Sentences with phrase «authors and publishers create»

Ganxy lets authors and publishers create «showcases» to sell books and control marketing and promotions.

According to an article by Laura Hazard Owen for paidContent, «Ganxy already lets authors and publishers create ebook «showcases» that can be tweeted and embedded on sites like Facebook, or can stand alone as websites.

«We look forward to seeing what authors and publishers create for Kindle customers using the new functionality of the Kindle apps.»

Offering a combination of author and publisher created content and unique tools, the ALC strives to level the playing field for all authors and creators.

Not exact matches

Title: Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World: Combining Principles and Profit to Create the World We Want Authors: Jay Conrad Levinson (1933 — 2013), Shel Horowitz Contributing writers: Cynthia Kersey (Unstoppable), Frances Moore Lappé (Diet for a Small Planet), Ken McArthur (The Impact Factor), Yanik Silver (Evolved Enterprise) Publisher: Morgan James Pub date: April 19, 2016 • Price: $ 24.95 ISBN: 978 -1-63047-658-8 (paperback); 978 -1-63047-659-5 (eBook)

Summary: Title: Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World: Combining Principles and Profit to Create the World We Want Authors: Jay Conrad Levinson, Shel Horowitz Contributing writers: Cynthia Kersey, Frances Moore Lappé, Ken McArthur, Yanik Silver Publisher: Morgan James Pub date: April 19, 2016 ISBN: 978 -1-63047-658-8 (paperback); 978 -1-63047-659-5 (eBook) Price: $ 24.95 Contact: Shel Horowitz, 413-586-2388, or via email

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?

Teachers can reuse and edit premium content, upload their own schemes of learning, search for activities created by other teachers or reliable authors and publishers, or create their own content using 20 + pre-built activity templates, all mapped on learning objectives.

As early implementers, these educators have gone both to the «source» of the standards and used other proxies for quality and alignment: They've worked directly with and learned from the standards» authors themselves and / or used tools created by them (e.g., the Publishers» Criteria developed by Student Achievement Partners and several other groups).

Some years ago, I signed on as an editor at a major publisher of elementary school and high school textbooks, filled with the idealistic belief that I'd be working with equally idealistic authors to create books that would excite teachers and fill young minds with Big Ideas.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

Earlier this year, Author Solutions acquired another one of its competitors, Xlibris; entered partnerships with traditional publishers Thomas Nelson and Harlequin to create self - publishing imprints; and partnered with Sony to make all of their books available as eBooks.

Top literary agents make simultaneous submissions to publishers with well - planned and well - coordinated «attacks» that cause excitement, create maximum leverage, start bidding wars, and get the best terms for their authors.

«The online leviathan Amazon says it is attempting to «lower ebook prices»; publishing conglomerate Hachette argues that it is seeking «terms that value appropriately for the years ahead the author's unique role in creating books, and the publisher's role in editing, marketing, and distributing them.»

The fact that so many authors feel that they were not given the right advice and direction, makes me think that there is an opportunity for publishers to create an «author branding department.»

The project also aims to get in touch with other interested subjects: first of all the publishers but also foundations, associations, fairs, museums, science centres, authors who may be interested in creating a network of exchanges and collaborations to promote quality non-fiction titles.

The Solution: Here's how Rob transformed a B - level author into a major bestseller and created dramatic financial results for the publisher:

A prominent literary agent recently told me that unless an author receives a hefty advance of $ 100,000 or more most publishers will do virtually no promotion, leaving it to authors to create and exploit their own platforms via social media and networking connections, workshops and webcasts.

I did want to provide a networking opportunity for writers and publishers, but I also wanted to create an opportunity for readers to meet authors they might have read as well as discover new authors.

The classic books include: AuthorYOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms by Judith Briles How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & BooBoos by Judith Briles 1001 Ways to Market Your Book by John Kremer How to Make Real Money Selling Books by Brian Jud APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur by Guy Kawasaki

«Publishers can now take advantage of OverDrive's EPUB3 support to create enhanced eBooks using open standards that display children's picture books as the author and publisher intended, as well as to add interactive elements within the page to further engage the reader,» said Alexis Petric - Black, OverDrive's Director of Publisher publisher intended, as well as to add interactive elements within the page to further engage the reader,» said Alexis Petric - Black, OverDrive's Director of Publisher Publisher Services.

