Sentences with phrase «author publishers do»

Writers may be solitary beings but author publishers don't have that luxury.

Not exact matches

The question then becomes for the people who add value and try to be useful to authors and readers — and that includes publishers and booksellers — how do you evolve being useful in a digital world?

Grandinetti was cordial in his comments, but he does put much onus on publishers to change and evolve into something that's more useful for both authors and readers:

Not surprisingly, Wylie's venture has angered affected publishers, and Random House has said it will do no new business with Wylie because, said a spokesperson, Odyssey «undermines our longstanding commitments to and investments in our authors, and it establishes this Agency as our direct competitor.»

Many first - time authors are surprised to discover that although publishers don't help market your book, they still take the vast majority of earned revenue.

All those years ago, when everything was still possible, book publishers might have sold authors instead of books, and magazines and newspapers might have done the same with journalists and commentators.

There are more publishers to choose from now than ever before, and many authors make rushed decisions that result in poorly - produced products that don't sell.

Where copyright led to books being priced as luxury goods in the U.K., the threat of piracy forced German publishers to produce cheap editions for the masses alongside their premium - priced editions, resulting in a period that Höffner believes may have been the most lucrative ever for authors — he discovered, for example, that an obscure Berlin chemist earned more in royalties for a tract on how to tan leather than Mary Shelley did for writing Frankenstein — prompting more academics to publish their findings, and encouraging the spread of practical manuals in fields like medicine, engineering and agriculture.

IMPORTANT: Jack Canfield (co-creator of the Chicken Soup series), Jim Hightower populist organizer and speaker, best - selling author of many books, and former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, Robert B. Reich (former US Secretary of Labor), Anne Holland (founding publisher of MarketingSherpa.com) Ken Evoy (founder of sitesell / com and siebuildit.com), and several other prominent people endorsed the original, self - published version, Principled Profit: Marketing that Puts People First, but did not respond to requests to update their endorsements.

As an example, I not only agented this book myself to a major NYC - area publisher, I brought in Jay and his famous brand, I brought in Stephen M.R. Covey for the foreword, and even wrote my own back cover (something most authors never get to do when working with a major publisher).

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You don't need to be an author published by a major publisher.

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Don't forget, EVERY author / agent / publisher who markets via the US emergent brand is responsible for this culture of abuse — those who did not participate in it, stood by silently as it happened.

The author «has lost his prestige,» one publisher wrote in 1855, «and I don't believe the Putnam's stories will bring it up.»

While I am on the subject of the publishing industry, let me make one little tiny suggestion to publishers and book agents: Please, out of respect and courtesy to the authors who submit books to you, don't you think it would be wise to create a little form letter that you send to authors whose books you reject?

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The authors not only discuss what to do to treat specific behavior problems but actually advise parents on how, in many instances, they can prevent many common and more serious problems» (publishers review).

One could argue, as my friend did, that publishers have a responsibility to their authors and to science to uphold a certain standard.

The publisher usually honours such requests, as long as authors do not ask to exclude more than three people or labs, Kiermer says.

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The Core does not prescribe how students should meet those standards, though the English / language arts authors also wrote curriculum guidelines for textbook publishers, and school districts in different states can and are using the same prepackaged lessons.

There is a difference between editing a book and forcing an author to change his book because it doesn't meet whatever agenda the publisher might have.

And the rights to back lists that publishers don't want to invest in anymore will inevitably revert to authors.

All authors and publishers would do well to study Tribes

In order for the publishers to make out I think the author would have to already have the novel, complete with editing, done.

What does this mean to us, as authors and publishers and, naturally, as readers?

Relying solely on self - distribution can be challenging if the author doesn't have the contacts at the retailers but is super easy if the author / publisher plans to sell the book solely online.

«All publishers do this,» Dystel acknowledges, «but they aren't usually so aggressive in seeking out authors, building them up, and then almost spitting them out.»

The odds of an author getting noticed and getting picked up by a major publisher are (my assessment) about the same whether you do this with their affiliate or with another.

Established literary agents also have the ability to pitch books face - to - face (sometimes with the author present), submit books to publishers simultaneously, hold auctions, and get deals done faster.

Hi, I learnt my lesson with Xibris who is under the wing of Penguin House they were over the top with praises but got nothing right they didn't follow any of my instructions for my artwork or cover the did nt edit my manuscript as I paid $ 3500 for and received delay after delay after 8 months which they promised 6 weeks and my book would be in my hand and on shelves, I pulled the plug and cancelled payments through my bank and received all my money back I sent all 9 consultants emails on my termination of our contract due to their unprofessional ism and prying on new authors Plus I sent 9 written termination letters as stated in their contract I now have learnt research every publisher outlet in legitimacy saves on the heartache

Do you agree that too many authors still think someone else (i.e. the publisher) should market their books?

I don't know how many, but you can be sure that a lot of the authors who eventually self - published first tried to get a traditional publisher.

Other major publishers may be content to reap record profits off the growth of ebook sales while paying authors practically nothing for digital books with far lower production and distribution costs, but we wouldn't feel right doing that.

One thing that a traditional publisher (and I am one) will do is to get their author's books into book stores.

Knowing I was working full time in the equestrian field, as do most of their authors, my publisher was generous with their deadline — I had 14 months to deliver my 90,000 word book.

You know, the companies that authors paid to print books that, presumably, didn't measure up to «legitimate» publishers» standards?

In reality, it comes down to the amount of work an author or publisher wants to do.

Most publishers request authors to do this using the Author Questionnaire, a tool that assists in assembling the resources that a writer will use for marketing and publicity.

Agents will have to became Writers Scouts, do their own research rather that being the writers search for the right Agent, and Publishers should start thinking as professional football teams, making their authors the best, supporting and coaching them to become even better, and marketing their authors like mad.

Okay, I'm totally good with these questions, because authors should have a solid idea about what their potential publisher can do for them.

Unlike traditional publishers — who only take on a book if it has a chance of doing really well, either because the author has an established platform or because the book is in a very popular genre — I work on a lot of projects that probably won't be as successful.