Sentences with phrase «authors make informed decisions»

We also vet self - publishing services using our ALLi Code of Standards to help authors make informed decisions.

Massive change is being sparked in the publishing industry, thanks to the enterprising — and exhausting — work of authors who've taken it upon themselves to share sales information with the intention of helping authors make informed decisions where publishing opportunities are involved.

New information and knowledge have come to light thanks to the efforts of a core group of individuals; author Hugh Howey and his mathematical number cruncher Data Guy have released exhaustive information through the Author Earnings reports designed to help authors make informed decisions concerning their... [Read more...]

His book truly helps any author make informed decisions with valuable knowledge about the process, taking advantage of all the services Amazon has to offer.

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People who actually need the advice shouldn't just read one side and then complain that the author has only offered one side, they go in search of the other side themselves and make an informed decision based on what they have read and using their parenting style and intuition as parents lead the way.plain that the author has only offered one side, they go in search of the other side themselves and make an informed decision based on what they have read and using their parenting style and intuition as parents lead the way.

The authors explain the simple facts in a straightforward and non-judgmental way, providing every mother with the information she needs in order to make informed decisions for herself and her baby.

The authors suggested that women contemplating augmentation should be provided with information related to the rates of successful breastfeeding as part of informed decision making when contemplating surgery.

The study's lead author, Mr Jason Bentley from the Menzies Centre for Health Policy commented: «There is an urgent need for strategies to inform more judicious clinical decision making about the timing of planned birth.»

«It's important to understand the mechanisms of action of chemotherapy on spermatogenesis to help clinicians make informed decisions on adjusting treatment, reducing side effects, and better advising patients on family planning,» says INRS's Dr. Géraldine Delbès, reproductive toxicology specialist and the author in charge of this study.

Improved diagnostic tests are on the horizon, but we need huge efforts to increase their accuracy, use them for active case finding in the community, and eventually make them available in low income countries so as to inform treatment decisions and preserve the efficacy of any new antibiotic drugs for TB,» says lead author of the Commission Professor Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town.

«Having real data from a majority of the solar plants in the United States will help people make proper comparisons and informed decisions,» lead author Sean Ong said.

Central to making data - informed decisions is ensuring you have the right authoring tool in place; one that will provide you with what you need to know to plan your content creation and maximize the performance of existing content through continual refinement.

We encourage educators to relate the authors» message to their own situations and to inform decision - making and action.

We'll discuss metrics that help you make informed and meaningful decisions about how to best spend your time, and what advanced platform - building looks like for an established author.

And — the thing I'm probably best known for — I collect and share data on author earnings from various publishers, so that writers can make more informed decisions about their careers.

Our Author Learning Center content will give you the information you need to make informed decisions — and have the best publishing adventure possible.

If you've been going back and forth on whether a pen name would be suitable for you, consider the reasons listed below and make an informed decision on pen names for authors.

First, Lulu tends to withhold specific pricing and fee info until late in the specification process, while showering the prospective author with any number of up - sells — many of which the average customer might not know enough about in order to make an informed decision.

Steven Konkoly and M. Louisa Locke, both authors who self - published in their respective genres, took note of where the industry was headed and made the informed decision to go it mostly alone.

And people searching for «self publishing» may be interested in some of the things I write because there is a lot of confusion and misunderstandings about the term; savvy authors exploring all their publishing options are wise to get as many different perspectives as possible to make an informed decision.

Jane Friedman's award - winning blog helps authors and self - publishers make informed decisions for their publishing careers.

The Publishing Advisor is designed to better equip authors to make informed decisions throughout their publishing experience.

I have never taken your discussion of your own success as rubbing our faces in it but rather, an attempt to make the whole process more transparent so authors can make informed decisions, rather than ones based on misinformation or fear.

Helen Sedwick presents Self - Publishing Companies, Through a Legal Lens posted at BookWorks Blog, saying, «BookWorks» Legal Expert, Helen Sedwick, looks at self - publishing companies (aka subsidy or vanity publishers) from a contractual standpoint, so indie authors can make an informed decision before signing on.»

The site, «by authors, for authors» (spearheaded by best - selling indie author Hugh Howey) touts as its purpose, «to gather and share information so that writers can make informed decisions.

Add in author interviews and other promotional materials that might help me make a more informed decision and it is even better.

We will transfer our book printing knowledge to you, so that you can make an informed decision on what kind of services you may need in your journey as an author.

To make an informed decision, McCray advises these authors to study the lists carefully and watch the performance of books similar to theirs.

As someone who has walked away from incredible offers (after agonizing mightily about doing so), I have longed for greater transparency so that up - and - coming authors can make better - informed decisions.

It's best to know the traditional publishing world, too, so authors can make informed decisions.

If you are a writer who wants to make truly informed publishing decisions, you'll want to read this latest report — then take the time to study the other eye - opening reports on the Author Earnings website.

Doctorow has done us a service here, in that he captures Howey's stated aim («to gather and share information so that writers can make informed decisions») and he sums up the fundamental nature of the Howeyan message: authors should not assume that there's always more money to be made in traditional contracts.

Authors, just proceed carefully, and make an informed decision.

Honest and dishonest publishing services exist of every stripe; authors are advised to understand the publishing ecosystem, read the small print, ask their peers, do their research, read the small print again, and make informed decisions on a case - by - case basis.

Any author with a basic grasp of statistics should be able to make a much better - informed decision today than they could have last week.

It speaks volumes that the bloggers of influence (such as Joe, Barry, Hugh, and many others) and all the people commenting and analysing the available data, are actually doing this to help authors make more informed decisions, WITH NOTHING PERSONAL TO GAIN.

Deciding whether to sell your books exclusively on one platform or across many will affect the options you will have for promoting your book; make that decision as an informed author after finishing this course.

With the Author Learning Center, Mill City Press provides the information you'll need to make informed decisions about where you want to spend your money.

Howey's stated goal for his report was to provide «greater transparency so that up - and - coming authors can make better - informed decisions.»

As informed, wise, and purpose - driven authors who have made the decision to employ the indie route rather than the traditional publishing route for your book, you're ahead of the curve.

We could then track conversions on our landing pages and study that data, aligning it with what Data Guy is seeing in his Author Earnings reports, to make informed decisions about our careers.

Decision making is always difficult, but it helps when we, as authors, can make better informed decisions.

Authors can choose how they price this is information so they may make informed decisions.

... I have longed for greater transparency so that up - and - coming authors can make better - informed decisions.

I read a lot of debut and mid-list authors and am happy to help readers make informed decisions on what to buy.

I have no problem with people who choose to publish traditionally, I just have a problem with authors not getting all the information they need to make an informed decision.

A background check on the author will help you make a well - informed decision.

ASHGI and this author have long promoted the open sharing of health information; if breeders don't know where the problems are they can not make informed breeding decisions.

• Qualified to provide information to customers regarding popular contemporary authors, in a bid to help them make informed buying decisions.

«An employer has the right to make an informed [hiring] decision based on relevant information,» says Les Rosen, president of Employment Screening Resources in Novato, California, and author of The Safe Hiring Manual.