Relationships between
authors and publishers need not be fractious, and good communication and an understanding of the challenges on both sides is the key to this.
This is why sites like goodreads and kobo have grown so fast, and it's why
authors and publishers need to carefully consider the big picture of each book before drilling down to (and investing in) specific marketing efforts.
If
authors and publishers need any extra incentive to always conduct book promotion campaigns with integrity, and to always make honesty the first priority of a book publicity effort, then Trudeau is it.
This webinar will detail what indie
authors and publishers need to consider in order to have a professionally published book.
BiblioCrunch serves as something very similar to a vetted and supervised Craig's List, of sorts, for the services that
authors and publishers need.
The notification is to ensure that, if there are critical updates that
authors and publishers need to be guaranteed to be in place for the holiday season, to get them in before the 20th so authors aren't affected by the delays.
So, Josh, we always say on Go Publish Yourself that
our authors and publishers need to set their list price and then a wholesale discount.
Two unrelated articles today highlighted the serious considerations that
authors and publishers need to make when designing the face that will ultimately help or hinder consumer purchases.
About Graphicly Graphicly is a cutting - edge entertainment and digital content publishing platform designed to deliver what
authors and publishers need to share their work with audiences across all digital channels, including the Apple iPhone and iPad (plus Newsstand); eBook stores including Amazon Kindle, Kobo and Apple iBooks; Android devices including the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and Color and the Amazon Kindle Fire; websites and blogs through an industry leading HTML5 web app; and the only way to read, share and sell books on Facebook.
For the industry as a whole,
authors and publishers need to pay more attention to audio production and focus on releasing new titles.
My first instinct was to fear that book buying was way off, but after looking at the numbers and factoring in all that's going on in the book business, I think that as
authors and publishers we need to come to a different conclusion.
If the rumors are true and
all author and publishers need to do to release titles in this format is supply a PDF to certain specs, then Amazon needs to get moving and us know how.
Not exact matches
To that, I'd add that
publishers have a new set of customers — their
authors —
and they
need to start making them happy.
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.
As a curriculum
author,
publisher and teaching advisor, I often hear the struggles that other women face
and my purpose is to put the ideas
and activities that you
need at your fingertips!
Publishers need and are always looking for great
authors.
Now it's for hipsters through grandparents, all who have different dating
needs,» said Julie Spira, a cyber dating coach,
author,
and publisher and editor - in - chief of Cyber-Dating Expert.
It is as though the
authors, the
publishers, the teachers,
and the professors of education share a bizarre consensus that ordinary children
need to be shaken out of their complacency, stripped of their innocence,
and frightened by the horrors that the world has in store for them at any moment.
About the
Author Adrienne Katz is the author of Cyberbullying and e-safety: what educators need to know» published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London and Philadelphia www.jk
Author Adrienne Katz is the
author of Cyberbullying and e-safety: what educators need to know» published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London and Philadelphia www.jk
author of Cyberbullying
and e-safety: what educators
need to know» published by Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, London
and Philadelphia www.jkp.com.
3 min readRALEIGH, NC — < April 12, 2016 > — Lulu, the world's first
and largest independent
publisher, announced at the London Book Fair the launch of Glass Tree, an online publishing site dedicated to meeting the
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and scholarly
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Conversley,
publishers and self publishing
authors need to deposit a copy of their work published in Australia with the National Library
Many
authors think they
need a traditional
publisher to succeed as an
author, but actually all you
need is drive, vision
and a hungry audience.
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.
While Weinstein doesn't see corporate publishing going away, ever, he does think the business is at «an enormous transition point»
and that the outsourcing major
publishers have been doing for years — forcing agents to do more editing, going with outside PR, telling
authors they
need to take hold of their own marketing — will mean that more agencies,
and others, will jump into the publishing fray.
A
publisher's PR campaign is usually a short, narrow, focused one — if that, whereas most
authors need a longer, expansive campaign to develop
and build a following that will last beyond this book.
DTP
authors and publishers will be able to select the royalty option that best meets their
needs.
