Included in this post are new Kindle book releases
by independent authors in a variety of genres: I'm certain you will find something to enjoy in the offerings below.
Steve is also an aspiring «PhD wannabe» (his words, not mine) whose knowledge of literature runs from an entrenched understanding of the classics to those works of literary fiction developed
by independent authors in more recent times.
StoryBundle, which launched this week, offers readers five e-books written
by independent authors in one bundle.
Not exact matches
Today, thanks to ebooks and Amazon (amzn), self - publishing is a global phenomenon — an
independent route intentionally chosen
by more and more
authors — that has spawned not only mega-bestsellers like Fifty Shades of Grey, but also hits
in other realms, such as the movie version of The Martian.
«Truth Be Known was created
in 1995
by independent scholar and
author of comparative religion and mythology D.M. Murdock, also known as «Acharya S.» Acharya's work is designed to bring to light fascinating lost, hidden and destroyed religious, mythological and spiritual traditions that reveal an exciting core of knowledge dating back thousands of years.
What's interesting is that though both these reports
by independent and secular organisations (NSPCC and JJC) either state or imply that child sex abuse is part of a problem
in society as a whole and not a particular problem for the Catholic Church,
in other words that Catholic priests are no more likely than anyone else to be involved
in it, Dr Pravin Thevathasan, the
author of the third document on this subject published around the same time, «The Catholic Church & the Sex Abuse Crisis», published
by the CTS, is not inclined to deploy this fact to get the Church off the hook.
Of the 176 religious program producers, agencies, and television stations approached
by the
author in 1981, for example, only six indicated that they had undertaken
independent research into their program audiences or program effectiveness.
The imaging changes also strongly correlated with the number of head hits (self - reported
by the athletes
in a diary), the symptoms experienced, and
independent cognitive tests, said lead
author Jeffrey Bazarian, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of Emergency Medicine at URMC.
«[I] f all
independent investigators aged 65 plus were to retire tomorrow,» the
authors write, «NIH would need to increase its workforce under age 65
by 10 %
in order to maintain the same number and level of research it currently funds today.»
The study,
authored by Professor Ans Kolk from the University of Amsterdam
in the Netherlands, has been selected
by an
independent advisory board to be given the Atlas award, recognizing the impact it has on people's lives around the world.
Vitamin C had no activity
by itself, but
in two
independent experiments, the combination of vitamin C with the first - line TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin, reduced the organ burdens faster than the two drugs without vitamin C, said first
author Catherine J. Vilcheze, Ph.D..
«The Working Group considered that information
in the review article and its supplement was insufficient for
independent evaluation of the individual studies and the conclusions reached
by the Monsanto scientist and other
author,» he added.
The findings could be explained
by factors
independent of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation, the
authors acknowledged, but they concluded the paper with this concern: «We believe our findings may be indicative of a shift
in practice patterns away from detailed pre-screening discussions among health care providers who have implemented the [USPSTF] recommendation into their care giving.
According to an
independent expert, Professor Bengt Gerdin (Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden), who evaluated the paper
in an investigation into possible scientific misconduct
by its senior
author Professor Paolo Macchiarini, this is a severe misrepresentation of the hospital records describing the patient's condition after the operation.
In the same year, the first paper by independent authors — who had downloaded the consortium's fMRI data for their own analyses, but weren't involved in collecting it — was also published
In the same year, the first paper
by independent authors — who had downloaded the consortium's fMRI data for their own analyses, but weren't involved
in collecting it — was also published
in collecting it — was also published3.
Ma has
authored or co-
authored more than 130 peer - reviewed journal publications and has been recognized with the Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Research
by the American Physical Society and the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering, the highest honor bestowed
by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals
in the early stages of their
independent research careers.
Two
independent reports have pointed the existence of a complex composed of STAT2 homodimers and IRF - 9 without STAT1
in IFNα - treated cells (32, 33), but this finding was tempered
by the facts that their
authors mentioned that this complex displayed only limited DNA - binding affinity for an ISRE sequence.
