Sentences with phrase «business minded authors»

A self publishing «win» is a vibrant and robust publishing community that has both publishing houses and avenues for business minded authors to advance on their own.

But to be a business minded author (which is my intention) means I need to also take responsibility of how I will get this book to market.

Not exact matches

Author and London Business School professor Lynda Gratton, along with her coauthor, Andrew Scott, had a simple premise in mind for their 2016 book, The 100 - Year Life: What is going to happen to us all, when everyone starts living to 100?

In this edited excerpt, the authors discuss the importance of keeping your audience in mind when writing your business plan.

Speaking at OZY Media's annual arts and innovation festival in New York City's Central Park over the weekend, Wharton professor Adam Grant and author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek, discussed a future shift to an employee - minded business model that emphasizes workplace culture.

«If you do business internationally, a business plan provides a standard means of evaluating your products» business potential in a foreign marketplace,» says Linda Pinson, author of Automate Your Business Plan for Windows ® and Anatomy of a Business Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the Markbusiness internationally, a business plan provides a standard means of evaluating your products» business potential in a foreign marketplace,» says Linda Pinson, author of Automate Your Business Plan for Windows ® and Anatomy of a Business Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the Markbusiness plan provides a standard means of evaluating your products» business potential in a foreign marketplace,» says Linda Pinson, author of Automate Your Business Plan for Windows ® and Anatomy of a Business Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the Markbusiness potential in a foreign marketplace,» says Linda Pinson, author of Automate Your Business Plan for Windows ® and Anatomy of a Business Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the MarkBusiness Plan for Windows ® and Anatomy of a Business Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the MarkBusiness Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the Markbusiness, Out of Your Mind and Into the Marketplace.

LaRocco is the author of «Opportunity Knocking» (Agate Publishing 2014), «Dynasties of the Sea: The Ships and Entrepreneurs Who Ushered in the Era of Free Trade» (Marine Money 2012) and «Thriving in the New Economy: Lessons from Today's Top Business Minds» (Wiley 2010).

In The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch on and Others Don't (St. Martin's Press), bestselling author and communication expert Carmine Gallo explains why storytelling and its power to build emotional connections is increasingly valued in today's workforce and is helping brands change hearts and minds.

Advising the new head of the Boardroom this season will be world - class business minds, including investment guru Warren Buffett, one of the most successful businessmen in the world; former Microsoft CEO and Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer; Tyra Banks, a supermodel, actress, TV host, producer, accomplished businesswoman and CEO of the Tyra Banks Company and cosmetics brand, TYRA Beauty; actress, author and entrepreneur Jessica Alba, the founder and chief creative officer of The Honest Company and Honest Beauty; and Schwarzenegger's trusted confidante and nephew, prominent entertainment attorney Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger.

-- Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind «In this valuable guide Chris Guillebeau shows that transforming an idea into a successful business can be easier than you think... You are in charge of which ideas deserve your time, and this book can help you wake up every morning eager to progress to the next step.»

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This week on Mom Talk Radio, Randi Zinn, author of Going Beyond Mom: How To Activate Your Mind, Body & Business After Baby, shares tips for establishing life «Beyond Mom.»

Keeping such a policy in mind will ensure that we fundraise in a manner appropriate to the ethos of the school whilst protecting ourselves against potentially embarrassing revelations after the fact About the author Kathy Roddy is a trainer for Fundraising Skills, which has developed an online course for bursars, business managers and administrators leading to the Certificate in school fundraising & income generation.

When in the 1990s computers became big business for schools and technology providers, a few skeptics such as Todd Oppenheimer (author of The Flickering Mind) urged caution and thrift, marshaling evidence of hype and waste in the purchase and use of tools in the classroom.

Wall Street Journal commentary by Meir Statman, Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, and Linda Herman, author of the book «Parents to the End: How Baby Boomers Can Parent for Peace of Mind, Foster Responsibility in Their Adult Children, and Keep Their Hard - Earned Money»

The current era of corporate education reform began with the 1983 publication of the Reagan administration's report A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform, prepared by a committee of prominent professors, politicians, teachers, and business executives.5 Not only did the report attack many of the equity - minded federal education reforms that preceded it, A Nation at Risk also manufactured a narrative of public education in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authors wrote.

I also have a very successful editing business, through which I have the privilege of working with numerous authors, helping them hone their skills as we polished their manuscripts and prepare them for publication... and whatever kind of success God had in mind for them.

Many authors seem themselves as artists and some others feel they're business - minded.

Authors are also stepping out and taking a financial risk by staging physical book tours, but as an article in Publisher's Weekly has shown, business - minded authors are working together to share the expense and the effort by combining their book tours into one «rock festival» - style event in several Authors are also stepping out and taking a financial risk by staging physical book tours, but as an article in Publisher's Weekly has shown, business - minded authors are working together to share the expense and the effort by combining their book tours into one «rock festival» - style event in several authors are working together to share the expense and the effort by combining their book tours into one «rock festival» - style event in several cities.

