Sentences with phrase «authors and publishers get»

Andra worked for New Shelves Books for the last few years and has just launched her own company to help authors and publishers get their books in front of buyers and reviewers.

The idea of helping authors and publishers get media attention for their books is powering a lot of startups at dining - room tables these days.

When campaigns succeed, authors and publishers get paid, and you get a free ebook.

Other sites are rethinking the way authors and publishers get paid, such as ValoBox and TotalBoox.

That's how authors and publishers get paid.

If readers read an additional 20 % more, the author and publisher get credit for a full sale of the book, 60 % of the list price.

Both the author and the publisher get benefited out of literary agents.

Not exact matches

The only content that gets effectively communicated these days is authentically shared material (often user - authored) and SquareOffs encourages and accelerates that behavior by helping publishers and authors provide current and compelling bite - size choices and content (suitable for sharing) that triggers our natural (water cooler) inclinations and behaviors to share something new, something timely, something political, something we're concerned or passionate about, etc. with those around and closest to us.

By purchasing a Kirkus indie review, authors can have the opportunity to build some name recognition and get noticed by agents, publishers and other industry influencers.

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).

While this strategy works just fine for large publishers that already have established brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such as Mashable or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts with great content on your client's website, but the missing link is getting journalists, contributors, authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content so that they can link to it when writing relevant stories / articles.

And this chokehold not only affects the inventory you find on Christian bookstore shelves, but which books are contracted by publishers, what content gets edited in the writing and editing process, and the degree of freedom authors feel they have to speak on their own blogs and platforAnd this chokehold not only affects the inventory you find on Christian bookstore shelves, but which books are contracted by publishers, what content gets edited in the writing and editing process, and the degree of freedom authors feel they have to speak on their own blogs and platforand editing process, and the degree of freedom authors feel they have to speak on their own blogs and platforand the degree of freedom authors feel they have to speak on their own blogs and platforand platforms.

I think it was Jack Canfield (author of all the Chicken Soup for the Soul books who got turned down 100's of times before getting a small publisher and then going on to sell over 112 million books) who said it's not what people say about you but what you say to yourself when they say things about you.

(In Norwegian with subtitles) Dedication (R for profanity and sexuality) Romantic comedy about a neurotic, NYC children's book author (Billy Crudup), depressed by the demise of his longtime collaborator (Tom Wilkinson), who gets a new lease on life after he's pressured by his publisher (Bob Balaban) to team with an attractive, aspiring young illustrator (Mandy Moore).

Getting a big following on social media is one of the easiest ways to impress agents and publishers, and it's a lot simpler than most authors realize.

Using a city - branded website lets you get your local community involved — from booksellers to authors and publishers.

Now I help authors get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals.

Support indie authors: StoryBundle is a platform for indie / small publisher authors to get exposure for their works, both for the titles featured in the bundle and for the rest of their catalog.

I also suggest that authors avoid the Author Solutions imprints (AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford, Xlibris, and the imprints AS runs for publishers, including Balboa Press) since I (Writer Beware) tend to get more complaints about them than about other self - publishing services.

Under this proposal, Amazon would keep 30 percent of the revenue, and the author and publisher would each get 35 percent.

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 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.

In addition, it's getting harder and harder for traditionally published authors to wrest their rights back from publishers, which is undoubtedly cutting down on the number of backlist titles being newly self - published.

An author who finds an agent and a publisher quickly and when her book debuts it hits # 1 on the NY Times Bestseller List and then gets turned into a movie and she becomes an overnight success story.

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.

However, authors of such books can certainly make themselves more attractive to literary agents and publishers by bolstering their platform, since having influence and a large following is one indicator of an author's ability to get exposure and sell books.

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

I got a free consultation from a lawyer about a contract I was being offered by a publisher and he gave me two key pieces of advice: an audit clause means they have nothing to hide and allows you as an author to play IRS and look at their books if you think you're being cheated (an expensive process, but a good publisher wouldn't be afraid of you using it) and believe their BBB rating if they have one.

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

We're also a literary agency with tremendous clout in the industry, so we can get many things for authors from publishers and film / TV buyers that an author otherwise would not be able to get on their own.

It may sound like a big job but indie and self - published authors need to think more like a publisher and therefore as a business if they want to get their work to a larger audience.

The indie writers who are now wanting to go with a traditional publisher because — duh — they will get this huge advance and will be sent on tours to sign their books and will soon be playing poker with other best selling authors ala Castle.

Hybrid models have publishers pay for some, where the author pays for some and gets a higher royalty percentage.

We had lower expectations about e-books a couple years ago, but so many authors and publishers are getting it right that readers are raising the bar.

Sometimes referred to as a vanity publisher, the subsidy publisher puts all of the expenses of getting a book edited, printed, and distributed on the author.

And if an author can get a publisher to do some promotion, that's helpful also.»

The problem is indeed that traditional authors expect to have their book published, get a big advance, and if it doesnâ $ ™ t earn out hard luck for the publisher - they have to take risks.

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When first - time author Maria Harrison decided to try and get her romance novel published, one of the first publishers that popped up in a Google search looked perfect.

If Book Expo wants to become a trade show where authors big and small can get a chance for their books again, then it has to help publishers make these major shifts.

The Book Publisher's Handbook by Eric Kampmann The Self - Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book by Dan Poynter The Complete Guide to Self - Publishing by Tom and Marilyn Ross 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self - Publishers by Tad Crawford Getting It Printed by Mark Beach and Eric Kenly Beyond the Bookstore by Brian Jud Publishing for Profit by Thomas Woll Red Hot Internet Publicity by Penny Sansevieri

Walter John Williams — Well yes, Hachette is mean to authors, if by mean you mean that Hachette, and other publishers, try to get authors to sign contracts that favor the publisher over the writer.

And getting your panties in a twist over calling a publisher a legacy publisher is like getting them in wad over calling someone an author instead of a writer.

Today I'm a coach and consultant helping authors get top agents, publishers, and book deals.

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.

«In this way, Unlimited Publishing functions like a traditional royalty publisher, but by using CreateSpace, we can slash the cost of getting books to print, which benefits our business and our authors.»

A former literary agent answers questions for children's book authors - find out how to improve your chance of getting a top literary agent, publisher, and book deal.

While it's easy to get a manscript thrown together and printed through a service like CreateSpace, this author wanted it to be the same quality of a traditional publisher.

However, in its defence these attitudes have improved, and more and more publishers and authors are getting to grips with technological advances.

Having worked with traditional publishers and self - published several of her books, Massey has great advice for indie authors on independent publishing, book marketing and strategies for getting a book into bookstores, libraries and reviews.