing house, so to me, reading amateur writing feels like work.

Self - publishers usually can't afford the level of editing that maybe you'd get at a traditional publishing house.

-LSB-...] It's commonly said that in the United States, overall trade book sales are divided about 70 - 30 print - digital, and that ebook sales at traditional publishing houses are flat to declining.

If you've tried publishing the traditional way you know what we mean... Over 750,000 manuscripts are written each year, yet less than 3 percent ever see the light of day at a traditional publishing house.

If your self - published book has editors at traditional publishing houses nosing around for potential acquisitions, it may be time to hire a literary agent.

Cheryl Tardif, self - published author and publisher at traditional publishing house, Imajin Books

I think the sheer volume does lend a degree of exaggeration to their numbers, but hey, there are at least 900 (they signed the Amazon are condemning poor James Patterson to a slow death by starvation open letter), plus of course all the staff at traditional publishing houses, and some camp - followers.

Though she now works exclusively in the indie world, she earned her book industry stripes at a traditional publishing house in Asheville, North Carolina.

Today's editors and literary agents at traditional publishing houses wouldn't dare scoff at an author because he or she decided to self - publish (self - published authors keep proving how great they are!).

Your book project will be listed on our website, to be browsed by potential representatives and editors at traditional publishing houses big and small.

-LSB-...] Important Publishing Developments Authors Should Know (Jane Friedman) It's commonly said that in the United States, overall trade book sales are divided about 70 - 30 print - digital, and that ebook sales at traditional publishing houses are flat to declining.

And certainly it's far better to publish a book well, that's what my entire blog is about, and almost every article I write — to encourage potential self - publishers to create a product that can compete with those coming from the talented people working at traditional publishing houses.