Sentences with phrase «at major publishing houses»

As a Random House editor told me in an e-mail exchange concerning that ill - fated venture, «There are no minor leagues at major publishing houses.»

Nominees include the above mentioned surprising slump in indie sales, the not surprising shrinking revenues at the major publishing houses, the also not surprising continued self immolation of Barnes & Noble, and my winner... The impressive (and frightening) maturation of Amazon as a media conglomerate.

PARIS: Luc Audrain is a member of a small club of highly specialized engineers working at major publishing houses who are helping publishing teams move into a digital world.

Publicists at major publishing houses sometimes create promotional packages for their most exciting books of the season.

Acquisition editors at major publishing houses are hot to find the next big thing, especially that elusive debut author whose manuscript both inspires their personal devotion and appears to have the necessary commercial appeal.

I've been a developmental and acquisitions editor at major publishing houses for many years.

After graduating from Harvard College with a degree in English literature, I began working in the book business, both as an independent editor with private clients, and as an acquiring and developmental editor at major publishing houses in the industry.

All are professional writers or editors — many have published in places such as The New York Times and Washington Post or served in high - level positions at major publishing houses, such as Random House.

After college she managed a chain of bookstores in the Midwest; learned editing and production with a small LA - based publishing house, and had positions as a marketing manager at major publishing houses.

The «gatekeepers» who previously determined what books got to market at the major publishing houses have long ago lost their exclusive status.

«I know people at major publishing houses, a lot of people in the industry.

During her tenure at these major publishing houses, she worked in the areas of subsidiary rights, marketing, sales, and editorial.

These are people who have largely written for major publications such as the New York Times, and Washington Post or hold senior - level editorial positions at major publishing houses such as Random House and HarperCollins.

Since an agent's main job is to become familiar with the interests of acquiring editors and executives at the major publishing houses, and sell them books, it makes sense for most agents to live in New York.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer BewareAnthologies, once a staple of genre publishing, have become a rarity at major publishing houses over the past couple of decades.Small presses still embrace the anthology format, however, as do genre readers — ... -LSB-...]

Karen held various sales and marketing positions at major publishing houses such as Bantam, Random House, Crown and Avon.

One of my clients who was a Senior VP of Digital at a major publishing house is fond of saying, «I'll take one email address for every 10 Facebook likes and every 100 Twitter followers.»

One editor at a major publishing house, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity for fear of employer sanctions, told me that agents of Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Target are frequent participants in meetings about potential books.

A first time author at a major publishing house can reasonably expect an advance of $ 10,000 dollars (although some get waaaay more)-- a payment that's guaranteed no matter how well their book sells.

«If you're an editor at a major publishing house, you have to look globally [for new works to translate] and that can be overwhelming.»

You write in a vacuum or for a professor who frowns on genre; you workshop with other writers; you craft a query letter; you appeal to the tastes of an intern at a literary agency; you claw your way out of the slush pile; you hope to win over an editor at a major publishing house; your book comes out a year later and sits spine - out on a bookshelf for six months; it gets returned to the publisher and goes out of print; you start over.

I trained as a journalist, then worked as an editor at a major publishing house for seven years, before leaving to have children.

Not exact matches

«One of my most valuable failures came at an early age, when I failed to convince a major publishing house to buy out Student magazine,» Branson recalled.

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).

Even if you're fortunate enough to find an agent and / or secure a book deal with a major (or minor) publishing house, you'll often still be expected to have had your manuscript edited — at your expense.

And even though I didn't care about it at the time, when I pick out any of those books now, it's not surprise that they were all from the major publishing houses.

That includes authors at all stages of development, everyone from beginners to previously published authors who've published many books with major publishing houses.

I used to consult publishing houses in norway for translation rights, and you're one of the people I would have love to have gotten over, but the vast majority of fantasy readers in norway are at least semi-fluent in english, so there's not much pull there unless you have a major breakthrough like Pat Rothfuss or a movie / TV deal like George R.R.Martin or John Scalzi.

A New York literary agent can spend more time with editors and publishers at major New York publishing houses (the people who buy most books).

BEEN CAUGHT STEALING by Jane's Addiction As you can imagine, I've been having a lot of conversations with various Contract Directors at all the major publishing houses as of late as we navigate contract negotiation.

New York Book Editors is a premiere affiliation of editors who have spent at least four years at New York's major publishing houses.

That is also an interesting commentary on the supposed high costs always cited by major publishing houses in justifying their alleged overheads, usually at an author's expense.

After five of the major publishing houses made a deal with Amazon to set their own prices, e-book at both indie booksellers and on Amazon cost the same.

According to a New York Times article by David Streitfeld, publishers at a number of houses are concerned that Amazon's ability to pull in major bestselling authors, as well as take away the need for agents through its ebook publishing model, Kindle Direct Publishing, and through author submissions to itpublishing model, Kindle Direct Publishing, and through author submissions to itPublishing, and through author submissions to its imprint.

Whether a non-fiction print edition from a major publishing house or a genre fiction ebook from a self - published author, contracting the services of a group like MethodApps can easily provide the extra push needed to market a book, especially if the app is sold or distributed in the same sales channel as the book and can therefore be bought at the time of the book purchase.

The companies have reached an agreement on the price of e-books - an issue that remains at the heart of a nasty dispute between Amazon and Hachette, another major publishing house.

Julie Trelstad, head of digital at Writers House, says, «One major next step in publishing is to reach the mobile device users and make the reading experience excellent for them.»

-LSB-...] information for imprints, I link to the Contact Us pages at several major publishing houses in this Media requesting review copies / trying to contact authors post.

A modest percentage of Fine's audience in Los Angeles appears to follow easily — a few attendees are published already; one talks during Q&A of having had a book orphaned in staff changes at a major house.

My manuscript, Fitness Beyond 50: Turn Back the Clock, was reviewed favorably by executives at several major publishing houses.

Collectively, we have 150 (and counting) published novels from major New York publishing houses, and at least that many short stories, dating from the mid 1970s.

It allows for self - published authors to rise along with those minted by major houses, and it frees customers to stock up on the genre fiction that they might have otherwise been embarrassed to bring up to the counter at an indie bookstore.

If you're being published by a traditional publishing house, there are many people — from editors to sales representatives to marketing managers to publicists to even book buyers at the major booksellers — who will weigh in on the consumer appeal and effectiveness of your book's title.

If you're trying to locate contact information for imprints, I link to the Contact Us pages at several major publishing houses in this Media requesting review copies / trying to contact authors post.

Several months ago, Sarah Weinman of Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind broke down the imprints at all the major publishing houses: Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins, The Penguin Group and Random House.

Everybody, traditionally - or self - published, must get past this shock at the diminished services and / or personal cultivation once offered by major houses.

Well, before I sent my book out to agents, I hired a «book doctor» who was a former acquisition editor from a major New York publishing house (like most editors he worked at a few different houses).

I have met people in charge of publishing and marketing procedures at major houses who don't even know the basics.

To ensure that your book can compete with the best books published by the major houses, we encourage independent authors to follow the publishers» lead and put your book through at least two full rounds of editing if your budget and time line allow.

I first started in the book trade as a bookseller and then enjoyed a twenty five year career in general trade publishing, mostly working in international sales and marketing, later becoming a board director at a major British publishing house.