Sentences with phrase «by big name authors»

New novels are regularly published by big name authors such as Jeffery Deaver, Dean Koontz and James Patterson, but indie authors have no way to get involved in the program unless they use a secret email address to get in touch with the editorial team.

Face it: Your book is competing with millions of other titles — many by Big Name authors from major publishers — for the attention, consideration, and purchasing dollars of your target reader.

This November a massive amount of new e-books will be released by big name authors.

You know, some recipes by big name authors just don't work.

Not exact matches

The author concludes his critique by noting that although yoga has established benefits, its utility is dampened by a lack of reflection by stakeholders on the big picture issues named above.

In a recent Ed Week blog post from Larry Ferlazzo, author Zaretta Hammond stated that a big myth (about Culturally Responsive Teaching) is that it's about motivating students of color by mentioning cultural facts or naming famous people of color.

The article, «Models for Value - Added Modeling of Teacher Effects,» is authored by Daniel McCaffrey (Educational Testing Service [ETS] Scientist, and still a «big name» in VAM research), J. R. Lockwood (RAND Corporation Scientists), Daniel Koretz (Professor at Harvard), Thomas Louis (Professor at Johns Hopkins), and Laura Hamilton (RAND Corporation Scientist).

Were they not authors before they were signed by a big name?

So the next time you pick up a book, whether it's by me, a self - published author, or a big name, think about leaving a review — it really does matter!

For every big name six - figure - earning indie author, there are dozens of writers who earn money by looking toward local opportunities.

Many of their authors are picked up by big name publishers like Simon & Schuster or McCleland and Stewart.

To all those offended by DRM: With few big name exceptions, authors spend a vast amount of time and talent with the slim hope of having a book that sells enough to make the venture worthwhile.

There are other reasons for the authors who fall between these extremes; all are stigmatized against by the big name publishers and chain bookstores.

Big Sky, the first book by BookLogix author C. J. Pagano, was named a finalist in the Indie Excellence Awards.

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...

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 thBig 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 thbig - name writers because it's sure not the developing authors who are supporting that.

Do you think a true indie author co-operative spearheaded by the biggest names in the industry as a chance of success?

Something worth considering is that with any big name author currently out there the work has already been done for them on the branding and marketing front by the publishing houses so it's easy to move the books, print or E, on that basis already.

35 % of KU readers cite romance as their favorite genre, but genres dominated by traditionally published big - name authors like James Patterson in Mystery / Thriller are less likely to be in KU.

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.

This means a lot to me as it is recognition for writing and judged by a number of big - name thriller authors.

What's more vain than an author refusing to publish their book unless its published by a big name NY publisher?

Now that I'd seen it exhibited by two big name authors, I realize that no matter how successful, every writer must have it.

Nate Hoffelder presents Indie Authors Are Getting Clobbered by Big Name eBook Discounts — But Not For The Reason You Think posted at The Digital Reader, saying, «If you've been following ebook news over the past 6 months then you've noticed that ebook prices have tended to drop.

In today's world it doesn't matter whether your book is published by a big - name publishing house, or by you; either way, the author, not the publisher, drives readers to the store, period.

Big - name authors and publishers can sell books without the best blurb, so you can learn more by studying effective blurbs from lesser - known authors.

Many of these are by big - name authors who have become complacent and take their audience for granted.

And now big publishers are being crowded out of the bestseller lists by independent authors, and are being forced to lower their own big - name titles to $ 5 just to compete with indie authors at $ 1 and $ 3.

Some might argue that it has been the take - up of self - publishing by the big - name authors and celebrities that has given it credibility, but the reverse is true.

For libraries, this plethora of titles by big - name authors would be a challenge in the best of times.

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.

Most of these ebooks were authored by some of the biggest names in the industry — James Patterson, Malcom Gladwell, Stephen Colbert, Douglas Preston, and more — and demand for these books would easily cover the prices asked.

When everyone is forced to sell their books at deep discount, even the big names, do you realistically think anyone is going to read books by no - names when you can get proven authors at the same price?

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).

(The other big factors include shopping the bestseller list, shopping by the name of an established author, browsing through the gigantic haystack of books on Amazon, professional book reviews, and bookstore recommendations.)

We aren't swayed by big names or publishing houses, we simply want to feel passionate about the books we review and provide the highest level of support to the authors we connect with.

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.

They will be forced by reality to cede a greater share of that margin with their big name authors which will probably force them to cede greater share of the bounty with smaller name authors.

We've already seen authors collaborate by pulling together to do a book bundle and, in fact, even big - named bestselling authors are doing this as well.

If the giftee likes to read bestselling titles from big - name authors released by big publishers, the $ 25 gift card will be enough to buy two books.

Also be warned that a number of other big name publishers like Simon and Schuster, Harlequin, Thomas Nelson (owned by Harper Collins), and others have contracted with Author Solutions for their own money - making vanity press operations.

Penned by Hachette thriller author Douglas Preston, the letter is backed by many other big - name writers, including Stephen King and John Grisham.

In other words, if you want to read new books by Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, or John Grisham — the books from big - name authors released by big publishers — you will have to buy them separately because they are not included in Kindle Unlimited.

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.

-LSB-...] I was at Thrillerfest a few weeks ago, and I was struck by how many years the big name authors have been working to achieve the success they now have.

Please read David's article about the Simon & Schuster deal with Author Solutions (one of many warning articles on this deal published this week) to educate yourself, so you can warn other hopeful writers against being blinded by the big publisher name.

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.

But Margot Bai, a former insurance agent and author of the book Spend Smarter, Save Bigger, says this is one area where you could save money by taking the «named peril» route and only insuring big ticket items.