My first book, Face - Off, was published
by a large publisher when I was 18 years old in the early 1990s.
Not exact matches
If they choose to look only at «
large publisher» books, it's because they've bought (or are required
by their
publishers to follow) the «books
by other
publishers are no good» line, even
when a commentator whose review is right there on view on a book's cover obviously knows more about literature than half the editorial staff (even good ones) at most
large publishing houses.
Driven
by curiosity (as always), I've just spend a
large part of my lunch break browsing through various forums [1], trying to get a handle on what problems self -
publishers are facing
when they are creating their ebooks.
The cons of self - publishing are that a
large percentage of your time is absorbed
by formatting, cover design, uploading, promotion, and the dozens of items you never thought about
when you were with a
publisher.
Indeed, people write in
larger numbers than were ever accepted
by publishers, as I saw
when working in publishing in the late 80s / early 90s.
Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in federal court
when questioned
by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the
largest book
publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market.
However,
when it all boiled down to
publishers, the market was heavily dominated
by the so - called «leading»
publishers and
large publishers.
When independent developers get bought out
by large publishers, sometimes it's not just hot cars and big checks.
Publishers love them because of the
larger install bases offered
by the older consoles, but it can be a risky move early in the life cycle of a console
when developing a unique identity is important.