Sentences with phrase «author of the bestseller give»

«I think what you see is that when you choose the giver approach, yes, you are at risk for being taken advantage of but you also have people cheering for you and rooting for you,» says Wharton professor and author of bestseller Give and Take Adam Grant.

Not exact matches

She is the author of the national bestseller, «Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria» and Other Conversations About Race, which explores the psychological construction of race and the systemic advantages that define racism, and calls for open discussion of what it means to have privilege and what it might mean to give it up.

British authors Louise Voss and Mark Edwards gave up on their dream of writing a bestseller years ago when their two finished thrillers failed to attract the attention of publishers.

Are the Bestseller Lists so much hogwash and do they periodically switch the Lists around so as to give every author a taste of Bestseller status?

The New York times, a very respected publication in terms of their Bestseller lists, is a positive step forward for a company to give reader suggestions and assemble the authors you need to know about.

«A bestseller accolade can give an author a sense of accomplishment and sparks them to keep up promotional activity.

But there's been no one huge book promotion hit — no, not even an appearance on «Oprah» — that can guarantee an author will sell a specific number of books on a given day, or that the number of books sold will be enough to catapult the book to the bestseller lists.

While this report doesn't include print sales, nor does it include authors who make a lot but who aren't on bestseller lists, it gives you a good look at the state of the publishing industry.

In fact, given that indy authors tend to pay editors and proof readers, and want value for money, whereas editors in traditional houses are involved in a large number of projects, and are well - known to spend the bulk of their time in meetings rather than editing, and proofing is contracted out - often to the same proof - readers as many indies use (and some editors care how good it is, and some don't) the standards may well be higher in indy bestsellers.

So once again, the more interesting question for those of us is this: Are indie authors who choose to stay with KU giving up author earnings for broader readership and longer bestseller list visibility?

Given the very slow publishing schedules in mainstream publishing and the fact that there is a limit to how many books a publisher wants from any given midlist author in a year, the money odds for «most» of us who are not famous or breakout bestsellers... is in the indie side of things, because we can publish on a faster timetable, while still keeping the qualitGiven the very slow publishing schedules in mainstream publishing and the fact that there is a limit to how many books a publisher wants from any given midlist author in a year, the money odds for «most» of us who are not famous or breakout bestsellers... is in the indie side of things, because we can publish on a faster timetable, while still keeping the qualitgiven midlist author in a year, the money odds for «most» of us who are not famous or breakout bestsellers... is in the indie side of things, because we can publish on a faster timetable, while still keeping the quality up.

Indeed, another way to look at this is that by insisting on these higher ebook prices (compared with 2008 and 2009), the publishers have wrapped up another 30 % of the bestseller list, attached a bow, and given it away to indie authors.

It talks about the value of connecting well with your readers, distributing your ebook to as many online retailers as you can, giving your book away for free, developing your author platform, maximizing «virality,» and studying bestsellers in your genre.

So once again, the more interesting question for those of us here at Author Earnings is this: Are indie authors who choose to stay with KU giving up author earnings for broader readership and longer bestseller list visibAuthor Earnings is this: Are indie authors who choose to stay with KU giving up author earnings for broader readership and longer bestseller list visibauthor earnings for broader readership and longer bestseller list visibility?

However, indie titles receive on average less compensation per borrow than per sale, so the question remains of whether indie authors in KU are giving up author earnings for broader readership and longer bestseller list visibility.