Interestingly, authors and publishers will have the option to decline participation in the Library Direct program, as Smashwords» fundamental business model is to put the control back in the hands of those who create the books.

The Big 5 or any traditional publisher will give the author no say and choose an illustrator who can imagine what no one else could possibly imagine from the words, and they might draw a child bouncing on a bed with crumpled sheets as waves, and the pet dog, representing the shark, jumping in the bed as well — creating a far more rewarding reading and visual literacy experience for the reader.

New distribution platforms make it easier than ever for independent authors and small publishers to create audiobooks.

You (as publisher or self - published author) might have to sell 600 copies just to recover the expense of creating the plates and setting up the press for a run.

If, as an author, your intent is to create a book that will help you build towards a franchise of books from which you could one day make a living, or to create a book that takes your career to new heights or is a marketing tool for your business, then think about becoming an indie publisher and not an indie author.

Dale: «Indie authors create books just as exciting and polished as the big publishers produce, but we don't have the overhead, so we can fill in the gaps.»

Shelf Media Group is an elite staff of editors and designers from a variety of national and international magazines, book publishers, and independent presses with a mission to create something that hasn't been done before for a new generation of authors and readers.

Through a growing network of retail distributors, open publication APIs, and global print facilities, Lulu has effectively created a one - stop shop for authors, developers, publishers, and businesses alike.

In an effort to help authors and self - publishers create an outstanding product, we have compiled a list of Preferred Providers.

growing network of retail distributors, open publication APIs, and global print facilities, Lulu has effectively created a one - stop shop for authors, developers, publishers, and businesses alike.

Authors and publishers can easily create their own Booktrack by choreographing their stories to Booktrack's extensive library of over 20,000 free - to - use music and ambient audio tracks.

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).

Their publishers are really not «publishers,» at least in the sense that they have the infrastructure to create and support a quality book and its author or that they have their internal team — from editing to some semblance of book design and publishing marketing and publicity and that they are accountable in the critical accountability departments of actual book sales and responsibility.

While the author should be willing to create an index if requested, paying the publisher to do it is ridiculous, and this language should be stricken from the contract.

Experienced writing coach, author and publisher Darcy Pattison has created an appealing author platform with a blog for fiction writers.

And remember that you too can become a seasoned and successful publisher with the opportunity down the road to create a business that can help other authoAnd remember that you too can become a seasoned and successful publisher with the opportunity down the road to create a business that can help other authoand successful publisher with the opportunity down the road to create a business that can help other authors.

This creates an excellent negotiating position for the publisher and a horrible one for the author.

We are a traditional publisher, which essentially means that we publish titles where the author does not pay a cent, and where we professionally edit, proofread, format in - block text, have covers created, assign ISBNs, and insert into professional distribution systems.

Google + Communities Create New Networks for Authors and Publishers describes this feature and profiles Digital Publishing and APE: Authors, Publishers, and Entrepreneurs communities

Many small traditional publishers are open to new writers, accept unagented submissions, create attractive book covers, market the books they publish, and pay real royalties... without charging authors anything.

German publisher, GABAL, has partnered with Author Solutions to create GABAL Global Editions for authors to publish their books — about current issues in business and education — in English.

Well, there * are * authors who have gotten badly screwed by publishers / agents / etc, and I can definitely understand how that would create bitterness and mistrust.

Best of all, the ebook revolution has challenged the master / slave relationship that had been created between the big publisher and the lowly author.

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Sydney Mathieu is a digital marketing expert who creates innovative campaigns for author and publisher clients for JKS Communications.

Self published authors have to rely on their own resources, be more creative in finding retail shelf space for their books (as a rule, self published authors have far less access to chain bookstore shelves than the big publishers who spend millions on marketing dollars), and have to work very hard to create any sort of buzz about their books.

This could mean working smarter with authors, bringing books to market quicker than they do now (often it takes a publisher 18 months to publish a book), and creating exciting partnerships with indie authors.

We work with authors, publishers and industry professionals creating book cover designs and marketing materials.