All
these big name authors who are all multi-million bestsellers, all multi-millionaires.
I also suspect with this gone,
some big name authors who have been absent in the past will be attending the conference.
At Thrillerfest, I was excited to meet some of
the big name authors who I call my writing heroes.
This is
big name authors who stand out very, very well.
I've spoken to some well - known
big name authors who have also reversed position on this.
Every big name author who writes bestselling books has a website / blog where people can go when they search for that author on Google.
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You see
authors with several books out,
who have all manner of credentials to their
name, and platforms as
big as those of a rockstar.
Back when BEA was ABA, the Book and
Author programs mixed
big name authors with emerging
authors,
who often became the buzz of the show.
«
Author Marketing Club comes as a boon to those
who wish to be independent
authors in the already overloaded tough world of literature, competing with
big name publishers with deep pockets to promote their stable of established writers.
For every
big name six - figure - earning indie
author, there are dozens of writers
who earn money by looking toward local opportunities.
He's a
big name, with
big name First Class
authors, and thus he thinks the rest of the writing world is livestock
who he's happy he doesn't have to pay attention to any more.
We've heard from some pretty
big name authors here
who don't like newsletters either, It is possible to be a successful
author without one.
So lovely to hear of an
author who's had a great experience with traditional pubbing and a
big -
name publisher.
There are other reasons for the
authors who fall between these extremes; all are stigmatized against by the
big name publishers and chain bookstores.
Do Google the
name to make sure it doesn't belong to another
author, anybody
who already has a
big Web presence, or is wanted for a heinous crime.
Hello, I am a new
Author at amazon.My book on Paperback is called Desire Of Obsession12, its about a women Emlya,
who is desperately in love with a man
named Jason.Emlya finds out that there is a
big secret after secret.With twists and turns, and about true happiness.
There are so many
authors, even the
big names,
who are only selling their ebooks on Amazon or BN.
However, two of her neighbors and acquaintances are
big -
name TV people
who have interviewed
authors in the past, and the subject matter / themes in my novel are ones they're interested in.
But as the experts at Indie
Author Fringe will tell you,
authors and publishers
who lack
big name recognition, will also need to focus on making good first impressions.
After all, all of the fancy
Big 5 buildings, expense - account lunches and fat cat salaries are being paid for by those big - name writers because it's sure not the developing authors who are supporting th
Big 5 buildings, expense - account lunches and fat cat salaries are being paid for by those
big - name writers because it's sure not the developing authors who are supporting th
big -
name writers because it's sure not the developing
authors who are supporting that.
The truly hilarious thing about this sentence is that if Leonard is right — that Amazon is starting a «class war» between
authors, then Leonard is deliberately siding with the «one - percenters» of the publishing world — the Turows, Prestons, and Kings, rather than the ninety - nine percent of
authors who can only dream of the volume of sales enjoyed by those
big -
name authors.
SIBF Director Ahmed Al Ameri has worked closely with the UK's Midas Public Relations to build SIBF's status on the world stage and securing an
author like Brown shows just how far the fair has come; last year the SIBF had Jeffrey Archer — another
big name, but not in the same league as Brown,
who has never attended BEA, or the Frankfurt or London book fairs.
And just like Pulp Fiction
authors who went on to be
big names in publishing, we're already seeing indie
authors blazing their own trails to fame and fortune (and sometimes infamy).
Be skeptical of all of these, because in case you haven't noticed, exactly none of the
big selling indie
authors who have broken out in the last 3 years did so because they put «
Author» after their
name, or fired off an endless stream of spam at prospective readers, treating them as dolts.
Authors who already have familiar
names,
big followings and
big back lists are crowding out the little guy.
What that platform looks like, or how it works, varies from
author to
author: Some are
big names who can attract attention with any book they release, others have figured out how to harness a local or regional fan base to spread word of mouth, and still others know how to use digital media for visibility.
I often speak with
authors who want to hire us to get them early endorsements for their book and are ready with the wish list of
big names.
We have the wagons filled with
authors who think that they are going to break
big because they read someone's work that sort of sucked (but
who is a household
name) and they think, hey, my crappy book doesn't suck any worse than theirs, maybe I'll throw it up on Amazon and see if it finds an audience.