Here the
authors, using an ex-vivo model, show that cancer - associated fibroblasts facilitate colon cancer cells invasion
in a matrix metalloproteinase -
independent manner, likely
by pulling and stretching the basement membrane to form gaps.
«
By and large — both
in public and
independent school education — there is still a tendency to focus on the disciplines separately, and, frankly, there's a lot of value
in that,» says Heidi Hayes Jacobs, a highly regarded education consultant, president of Curriculum 21, and
author of several influential books on improving K - 12 education, including Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design and Implementation and Active Literacy Across the Curriculum.
«Reading, Writing, and Rubrics,»
authored by Naomi Cooperman, Senior Consultant Libby Baker, and
independent researcher Barbara Storandt, is
in this month's issue of Learning Forward's journal available at: http://www.learningforward.org/docs/default-source/jsd-august-2013/baker...
If you've read the blogs we posted
in advance of the event, especially the one
authored by former Danville
Independent Superintendent Dr. Carmen Coleman (Innovation
in Danville, KY Schools) you'll recall that Danville educators started with the question, «What does a Danville diploma mean?»
AD loves teaching
authors the tools they need to grow and has shared her knowledge by presenting at Book Expo America and in features with The Alliance of Independent Authors, The Creative Penn, The Author Biz, and The Crime Fiction Coll
authors the tools they need to grow and has shared her knowledge
by presenting at Book Expo America and
in features with The Alliance of
Independent Authors, The Creative Penn, The Author Biz, and The Crime Fiction Coll
Authors, The Creative Penn, The
Author Biz, and The Crime Fiction Collective.
Independent authors are experiencing increased sales
by including their books
in the US Kindle Owners» Lending Library through KDP Select, an option for
authors to make money through the lending library and promote their book for free.
Centralized reporting of direct - from -
author sales is tougher to come
by, but
by all anecdotal measures the
independent market has taken off, notably
in the also - still - large category of adult fiction.
Kevin Larimer, editor
in chief of Poets & Writers, leads a conversation with editors Jeff Shotts of Graywolf Press and Chuck Adams of Algonquin Books and
authors Jeffrey Yang and Amy Rowland about what it means to be published
by an
independent press, the
author - editor relationship, and how they work together to reach readers.
Homer would make special deals to keep certain
authors within the inner circle — the cénacle, or cartel, some might call it — of
independent houses that was informally run
by him and his partners
in crime.
Sponsored
in part
by the Association of
Independent Authors, CreateSpace, and Kirkus, this year's IRDAs were presented at BookExpo America
by IndieReader president Amy Edelman and bestselling
author Melissa Foster.
As
independent publisher Colin Robinson of Or Books cautioned: «It's possible that some of the publishers I've never heard of are
in fact imprints set up
by the
author of the book but, especially as several appeared with books
by more than one
author (or at least one
author's name), it seems unlikely that more than a few are.
Orna Ross, is an Irish
author and the founder of the Alliance for
Independent Authors, named one of the top 100 most influential people
in publishing
by The Bookseller.
With Smashwords» earlier announcement of a distribution deal making e-book titles available through Barnes & Nobles» retail stores, it's clear that the barriers to entry for
independent authors in every market are falling
by the wayside.
For newbies you are right as every new
author needs to write, write, write for at least four years, time it takes to get a PhD
in Letters before even submitting material to an agent or editor, but once any writer KNOWS intuitively that his or her novel is as good or better than James Patterson (pretty easy to better this guy) and he or she has had the novel vetted
by a good
independent editor / ghost writer like myself, the ebooks are the way to go, period.
«As an
independent author I'm a big believer
in taking the literary bull
by the horns when it comes to writing, publishing and marketing my titles.
