Sentences with phrase «author or publisher looking»

If you're an indie author or publisher looking for a fiction genre that will help you sell more eBooks, you can't go wrong with zombie fiction.

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«I recommend Rob Eagar to any author or publisher looking to take their next book campaign to a higher level.»

I wouldn't hesitate but to recommend Tim to any authors or publishers looking to grow their profile and ultimately to sell more books.

Not exact matches

That reminds me, I was looking on the Hesperian Foundation website (publishers of «Where There is No Doctor» and other such titles for developing countries, and which illustrious author should they be selling in the store but Ina May, «America's leading midwife» (or something similarly gushy).

Book publicity campaigns also involve book publicists, or authors (or their publishers) who are promoting themselves, looking for news hooks and opportunities to speak in the media (or write op - eds pieces, articles, or blogs) about what's unfolding all around us.

Others are effectively pyramid schemes — publishers who have published their own, or friends», work and who are looking for «authors» to sign on and spread social media contacts.

Essentially, that's what authors are asking publishers to do, but how many of us are aware of the enormity of the investment or what commonsense qualities a financier is looking for?

And even if you do find an ISBN by checking Smashwords, Kobo or Google Play, you'll still have to compare vendor prefixes or look up the registry record if you wish to determine whether the number belongs to a distributor or the author / publisher.

There are * some * self - published authors whose books are excellent and who spent years looking for the right «fit» with an agent or publisher before they decided to take their case to the only jury that matters — the readers.

Projects like Hugh Howey's Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms of looking at all the possible pieces of information surrounding a book or author, and using that information to drive consumer engagAuthor Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms of looking at all the possible pieces of information surrounding a book or author, and using that information to drive consumer engagauthor, and using that information to drive consumer engagement.

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).

No longer are talented and qualified authors at the «mercy» of traditional publishers to be passed over and shunned by an editor who is looking for a safe bet or the «old tried and true».

Independent publishing has changed the way authors look at the industry, with many questioning whether it's worthwhile to play the waiting game and pray for the payoff from a traditional publisher, or instead take their fate into their own hands.

Sales Rank Express can look up books by author, publisher, title words, ISBN, or any combination of the four.

Now it seems that Barry's decision is a harbinger of things to come for authors looking for their footing in the new digital age, and that traditional publishers (or what he calls «legacy publishing «-RRB- are finding it difficult to react to shifting consumer patterns — to the detriment of their authors.

But there's one other skill or ability you have to look for as an author when trying to find top literary agencies to get you a top publisher and book deal.

Or better yet, look at all the sales that traditional authors and publishers have made because that trend.

If your primary goal during a promotion is to maximize royalty revenue for you, the author or publisher, then you'll be interested to hear that $ 3.99 has replaced $ 4.99 as the best performing price point for author earnings since we looked at this back in 2015.

Scrupulous readers may note that the book quality is not of the highest caliber, but if the cover and interior formatting look professional, they will blame the printer or publisher, not the author.

Amazon offers its Look Inside feature to any author or publisher who has their book listed on Amazon.com.

I had done a ton of research and spoken with several agents who basically laid it bare to me that as an unknown author with zero publishing credentials or record it would be very tough to even get looked at in a serious way by most publishers.

Unfortunately, a report that was released earlier this year showed that one way publishers are looking into protecting authors is to ban off - site or remote ebook lending, thereby requiring patrons to come into their local libraries in order to borrow ebooks, essentially destroying one of the key advantages to e-reading, namely, the portability and anywhere access to ebooks.

I have personally seen a major book reviewer for a large magazine hold a client's book, run her fingers over the cover and say, «I've not heard of this author or publisher, but this book looks very nicely done, tell me more about.»

If you are a new author, or a publisher looking for help optimizing Amazon's services to help sell books (or eBooks), give me a call.

That doesn't mean the author's or publisher's books will sit on the shelf of most (or even a few) bricks - and - mortar bookstores in the country — just that the book can look and appear like any other when viewed in an industry database.

