Because self - published authors keep 70 % of their total purchase price on Amazon compared to the 25 % that most traditionally published authors get from their publishers, indie authors are earning almost half the daily
author revenue in the Mystery / Thriller, Science Fiction / Fantasy, and Romance genres.
Not exact matches
This editing, writing, and social - media shop for book
authors raked
in nearly $ 2.9 million
in revenue last year, up 495 percent since 2012.
These undergird your success as an
author, yes, but
in the meantime open up many new
revenue streams and key relationships.
Says Edgar A. Falk,
author of 1001 Ideas to Create Retail Excitement (Penguin), «Food centers can build
revenue and goodwill, encouraging people to spend more time and money
in your store.»
The study's
authors say they used the same methods researchers developed
in a 2009 report titled «State and Local Government Sales Tax
Revenue Losses from Electronic Commerce,» compiled by business professors at the University of Tennessee.
«Each one percentage point cut to the corporate income tax rate costs the federal government about $ 2 billion
in annual
revenues,» wrote the
authors, one of whom was CLC chief economist Andrew Jackson...
He is the
author of The Recession - Proof Business: Lessons from the Greatest Recession Success Stories of All Time, Extreme
Revenue Growth: Startup Secrets to Growing Your Sales from $ 1 Million to $ 25 Million
in Any Industry, and Bookmercial Marketing: Why Books Replace Brochures
in the Credibility Age.
A product developer and manufacturer, she is a nationally recognized
author and trainer, a former sports coach (a family of Olympic trainers), a Natural Health Practitioner, infant & parenting counselor, community leader, volunteer, wife, and mother with a record of excellence
in forecasting product trends, implementing key strategies, launching initiatives that propel growth, establish rank and generate increased
revenue streams for products.
Ashley Sage - Taylor Armstrong — Distribution Channel, Rank &
Revenue Specialist on Amazon.com and
Author of The Adventures of Starlight and Sunny: Book One
in, The Adventures of Starlight and Sunny Series,?
Within five years, Zappos would hit $ 1 billion
in revenue and Hsieh would
author Delivering Happiness, a # 1 New York Times Bestseller, which would catapult him into being one of the most influential business persons
in the world.
In his book Predictable
Revenue,
author Aaron Ross talks about how forward - thinking sales companies like Salesforce.com moved to a specialized sales role model of selling (for example, Sales Development Representative (SDRs), Business Development Manager, Customer Success Managers, etc.).
In this section, the authors look at how successful the governments have been in hitting their «budgeted targets for spending and revenues `'»
In this section, the
authors look at how successful the governments have been
in hitting their «budgeted targets for spending and revenues `'»
in hitting their «budgeted targets for spending and
revenues `'».
Accordingly,
in Congress
in 1913 he
authored the Underwood Tariff, which reduced tariffs and introduced income taxes as a permanent feature of the nation's
revenue.
Juliana F.W. Cohen, ScD, ScM, the study's lead
author, concludes: «Our findings suggest that concerns about school
revenues or participation
in meals programs are not strong arguments for rolling back USDA's healthier meal and snack standards.»
Authored a local law
in early 2015 to dedicate
revenues from the Erie County Clerk's Auto Bureau to the Erie County Road Repair Reserve Fund.
For example, the
authors find that the same improvement
in customer experience yields a 10 % gain
in revenue when the economy is worse off but yields a 20 % gain when the economy is better.
In contrast, the authors found that states do not cut spending on capital, interest and transportation in response to negative revenue swing
In contrast, the
authors found that states do not cut spending on capital, interest and transportation
in response to negative revenue swing
in response to negative
revenue swings.
Clea Kolster, lead
author and PhD student with the Grantham Institute at Imperial, said: «
Revenue from oil does make the deployment of CCS far more attractive in the near term by providing the majority of capital in early years before carbon dioxide tax incentives have increased sufficiently to overtake oil r
Revenue from oil does make the deployment of CCS far more attractive
in the near term by providing the majority of capital
in early years before carbon dioxide tax incentives have increased sufficiently to overtake oil
revenuerevenue.
Some other papers, published
in traditional subscription - based journals, are made freely available on an
author's website or through an institutional or government archive, often after a 6 - or 12 - month «embargo» imposed by the publisher to protect subscription
revenue.
«David Siegel,
Author Of A Book Called «Pull: The Power Of The Semantic Web To Transform Your Business» Main Continued Increases
In Revenue And Traffic On «Are You Interested?»»
Did you know that Africa is the only region
in the world where installed
authoring tools generate more
revenue than platforms?
Though both states succeeded
in passing legislation allocating a more equitable share of local tax
revenue to charter schools, the
authors note that partisan conflict and legislative force led to a flawed process — as well as potentially jeopardized implementation of the new law —
in Florida.
[8] The study looked at correlations between changes
in tuition and a number of variables, including state appropriations — although the
authors used «sticker price» to measure tuition, not actual tuition
revenues, which might affect the results.
Finally, the
author recommends funding the WPCP through the state's general - purpose
revenue, paying for statewide school vouchers through state taxes instead of placing the burden on taxpayers living
in communities where students receive vouchers.
The study suggests the Milwaukee voucher program since 1999 led to a decline
in non-school Catholic church
revenue by $ 60 million, at least amid the more than 70 Milwaukee Archdiocese parishes studied by the
authors.