Throughout the past couple of decades he has worked for various publications such as medical magazines and Readers» Digest until he realised sometime around 2000 that the traditional publishing and media industry was
in long term decline and the future of publishing was digital and would be driven
by independent authors and publishers.
As an indie
author whose micro-publisher is
in bed with Amazon, I can't get my books into such stores, which refuse on principle because the telltale barcode and «printed
in» on the last verso page of my books proves they were printed
by Amazon's CreateSpace — despite an
independent imprint with its own ISBNs.
Last year,
in 2013, I've made the ranks of the Top 100 Best Seller
Authors in Science Fiction a few times and I've been contacted
by two
Independent publishing houses to feature my work.
There are a few criteria the system has developed
in order to have quality ebooks
in their system, such as any book that has been recognized for excellence
in any Midwest Book Awards category, any book written or published
by a member of the Midwest
Independent Publishers Association, any independently or self - published book written
by a Minnesota
author, and any independently or self - published book about Minnesota.
Book Nook
in Sylacauga, Alabama, so - named before the e-reader device of the same name, has maintained its hometown business
by specializing
in older collectible books, while Vroman's, Southern California's oldest
independent bookstore, continues to attract customers coming with several
author appearances a week, education classes, art exhibits, and more.
Membership is limited to
authors who are published
by an «established» US publisher (re: well - known, not necessarily
independent), freelancers who are published
by general circulation periodicals, or self - published
authors who earn at least $ 5000
in royalties
in an 18 - month period.
(Your Location)-- The
INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD recognized (Title of Book
by Author's Name)
in the category of (Category) as a (winner / distinguished favorite).
On a side note around terminology, at the Alliance of
Independent Authors, we like the confidence that the word «independent» encourages in writers — but we now use the term Author - Publishing instead of «self» or «indie» publishing, as nobody who does this well does it by his - or herself (and «indie», to our minds, should be preserved for books that have an experimental, beyond the mainstream
Independent Authors, we like the confidence that the word «
independent» encourages in writers — but we now use the term Author - Publishing instead of «self» or «indie» publishing, as nobody who does this well does it by his - or herself (and «indie», to our minds, should be preserved for books that have an experimental, beyond the mainstream
independent» encourages
in writers — but we now use the term
Author - Publishing instead of «self» or «indie» publishing, as nobody who does this well does it
by his - or herself (and «indie», to our minds, should be preserved for books that have an experimental, beyond the mainstream, content).
Presented
by Alicia Dunams, CEO and founder of Bestseller
in a Weekend, the event will feature
independent authors as they celebrate the launch of their respective titles.
And
in turn,
authors have created opportunities for startups
by generating a market wholly nonexistent until the early 2010s:
independent publishing services.
Established
in 2008 and sponsored
in part
by the Helen Zell Writers» Program at the University of Michigan, Canarium Books is an
independent press dedicated to publishing poetry
by established and emerging
authors from the United States and abroad.
JKS worked to get the first book of her Liv Bergen Murder Mystery Series into the hands of booksellers across the country, resulting
in the highly - prized Indie Next Pick nomination, a strong endorsement
by independent bookstores across the United States, that gives an
author the type of buzz
in the book industry needed to create legitimacy.
It's the second time
in less than a year that this site has been honored
by independent authors.
By forming a relationship with your local bookstore, presenting yourself as an
author with a stake
in the community,
independent booksellers are more inclined to take a chance on your title.
Because they tend to work with limited budgets, prudent
independent authors will learn and do as much as they can
by themselves before bringing
in the pros to take care of everything outside their expertise.
The Terrible Tongue Twister segment (AKA «Twisting
by the Fool») is sponsored
by Findaway Voices, who provide all the tools that an
independent author or small publisher needs
in order to get into the digital audiobook market.
Luna Press Publishing ™ is an
independent UK press, founded
in 2015
by author Francesca T. Barbini.
The model
by which the industry operates doesn't work
in favor of self - publishing or
independent authors.