In the interests of self - presrvation, perhaps traditional publishers might take a hard look at the wisdom, or lack there of, in focusing all their attention on a handful of authors while the rest languish unattended.

I now spend most of my time working with authors who are planning to either self - publish or to submit their manuscripts to agents or publishers — all those years spent working on the inside have given me a pretty good idea of what the dreaded gatekeepers are looking for!

publishers) stopped looking for what was good, or even what would sell, and instead only focused on finding the next big, multi-million dollar (Fill in the blank) author, already formed.

He was not looking for notoriety or income from the book and therefore the relationship between publisher and author was untarnished.

That «Look Inside» option exists for most Kindle books now — the author / publisher decides whether to activate it or not.

In the case of assisted self - publishing or publishing services (called «vanity presses» in the old days), these companies adopt the moniker of «hybrid publisher» to look more innovative or attractive to authors.

I look for books because I like what I read or the author not the publisher.

Along with books, awards, and literary accomplishments, publishers look for author bios that give readers a glimpse of the person behind the writer: candid photos, letters to the reader, an inside look at the origin of your latest story, or even a personal story that connects with the themes of your book.

«In addition to our do - it - yourself author services, we have created a licensable platform that is customizable, making it easy to build a business, whether you are a publisher looking to publish a series of books on your own imprint or an enterprise looking to deploy a publishing solution company - wide.»

The fact that 98 % of manuscripts go down the slush pile should be a good enough indicator for any budding author that traditional publishers are only looking for money - minting machines (or what they believe will be a money - minting machines based on their «experience»).

Through the years, publishers have developed distinct looks for various types of books: for example, silver, red or yellow covers with the author's name in large black type denote suspense novels; navy blue and green signal business books.

Wallace continued the explanation by siting Amazon's own «Look Inside» feature, which allows the author or publisher to offer a good portion of the book for viewing before the reader purchases.

Inkubate, a new approach to the slush pile, is a website that will give authors an access portal to upload any or all of their manuscripts for free with the knowledge that agents and publishers will be scouring the site's files looking for great literary content; for a fee, that is, as the agents and publishers will be charged a subscription fee to be allowed to peruse the manuscripts.

What I mean is, I don't even realise the books I'm looking at are self - published until I visit the author's website or scroll down on Amazon to see the publisher's name.

The publisher will also look at whether or not the author has a large number of followers on social networking sites.

There are POD publishers who will publish anything that is submitted and publish it exactly as it is presented providing minimal or no editing, thus making the author responsible for what the finished product looks like.

Helen Sedwick presents Self - Publishing Companies, Through a Legal Lens posted at BookWorks Blog, saying, «BookWorks» Legal Expert, Helen Sedwick, looks at self - publishing companies (aka subsidy or vanity publishers) from a contractual standpoint, so indie authors can make an informed decision before signing on.»

Again, as far as I can tell, independent authors gain little or nothing by looking at how book publishers large and small conduct their business.

The reasons many look to self - publish can range from authors who had their books rejected by traditional publishers, prohibitive costs for getting published, wanting to maintain full control and full publishing rights of their books, or even curiosity to see what benefits it brings.

Author One Stop will represent authors who are looking for literary agents, publishers, and / or media, librarians and bookstore owners at the largest trade show for the entire publishing industry in this country.

If you're looking for a job in book publishing, or if you're an author who would like to know more about the book editorial jobs and the roles of the various editors, here are the most typical editorial roles within a book publisher.

I don't even know how to say what I feel about publishers at this point — part of the problem is that they insist on acting as if we are still in the 1800's — they haven't changed their business models in a long time and they really are almost clueless when it comes to looking at the future of books — I wouldn't mind paying more for an ebook or even a paper based book if the author was getting more revenue but it's not about the author at this point it's all about the publisher.

Readers also want to decide for themselves how many stars they're looking for in Kindle rankings, and how many reviews are enough protection against gaming the system by an author or publisher's friends and fellow booksellers.

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