Last year, GCI drew attention to the approximately $ 70 million to $ 80 million annual loss
in tax
revenue resulting from dramatic reductions in DOR staff as discussed in the policy paper Enhanced Revenue Enforcement Creates Fairness, Raises Millions in Revenue, authored by former Arizona DoR Director Elliott Hibbs for the Grand Canyon Ins
revenue resulting from dramatic reductions
in DOR staff as discussed
in the policy paper Enhanced
Revenue Enforcement Creates Fairness, Raises Millions in Revenue, authored by former Arizona DoR Director Elliott Hibbs for the Grand Canyon Ins
Revenue Enforcement Creates Fairness, Raises Millions
in Revenue, authored by former Arizona DoR Director Elliott Hibbs for the Grand Canyon Ins
Revenue,
authored by former Arizona DoR Director Elliott Hibbs for the Grand Canyon Institute.
In 2011
Author Solutions generated
revenues of approximately $ 100m, growing at an average annual rate of 12 % over the past three years.
These deals will result
in a different
revenue split between Plympton, its publishing partners and its
authors.
Yes, and the other thing to keep
in mind is that,
in traditional publishing deals,
authors receive the «thinnest fraction» of their book's total sales
revenues.
In a letter to Hachette
authors and agents, posted by CNN's Brian Stelter, Pietsch wrote that the company will get «full responsibility for the consumer prices of our ebooks,» and that «the percent of
revenue on which Hachette
authors» ebook royalties are based will not decrease under this agreement.»
In my previous blog post I talked about how self - published
authors need to rise to the challenge of exerting greater control over their works to ensure they maximise all potential sales and
revenue streams.
In their blog post announcing the Macmillan acquisition, they state that, «
Authors who want or need more support will be able to join additional paid tiers for a
revenue share — or may have the opportunity to transition to a traditional publishing contract.»
The mindset inherent
in this strategy is to ignore the real problems of the business — inadequate fiscal controls, antiquated business processes, and a painfully slow business cycle that means slow
revenue realization for the publisher (and even slower for the talent that actually manufactures the product, which is another factor that encourages
authors to forgo going to the Big 5).
With the announcement that all KDP Select titles would be included
in the all - you - can - eat service,
authors were initially excited about the prospect of a new
revenue channel from the exclusive program; it didn't take long, though, before some of the top names
in self - publishing noticed a significant drop
in their KDP - based income.
Here
in Quebec, the average
revenue an
author gets from his writing is under 5K a year.
Pubslush allows
authors to take pre-orders for their books
in order to generate the
revenue they need for professional publishing services, while Pentian lets donors share
in the royalties of the book for the first three years, giving
authors the funds they need to generate titles.
In this content - rich presentation, Stephanie Chandler shares real - world examples and strategies for adding lucrative
revenue streams to your
author / publisher business.
Early sales data indicates that inclusion
in the Kindle Owners» Lending Library not only generates additional
revenue from loans for
authors, but actually increases customer purchases of
authors» work as well.
As
Author Earnings recently reported, AAP members sell only 32 percent of the total units of e-books sold on Amazon and have dropped to 50 percent of total
revenue in the largest e-book market.
As if
in echo of the forthright debate about self - publishers» balance - sheet woes that London
author Roz Morris opened (see the «provocation» on it at Writer Unboxed)-- and naming an issue we'll be taking up on 30th November at The FutureBook's Author Day — McLaren is ready to talk of a glutted marketplace, of lower unit sales, dwindling revenue... and yet of an optimism not always encountered in this discussion: «Hard work will be rewarded.&
author Roz Morris opened (see the «provocation» on it at Writer Unboxed)-- and naming an issue we'll be taking up on 30th November at The FutureBook's
Author Day — McLaren is ready to talk of a glutted marketplace, of lower unit sales, dwindling revenue... and yet of an optimism not always encountered in this discussion: «Hard work will be rewarded.&
Author Day — McLaren is ready to talk of a glutted marketplace, of lower unit sales, dwindling
revenue... and yet of an optimism not always encountered
in this discussion: «Hard work will be rewarded.»
«We've reached a point where
authors and small publishers can make much more
revenue by self - publishing through places like Lulu.com and are free to experiment
in ways big publishers can't.
Specific,
in - depth nuts - and - bolts guides include The Unofficial Scrivener Workbook by M.J. Carlson, Excel for Writers by M. L. Humphrey (walks through how to create spreadsheets that track time spent writing, page production, year - to - year metrics, and keep track of your works), Excel for Self - Publishers by M. L. Humphrey (amazingly useful for indie
authors, how to track ads and effectiveness,
revenue by sales channel, keywords, amazon reports, and more), and The
Author's Guide to Vellum by Chuck Heintzelman (an incredible new app for producing print and eBooks; I'm a total convert myself).
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of
authors who are listed
in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result
in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my
author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing
authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36
in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in ad
revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep
in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in ad
revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for
authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published
authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge
in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book
in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting
In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow
authors.
The article
in the WSJ said that Amazon's offer was for them each to give up their
revenue and give all of that money to the
authors while they're negotiating.
We should point out, however, that ebooks are much more easily subject to piracy than print, and it concerns us that this may
in fact have a significant impact on our, and
authors»,
revenue, as meagre as it currently is.
KDP Select, a lending program that encourages self - published
authors and publishers to make their work available exclusively
in the Kindle Store for 90 - day periods
in exchange for a potential
revenue share, is part of that effort.
Presumably, HQN entered into its joint venture with
Author Solutions as a way to make more money, so maybe there's an argument that * if * RWA was able to force HQN to break the contract with
Author Solutions and * if * that resulted
in a loss of prospective
revenue and * if * that
revenue was theoretically budgeted to keep book prices down...
Authors who've had their work featured
in a Kobo promotion have touted four - figure monthly
revenue with books sold
in a variety of countries.
Today's announcement is also a call to all
authors and publishers to enroll their books
in Kindle MatchBook — offering customers great value while adding a new
revenue stream
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.