As
authors and business owners, self -
publishers need to toe that line between acquiring new readers while also maintaining a high perceived value for their books — so Midnight Publishing cautions against pricing a book that low unless it's for a limited time
and coincides with another type of discount or special, like Amazon's Kindle Countdown Deals.
As Senior Editor at Multnomah
Publishers Larry Libby says, «In the often bewildering world of book publishing, aspiring
authors need more than desire, creative skill,
and something worthwhile to say.
If you're a nonfiction
author, you
need to write a query letter
AND a book proposal to get a literary agent and a publisher (even if your book is already complete
AND a book proposal to get a literary agent
and a publisher (even if your book is already complete
and a
publisher (even if your book is already completed).
Julie Matysik, Editorial Director, Children's
and Education, Skyhorse Publishing: «The German
publishers we met were so dedicated to their lists
and you could feel the passion they had in talking about particular
authors and projects
and that's something that I believe every acquiring editor
needs to have.»
From digital workflow to marketing tactics to career resources, Digital Book World will offer programming that addresses the
needs of the entire publishing community, from
publishers and agents, to booksellers, librarians
and authors.
After you send me your
author questionnaire
and supporting material, I'll take detailed notes about what you
need to do (exactly) to get the attention of top literary agents... so you can get a top
publisher and book deal.
As we wrote at the time, this example makes the point that
authors already have a lot of the tools for marketing their work,
and in some cases — as with Hocking, Locke
and other self -
publishers such as J.A. Konrath — this can make them so self - sufficient that they no longer
need the support of a traditional publishing deal.
You see, a book
needs to come to life with its
author knowing what audience is expected to read it, or else most
publishers (
and literary agents) won't be interested in it.
He regularly hosts workshops
and seminars for
authors and publishers, showcasing the benefits, growing demand
and need for print on - demand solutions.
If there was every any doubt about the
need for
authors and publishers to distribute their books abroad, a new report on book consumption in China may have just put those thoughts to rest.
However, Nielsen discovered that this age group
and gender demographic are reading far more non-fiction than most book buyers would believe, which speaks to a strong
need for more content from
publishers and indie
authors.
Publishing industry events have been debating the ins
and outs of reaching readers directly for several years,
and companies have been exhibiting at these events for that same amount of time, promising both
publishers and authors they could reach out to book audiences
and seamlessly sell content, wiping out the
need to pay fees or argue over how much a book should cost.
I don't really see any disadvantages for reader,
publisher or
author coming since we
need each other
and can not afford to antagonise any of the parties without opening up competition to restore the equilibrium.
Apple
and I assume Amazon
need to include in their financial statements the number, cost,
and delay time of the returns, so
authors and publishers can take this EU - folly into account in their pricing.
Reblogged this on Dale Furse
and commented: As indie
authors, we
need to market our books, but we don't have the big budgets Traditional
publishers do.
I think
authors and publishers appreciate the opportunity to be reviewed by our carefully chosen, professional writers who provide a
needed service.
Of course, there's mention that
publishers need to utilize data analytics as a means of expanding the discovery of books
and their
authors.
Publishers need to be innovative, eliminate DRM, build direct sales channels,
and collaborate with this new sea of
authors to reclaim the reader relationship.
Seriously, if you work at a
publisher, you
need to know this:
authors are lectured over
and over again about not being lazy
and being proactive
and doing our marketing.
Why you
need it: If you're an
author you
need to know how to distill your book down to its most potent form (just like a jug of moonshine), for both readers
and potential
publishers.
For Ms Hamilton to make any money, she has to attract the majority,
and yet by your examples
and hers, the only
authors the mainstream
publishers want are the rare exceptions - who don't
need the service because they are going great guns without it.
All an
author needs to do is write a damn fine book
and have it sell like hot cakes
and agents
and publishers will come running to the door.
The longer you avoid telling
authors why you
publishers NEED the rights to our work for lifetime + 70 years, the longer we'll believe you are nothing but a mouthpiece, a shill,
and honestly, a kind of pseudo-criminal.
An
author may be asked to subsidize or pay the full cost of his or her print
Authors who do so should own the physical copies outright, having paid the manufacturing fees,
and should not be required to pay a «percent - off list price» amount arbitrated by the
publisher when they
need to order copies.