Sentences with phrase «authors at major publishing houses»

A first time author at a major publishing house can reasonably expect an advance of $ 10,000 dollars (although some get waaaay more)-- a payment that's guaranteed no matter how well their book sells.

Not exact matches

Major publishing houses do not want to take on, or even look at, manuscripts by authors who are not already published (and they do not count Indi publishers as published).

That includes authors at all stages of development, everyone from beginners to previously published authors who've published many books with major publishing houses.

That is also an interesting commentary on the supposed high costs always cited by major publishing houses in justifying their alleged overheads, usually at an author's expense.

According to a New York Times article by David Streitfeld, publishers at a number of houses are concerned that Amazon's ability to pull in major bestselling authors, as well as take away the need for agents through its ebook publishing model, Kindle Direct Publishing, and through author submissions to itpublishing model, Kindle Direct Publishing, and through author submissions to itPublishing, and through author submissions to its imprint.

Whether a non-fiction print edition from a major publishing house or a genre fiction ebook from a self - published author, contracting the services of a group like MethodApps can easily provide the extra push needed to market a book, especially if the app is sold or distributed in the same sales channel as the book and can therefore be bought at the time of the book purchase.

-LSB-...] information for imprints, I link to the Contact Us pages at several major publishing houses in this Media requesting review copies / trying to contact authors post.

Acquisition editors at major publishing houses are hot to find the next big thing, especially that elusive debut author whose manuscript both inspires their personal devotion and appears to have the necessary commercial appeal.

It allows for self - published authors to rise along with those minted by major houses, and it frees customers to stock up on the genre fiction that they might have otherwise been embarrassed to bring up to the counter at an indie bookstore.

If you're trying to locate contact information for imprints, I link to the Contact Us pages at several major publishing houses in this Media requesting review copies / trying to contact authors post.

To ensure that your book can compete with the best books published by the major houses, we encourage independent authors to follow the publishers» lead and put your book through at least two full rounds of editing if your budget and time line allow.

Taking into account the resources self - published authors often have compared to major publishing houses (and the fact that none of our self - published authors got offered a movie deal, at least not that we know of), we are proud to have so talented and successful writers on board.