Sentences with phrase «authors or publishers selling»

eBook discovery, or the ability to browse and find a title based on basic keyword searches at online booksellers, is one of the greatest obstacles for authors or publishers selling content.

We only make money when an author or publisher sells books through our distribution platform, which means we have a vested interest in every author's success.

Not exact matches

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That reminds me, I was looking on the Hesperian Foundation website (publishers of «Where There is No Doctor» and other such titles for developing countries, and which illustrious author should they be selling in the store but Ina May, «America's leading midwife» (or something similarly gushy).

Last week, for the first time ever, a major author — or, in many minds (as though it's a matter of opinion), THE world - premiere author of the # 1 best - selling series in publishing history, J.K. Rowling — has decided (with her publisher) to release the ebooks directly.

A publisher may not like an author selling to international markets if they intend to buy rights — or the house could see a proven seller & pay more to buy it.

As we've written a number of times at GigaOM, the traditional book - publishing business continues to be disrupted, with some self - published authors such as Amanda Hocking making millions of dollars without using a traditional agent or publisher, by selling their own books through Amazon's (s amzn) Kindle platform.

This change means that the very publishers who sell their own works — whether they are the authors themselves, fully operating publishers, or authors with their own imprint for business purposes — can now be undersold and therefore not be the actual seller when a consumer (oblivious to the rule change) clicks «add to cart.»

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 have seen several books where the author and or publisher have decided to make all of their money on selling a tiny amount of expensive e-books.

Authors typically are paid a percentage (which can be up to 40 %) of the sale from their ebook or agree to a flat fee from the publisher which will remain fixed regardless of the number of books sold.

Some authors are even selling the rights to some of their books to traditional publishers while keeping control of others, or selling print rights and keeping those to e-books.

The book was particularly to address the rapidly expanding group of self - published or independent authors — but what author doesn't want to sell more books, even those commissioned by traditional publishers?

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.

This policy includes authors, artists, publishers, manufacturers, or third - party merchants selling the product.

Authors know that when they work with a publisher, they're partnering with a company that has years, decades or even centuries of experience choosing, editing, designing, marketing and selling books.

Authors, writers, publishers of eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major eBook retailers - we convert eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on eBooks

Meet as many authors and editors and publishers and agents as you can, take them to coffee if you can, and ask them every question that you can (do not ask them to read your book, help you get a contract, or help you sell it — just ask them to share what they know, and thank them with coffee and a nice hand - written note).

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

Or is it you publishers are just too cheap to invest some of that money you've scammed from authors over the years to build some infrastructure to sell direct to customers because you know that without a middleman such as Amazon and Apple, you will no longer be able to shield exactly how much you've scammed from authors by claiming the middleman took a big chunk of it?

With or without a publisher, every author must give some thought as to how to build a network to assist in the varied marketing and promotional efforts it takes to sell books.

The standard agency commission doesn't just pertain to domestic book sales, but any and all of the book's subsidiary rights sales, whether sold by the agent, author, or publisher.

And on a much smaller scale, Authors After Dark (one of the best conventions ever) manages to just let us sell our own books regardless of whether we're with a publisher or not (or have returnable books or not).

For example, authors of color had their books segregated under a separate imprint at Harlequin until just the past year or two, and publishers still make excuses for why they don't know how to sell stories with diverse elements (although many self - published authors manage to sell them just fine).

The author is asked to guarantee that the work is actually theirs to sell, not plagiarized, stolen, or already sold to another publisher.

If a self - published book sells 5,000 copies in its first six months, an agent or publisher is not going to let first rights issues stand in their way (always assuming that the book is well - written [I've known self - pubbed authors who've managed to sell large numbers of really pretty bad books] and the sales suggest a market that could be tapped, rather than one that has been exhausted, as with some niche products).

Publishers aren't printing as many new books, especially from debut authors, and agents aren't able to sell as many new books or authors.

Jane Friedman, former publisher of Writer's Digest and current columnist for Publishers Weekly defines author platform in her wonderfully succinct way, as «an ability to sell books because of who you are or who you can reach.»

If you're an author or publisher who wants to sell more books, never forget this point: you're not in the writing business.

So, it's not just a matter of the author or US publisher giving Amazon or Apple or BN or Whoever a thumbs - up to sell away the English language eBook from their distribution channels in other countries.

When you mention your book title in a blog post (or anyone's book title) Always hyperlink the title to amazon and Lachesis Publishing or the web site of the author you are writing about, or their publisher's site or any other site where the books you mention are sold.

(Actually, the authors who will really make money in this new world are those who can write fast or who have backlists they own and sell to both traditional publishers and have other projects up at the same time to take advantage of this promotion.)

Under the system authors and publishers can have their books listed on the Google main ebook website but can also sell them directly on their own blog, store, or webpage.

Google makes money from advertising whether the e-books are being sold legally by the publisher or author, or whether they are being sold illegally by a pirate, or whether they are being «shared» in violation of the authors» copyright by some blogger via links to a file - sharing site.

Finally, this term can be applied to authors who continue to self - publish and also deal with an existing publisher, or sell them a series of standalone books.

In many cases the author or publisher requires this for the book to be sold.

In the past, some authors have just decided to forget about all the legal drama and publish the book themselves or sell the book to another publisher.

During this beta period, Goodreads is working with Amazon Publishing to host Kindle ebook giveaways, but once out of beta, the program will be open to any author or publisher — whoever owns the digital distribution rights for the book — who sells their ebooks on Amazon.

Many smaller publishers and author cooperatives sell books without copy protection through amazon (and / or direct).

I wouldn't hesitate but to recommend Tim to any authors or publishers looking to grow their profile and ultimately to sell more books.

I find authors with promise, work with them to improve their manuscripts and try to sell them to a large New York - based publisher, a smaller indie publisher or help them self - publish their work.

The reality is that most e-books are priced below $ 10, unless they are top - selling authors and / or through bigger publishers.

If you are a new author, or a publisher looking for help optimizing Amazon's services to help sell books (or eBooks), give me a call.

While the publishing climate is certainly changing, I think as long as sales are tracked through traditional outlets and publishers continue to put the most emphasis using Bookscan as a primary sales reference point — versus an author's statement that the book has sold 3,000 copies in back - of - the - room sales or as ebooks — big publishers are going to be wary of publishing authors that are showing, say, 100 copies sold.

If the large publishers are hoping for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands in book sales, then a self - published author who has sold more books, say 5,000 copies, is a bit of a dilemma.

A author who can't sell to the big publishers would do better to a small press or epublisher than to self - publish.

Both author and musician have a similar goal: being picked up by a major publisher / label, or selling enough books / music (and merchandise) to make a living.

Going back to the Shark Tank, I would say that many authors would be challenged to come up with a short description of their book idea to pitch to some publisher or agent sharks... or even to come up with a short description of their book to sell it to readers through Amazon.

And of course authors and publishers can sell books online through major retailers such as Amazon, both by uploading ebooks and by using print - on - demand or vendor programs to sell to consumers.

Even though the volume of books produced and sold through traditional publishers can be large, the royalties paid to authors can be as low as a dollar or less per book (maybe even way less!).