Not exact matches
So, many of the
benefits for a hybrid
author starting off with a
publisher — the «higher respect, more review opportunities, and wider distribution in print
or tricky markets» I mentioned — might not exist if said
publisher is a digital - first
publisher.
Hybrid
authors get the
benefit of a
publisher brand, which might come with higher respect, more review opportunities, and wider distribution in print
or tricky markets like libraries, etc..
The only
benefit publisher companies currently have is massive advertising dollars for their first line
authors if those
authors are publishing in the current fads
or already have lots of fans....
We want
authors to
benefit from the sale of their work, which can't happen when vanity
or self
publishers make money on every side of a transaction.
On the flip side, if you're a successful
author,
or simply one with a large following, you could
benefit from cutting out the
publisher.
I believe that an organization like this could be of great
benefit to self -
publishers, if it brings self - published
authors together to accomplish as a group what we can't accomplish on our own: group discounts, selling our books in venues that normally don't accept a one -
author publisher or require 50 + titles in the
publisher's catalogue, having a presence at fairs and conferences, etc..
The reasons many look to self - publish can range from
authors who had their books rejected by traditional
publishers, prohibitive costs for getting published, wanting to maintain full control and full publishing rights of their books,
or even curiosity to see what
benefits it brings.
It's hard to see how the
publisher is losing «real» sales on these titles, since the reader can't purchase them as ebooks,
or, in the case of the out - of - print books, in any format that
benefits the
publisher and
author at all.
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.
How You
Benefit Whether you're an
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or studio professional, ACX makes life better, more creative, and potentially much more lucrative.
It makes sense to me that for the first print run
publishers stick largely with the current model but use POD on the backlist; that could have tremendous
benefits to
author and pub house both if done correctly (not to mention readers, who'd be able to order older books by a favourite writer and not face the flipping frustrating «out of print»
or «no stock available» options.
These
authors didn't have the
benefit of a
publisher's editing team; they recruited several readers
or hired editors.
While I appreciate that as an professional
author you're interested in making a living by exploiting your copyrights, the system as a whole should
benefit the public first and foremost, with
benefits for
authors or publishers not considered at all, save for how that factors into maximizing the public
benefit.
The first was SPANpro, a paid - membership association with a package of
benefits to help its members become more successful
authors or publishers.
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