For a giveaway to be meaningful, it should be tied to a particular strategy for a particular
author at a particular time.
There is what is right for A particular book by A particular
author at A particular time — and figuring that out is a matter of opportunity and knowing yourself.
I don't find it useful to discuss (or demonize) giveaways in the abstract, because unless we can tie it to a particular strategy for a particular
author at a particular time, it's impossible to evaluate it properly.
Not exact matches
Christopher Calderhead,
author of Illuminating the Word: The Making of the Saint John's Bible (Liturgical), points out that in the case of a modern book the reader is the first to see any
particular copy — it is sometimes wrapped in cellophane
at the printer's and opened for the first
time by the purchaser.
We have looked
at the types of understanding of the kingdom most influential in the twentieth century;
at the position which this
author holds to be most acceptable;
at the ideological framework of the
times within which Jesus spoke and the evangelists later wrote; and in
particular at the parables as giving our clearest evidence of the mind of Christ upon this matter.
«Various observations of one
particular star over the years and with different telescopes have revealed vastly different things —
at one
time a pulsar and the other an X-ray binary,» said Alessandro Papitto of the Institute of Space Sciences (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas — Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) in Barcelona, Spain, and lead
author of a paper published in the journal Nature.
The amount of screen
time children should be allowed, in
particular TV — which is still the most popular electronic medium — is a huge issue in all demographics, but perhaps even more so for low - income children, said first
author Sarah Domoff, a researcher
at the U-M Center for Human Growth and Development and assistant professor
at Central Michigan University.
Starting with the story of conservative Christian ideology being peddled
at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs (where fliers for Mel Gibson's The Passion were handed out, and Ted Haggard's New Life ministries touted) and winding back in
time, the movie follows
author and former Roman Catholic priest James Carroll as he interweaves his own family history with a grander inquisition into faith, and in
particular the nasty, tangled intersection between Christianity and Judaism.
There are endless stories of the difficulties
authors have had selling a book because it didn't fit into a
particular niche
at the
time, but once that book goes on to be successful then suddenly there are a flood of other books.
I imagine with your phenomenal growth, you personally no longer have the
time to know each
author individually or the details of each book you publish, but I would like to make you aware of my
particular project, which is best done via the attached cover — designed by my wife, a gifted graphic designer, who worked for a number of years
at McGraw Hill and designed many covers for their educational series.
«But that obviously is 4m books that
authors and publishers aren't getting paid for, and should be getting paid for, and it's a
particular worry for publishers
at a
time when ebook sales are slightly in decline.»
TOBY MUNDY AND ALLI RELEASE LBF RIGHTS GUIDE Philip Jones The Bookseller Orna Ross, director of ALLi, commented: «Being a successful indie
author means doing whatever is best for your work, within the bounds of what's possible
at a
particular time.
Going back and forth with
authors in response to questions about why I'm reaching out to one
particular reporter instead of another
at, say, the Boston Globe, or being given to - do lists and asked to account for each item takes
time and energy away from doing my job and doing it well.
At the same
time, however, this
particular revelation has a lot of resonance, in that it short - circuits many of the usual cocktail party protestations to the contrary about models on which
authors are compensated.
Self - publishing offers
authors so much freedom, I almost can't imagine publishing any other way
at this
particular point in
time.
So no, this does not suggest that because a
particular contract signed in 1973 was very broad and was found to have included e-books
at a
time when they weren't a thing, that any
author today signing a «standard» print publishing contract automagically signs away all their «IP».
«But that obviously is 4m ebooks that
authors and publishers aren't getting paid for, and should be getting paid for, and it's a
particular worry for publishers
at a
time when ebook sales are slightly in decline.»
At this
particular point in
time, all of my single -
author titles but one (just released with about 370 copies sold in Amazon US store) would not appear in any Author Earnings report because they are on no bestseller
author titles but one (just released with about 370 copies sold in Amazon US store) would not appear in any
Author Earnings report because they are on no bestseller
Author Earnings report because they are on no bestseller lists.
The
authors observe that wide variations in rates of tectonic uplift and subsidence in different locations around the world
at particular times mean no effective coastal management plan can rest upon speculative computer projections regarding an idealised future global sea level, such as those provided by the United Nations» Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
At this
particular time of political and social turmoil, a little more coherence, clarity, and if the
author may add, circumscription in the EU asylum policy is essential.
«Having considered the decisions, the writings and the various aspects of the public interest which claim attention, I have come to the conclusion that the court should state the relevant principle as follows: a document which was produced or brought into existence either with the dominant purpose of its
author, or of the person or authority under whose direction, whether
particular or general, it was produced or brought into existence, of using it or its contents in order to obtain legal advice or to conduct or aid in the conduct of litigation,
at the
time of its production in reasonable prospect, should be privileged and excluded from inspection.»