This decision was a long time in coming and was actually kind of sad for me, but I had to pull away from authors, for my own peace of mind and for the good of my business.

In this episode of Go Publish Yourself, we discuss the differences between the two and what an indie author needs to keep in mind when approaching these types of retailers, including an understanding of the corporate business model, sell sheets, availability, discounts, and a returnable status.

As business - minded authors, it's important to know and be aware of the opportunities and possibilities that are available to us in this exciting new time.

For episode 49 of the Happy Self Publishing show, we sat down with Ajit Nawalkha, co-founder of Mind Valley, founder of EverCoach, business coach and author of the Book of Coaching to find out how he wrote his book in just 8 (yes, you read that right!)

So why are more and more business - minded authors forming their own indie presses, especially if they have no plans to publish other authors» works?

A few business - minded authors made the CS opportunity their go - to outlet, while typically other authors have relied on Amazon.

«They're running their business with two general imperatives in mind: (i) maintain the primacy of paper (in significant part, by delaying the release of digital books and pricing them too high); and (ii) offer punitive financial, creative, and other terms to authors.

With your safety and concerns in mind, Rio All - Suite Hotel & Casino, conveniently located off the main Vegas strip, will host the Path To Publishing «Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business» 2018 Conference.

Shortly after, unscrupulously business - minded authors discovered they could also pay those same... [Read more...]

Shortly after, unscrupulously business - minded authors discovered they could also pay those same reviewers to spit out one - star reviews on the title that directly competed with their books, dropping the overall ratings.

They'll be at the mercy of the slow, narrow - minded businesses who don't have the foresight or resources to help their authors stay current.

I don't even know how to say what I feel about publishers at this point — part of the problem is that they insist on acting as if we are still in the 1800's — they haven't changed their business models in a long time and they really are almost clueless when it comes to looking at the future of books — I wouldn't mind paying more for an ebook or even a paper based book if the author was getting more revenue but it's not about the author at this point it's all about the publisher.

A firm believer that there is a better, friendlier, and more author - centered way to get books into the hands of readers, Tina created a business model with those principles in mind.

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From marketing and discovery discussions with Author Day co-sponsor (thank you) Publishers Weekly's Cevin Bryarman and Kobo's Mark Lefevbre to community and audience - creation debate with Wattpad's Allen Lau and distribution points from Net Minds» Tim Sanders, the tone and pitch of the day was rooted in responsibility — the author's responsibility to educate him - and herself, to learn to flex long - unused business muscles by understanding the business and tackling deficieAuthor Day co-sponsor (thank you) Publishers Weekly's Cevin Bryarman and Kobo's Mark Lefevbre to community and audience - creation debate with Wattpad's Allen Lau and distribution points from Net Minds» Tim Sanders, the tone and pitch of the day was rooted in responsibility — the author's responsibility to educate him - and herself, to learn to flex long - unused business muscles by understanding the business and tackling deficieauthor's responsibility to educate him - and herself, to learn to flex long - unused business muscles by understanding the business and tackling deficiencies.

With that in mind, we'll be presenting some of the hottest and most talented indie authors in the business.

As an author you just have to work with the market as it stands, so the average first time fiction author, taking the business minded approach of making your first book a «loss leader «can go along way to building momentum and your readership in the first year or so of being available.

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If you think branding is a business marketing term and doesn't apply to authors, it's time to change your mind!

With that in mind, we offer beautiful, customized business cards, bookmarks, and postcards featuring your author information, book details and book cover image.

But it's important to keep in mind that building a fan base loyal to specific authors isn't in Harlequin's business model.

Indie authors need to be business minded.

I've read a lot (like a lot a lot) of blog posts from successful indie authors searching for their secrets but what I found was just a lot of sensible business - minded advice.

With the «self publishing is everywhere» thought in mind, it seems like everyone (including myself, on two panels) is talking about authors need to be more organized and business - like, and to promote themselves more.

And keep in mind, being an indie author means you're also a business.

Keep in mind that, from a rights buyer's perspective, a half - hour meeting with an individual author has less business potential than a meeting with an agent.

It's aimed at indie authors but much of the material will also be useful to business - minded traditionally published authors who are considering other income streams.

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Tony Wilkins, Small Business Forum radio host and author of Surviving the economy says «don't go into freelancing with big expectations,» instead «go in with an open mind.

Psychologist and author, Camille Preston, discusses how saying no works to set boundaries, establishes positive relationships and helps you keep your business in mind.

As reported by Jacquelyn Smith on Business Insider, national workplace expert and author or Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job, Lynn Taylor warns, «The hiring manager may appear laid back and open - minded in the beginning of the dreaded conversation, but don't take the bait.