A pitfall there is that an
author who publishes a full novel may never see that novel in print under a label
name, as Indie and
Big Five presses — like most companies — don't want to compete against themselves.
The
big name authors and the celebrities whose books don't perform to expectation are untouched; the
author who gets a reasonable advance and whose book sells much better than expected are the ones
who suffer the greatest loss.
That ignores that Amazon also pushes the books on folks
who couldn't give two toots about the publisher's
big name authors, and only tried them out because they were suggested.
I believe that many of the
big -
name authors from the past
who succeeded as traditionally published
authors could also thrive in today's market as indie
authors if they had been writers in today's world instead.
Many of these are by
big -
name authors who have become complacent and take their audience for granted.
Also out there are numerous exchanges between newer pros and neo-pros
who are, to varying degrees, afraid their inability to attend the same conventions as
Big Name Authors and Editors will permanently and irrevocably damage their ability to thrive in traditional publishing because they're not connecting properly.
That remains to be seen, but last weekend (September 20th) an annual secret soiree held in New Mexico for
big name authors and hosted by Amazon was missing some invitations — significantly, invitations to Hachette authors or those who have publicly shown support for Authors
authors and hosted by Amazon was missing some invitations — significantly, invitations to Hachette
authors or those who have publicly shown support for Authors
authors or those
who have publicly shown support for
Authors Authors United.
Unless you are a
BIG NAME or a
BIG BOOK (and at a
BIG HOUSE with a
BIG BUDGET), 99 % of the time, the vast majority of marketing falls to the
author, no matter
who pays for printing.
Everyone is trying to jump on this — publishers & agents alike — and hope that some
authors will think there's value in the same old same old, but I'm concerned for the aspiring
author who does nt have the experience
who thinks the
big named agent is repping them, when not everything is disclosed.
The mainstream literary scene, like Hollywood, is constellated by twenty - five or so
big -
name authors with literary - auction - level fame (and among actors, by twenty - five or so
who possess mega-watt star status).
As a self - published
author, it's especially important to maintain a social media presence and ongoing marketing of oneself, so we are often more accessible than others
who've published traditionally or are already
big -
name authors who don't need to maintain robust accounts.
Also, while dinosaurs, some of the
big six may survive if they gut their marketing departments (or spin these off as add agencies focused on top 10
authors only), define more standard T&C s (which they will get away with with their new
authors, whereas the
big names who could negotiate a better deal will anyway be hiring editors by the hour and publishing direct on amazon etc) and change business model to promote not
authors (
who are fundamentally un-ownable now you can easily self or amazon publish) but rather their own editorial abilities.
The
biggest names and highest earners in traditional publishing are overwhelmingly
authors who debuted prior to 2009 and have a lot of works available.
The small handful of
Big Five
authors with Top - 100 UK ebooks
who were also selling well in the US were
names that would surprise no one: Robert Galbraith, Lee Child, E L James, Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, Andy Weir, Jojo Moyes, and Paula Hawkins.
The only problem with this is that those
authors demanding their rights back are the ones
who have figured out that they can make money without having the «
big name publisher» putting out their e-books.
I was joking with some of the people there and saying, «Look, you know, instead of this early Sunday morning indie
author alternative panel, we need to have the superstars of hybrids panel with some of these
big -
name authors who at the moment are keeping it quiet.
Thankyou for showing me that it is not just me
who feels that indie
authors are as valid as the ones with the
big name publishers.
Despite the fact that the package usually includes the work of
big name authors rather than indies, it is up to the reader
who decides which distributing channel can broaden the sales revenue and the quality of the content delivered by hardworking
authors that will ultimately attract new readers.
Just think about how a great book by an unknown will compete with a brand
name author... Yes, life is tough, but again... why doesn't Amazon address the fact that it makes most of its money off of the same old same old, books that are either «built» by
big publishers or by indies
who often combine formulaic storytelling with full on marketing.
It is a great opportunity to explore new
authors who don't get the recognition from the
big name publishers.