Sentences with phrase «benefit big publishers»

This system is made to benefit BIG publishers and big indie authors that are already making a killing.

Yet just as high street booksellers blanched at the rise of the e-book (and consequent shrinking of their bestseller market and creeping dominance by Amazon), so academic bookshops are right to be wary of how digital inevitably benefits the bigger publishers over smaller campus bookstores.

Not exact matches

My concerns notwithstanding, I respect Amazon's passion for innovation (and I truly, truly approved of the Department of Justice's antitrust suit against the biggest publishers, whether or not Amazon benefited; the law is the law).

But of course, since traditional publishers only pay attention to their big blockbuster writers and leave newbies to do their own marketing, one might as well go ahead on one's own and reap the (70 % royalty) benefits instead of the standard 8 % on nothing once «costs» have been paid...

I'm not a big fan of reading manga / comics digitally but I really want to see it succeed to the benefit of readers, creators and publishers alike.

The biggest issue with self - publishing is that you don't have a publisher making decisions for you — the benefit is that you don't have a publisher forcing their decisions on you.

I feel right now I've found a happy medium with higher royalties than the big six authors, but some of the benefits they have (although not all)-- I signed with a big independent publisher, however I wouldn't rule out either of the other two options in future.

That is quite a few less than a traditional publisher, BUT (and this is a big one) there are some MAJOR benefits Amazon works in compared to a traditional publisher.

I also suspect that the fog of war that currently shrouds the marketplace probably benefits self - publishers more than the big publishers.

A time - limited clause would let the publisher gain their profit from the biggest sales period of the book, right after the release, and yet let the author benefit from more favorable royalty rates off the long - tail sales if they re-release the book themselves after the rights reversion.

«The benefit of #ProjectReadathon is that the simple act of reading can have far - reaching social impact: the more participants read, the bigger contribution they can make,» the publisher announced in a press release.

Sales for a small tier of mega-bestsellers like Patterson, King, Evanovich, Roberts, etc. skew toward brick & mortar print and away from ebooks and online because of the broad brick - and - mortar visibility you mention in airports, supermarkets, etc., and especially because of paid co-op placement in bookstores, which they benefit from disproportionately (Because publishers concentrate marketing spend disproportionately in their biggest - name tentpole authors).

The industry also benefits as a whole from the extra attention it receives due to the promotion of its authors and the presence of the publishers at the biggest book fair in the world.

There are some books that would benefit from the expertise and experience of a traditional publisher, just like some movies need the resources of a big studio to make the project come to life.

I'm thinking — if you really are going to query publishers for the above benefits, it might help you more if you went through a publisher who gets you good distribution and a decent advance and no funny business in the contract (a Big 5, if you can swing it... and do watch that contract.

Unless her agent got a cut she very much capitalized on the benefits of self - publishing for that project, which I loved... The biggest threat to traditional publishing are traditional publishers... If a gate is slammed in my face, is it my responsibility to come back and paint it when I've found another gate, or built myself a ladder?

The publishers noted that while they continue to sell e-books under the wholesale model, they have «benefitted significantly» — along with authors, booksellers and consumers, — from the ability of the Big Six publishers to adopt the agency pricing model with Amazon, since those arrangements, «contributed dramatically to increased competition and diversification in the distribution of e-books.»

Which, of course, is why the entire Establishment — Big Publishers, bookstores, agents, Big Name Authors, distributors, major periodicals (which benefit from publisher advertising), et al. — have aligned themselves loudly against Amazon.

When I write that the traditional book publishing industry sometimes «appears to be operated by 5 big traditional book publishers in New York for their sole benefit, the rest of the industry be damned» I thought it would be clear that I not in the stands cheering for that side of the industry.

That's why I laugh at the notion of comics needing the Big Two because if folks would've been more alert to the game being played sooner than people have finally started to, they'd have enjoyed the benefits of a healthy publisher / creator relationship like writers do and should and Marvel / DC would've started the slide into their current malaise / drek a lot sooner than the last few years.

Successful self - published authors like Howey, who did well by ultimately selling print rights to a Big 5 publisher while retaining digital rights, are less likely to see any benefit in prestige or marketing when there is diminished gain from a rapidly diminishing retail presence.

The filing says that big - six publishers, through their contracts with Amazon that allow for Amazon's proprietary DRM on their ebooks, «unreasonably restrain trade and commerce in the market for ebooks» in violation of the Sherman Act,» and claims «consumers have been injured because they have been deprived of choice and also denied the benefits of innovation and competition resulting from the foreclosure of independent brick - and - mortar bookstores.»

And if big publishing houses allow these companies to get a foothold — which is already happening — authors won't see the benefit of going through a larger publisher.

While this is likely a negative development for readers, indie - authors are likely positioned to benefit from higher average ebook prices (especially when this average is skewed by titles coming from Big Five publishers).

This not only shows the big six publishers are not pricing their ebooks too high, but the low prices are actually benefiting the sales of the ebooks.

But I do feel we are all missing on the benefits to be derived from the Big Five or small, respected legacy presses, if we don't realize that the legacy publishers offer something more than a contract and royalties: they offer a chance to be reviewed by independent professional critics in the mainstream media and to access all the prestigious prizes — and this should be also said loud and clear and I hope you dedicate a future post to this.