What is more surprising is if we look at the daily revenue to authors, the earnings based on indie - published titles combined with Amazon, and uncategorized single -
author publisher significantly downplays the previous champion of gross sales in the previous chart.
Not exact matches
(And by the way, I'm rooting for * any * platform or company that gives
authors a fair shake, whether it's Amazon, iTunes, B&N, Kobo, small - to medium - size presses, some new distribution system being dreamed up right now in someone's back bedroom, or even any of the Big 5
publishers willing to
significantly change their contract terms and treat
authors more equitably.)
From what I can see, small
publishers are sometimes better at working with an
author, but I've also noticed, in looking at some of the titles they publish, that they don't seem to be doing
significantly better commercially than comparable self - published titles.
Amazon has chosen to attempt to intimidate
publisher,
authors and readers alike by
significantly reducing purchase price discounts of my books and those written by other Hachette
authors,» noting that the «similar items» suggestions appeared on his books.
Also on Facebook,
author Jeffrey Deaver wrote that «Amazon has chosen to attempt to intimidate
publisher,
authors and readers alike by
significantly reducing purchase price discounts of my books and those written by other Hachette
authors,» noting that the «similar items» suggestions appeared on his books.
As a savvy self and independent
publisher — when you create a
Author and Book Platform to reach out to your crowd, your sales will not only be greater, the financial reward will be
significantly greater.
The only thing a
publisher has to offer at that point is a marketing machine, in exchange for a
significantly reduced profit per sale on the part of the
author.
When it comes to royalties, as the
author and
publisher your return is
significantly higher.
Mark went on to mention «If an
author can earn the same or greater income selling lower cost books, yet reach
significantly more readers, then, drum roll please, it means the
authors who are selling higher priced books through traditional
publishers are at an extreme disadvantage to indie
authors in terms of long term platform building.
Just an FYI that KWL staff will still be around over the holidays and that
authors can still make changes during that time, but, to keep the website (www.kobo.com) stable, changes, updates and inserts from KWL (and all
publishers) are
significantly throttled back during that time period in order to ensure the site is stable for the most important of activities: selling eBooks to Kobo's customers.
The
publishers noted that while they continue to sell e-books under the wholesale model, they have «benefitted
significantly» — along with
authors, booksellers and consumers, — from the ability of the Big Six
publishers to adopt the agency pricing model with Amazon, since those arrangements, «contributed dramatically to increased competition and diversification in the distribution of e-books.»
And what all four of these books have in common (besides being mystery and thrilled novels) is the fact that their Kindle editions are priced
significantly lower than their paperback editions, whereas that's not the case for the
authors» earlier books from other
publishers.
Especially for backlist books that were sold to traditional
publishers and changed
significantly, would any
authors be willing to «release» (epub or print) both the «original motion picture» (traditional published text) and the «director's cut» (a different version a bit longer that the
author liked better)?
Note also that the
authors you note sell very well, and add
significantly to the profits of the
publishers, some of the profits of which will go into the acquisition of works from other writers.
AH: Yes, and it seems that in the end it really comes down to dollars and cents and a lot of these successful, established mainstream
authors are starting to realise they can earn
significantly higher royalties releasing work on their own than they do going through a traditional
publisher.
Title: Taimashin: The Red Spider Exorcist
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi (Yashakiden: The Demon Princess), with art by Shin Yong - Gwan
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Volume: Volume 2 (ongoing; see my review of volume 1 here), $ 9.95 Vintage: 2007 by Media Factory, INC in Japan, May 2010 by DMP Genre: Horror, action, 16 +; still has some boobs trying to pop out now and then, but the sexuality has been
significantly toned down compared to volume 1
My hope as a reader is that more
authors use the current diversity in publishing options to bring a more affordable, professionally published products to market, because by eliminating the corporate
publisher's take, they can actually make more money by charging
significantly less per book.
If an
author can earn the same or greater income selling lower cost books, yet reach
significantly more readers, then, drum roll please, it means the
authors who are selling higher priced books through traditional
publishers are at an extreme disadvantage to indie
authors in terms of long term platform building.
The agreement
significantly expands the global footprint of the Smashwords ebook distribution network, enabling Smashwords
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