Sentences with phrase «compete against another author»

It's inevitable that I will compete against another author for placement, for attention, for the limited time and limited money that a reader has to spend.

Therefore, indie authors aren't necessarily competing against authors with millions of books in print in thousands of bookstores (you know who we're talking about!)

This can be a disadvantage because you're competing against authors with an established brand.

Not exact matches

Concerning man as sinner, the authors place Arminius» thought against the backdrop of competing medieval ideas, including the doctrine of original sin.

I was competing against slam - poet Taylor Mali, hilarious storyteller / author Beth Lisick and out and out genius Daniel Alarcon.

The authors acknowledge some liberal arts colleges have «expanded their programs and changed their names to enter into new prestige markets in order to compete against other comprehensive universities instead of against elite liberal arts colleges.»

Specifically, the authors report that women who compete for assistant professor positions in math - intensive science fields are just as likely to be hired as men are, if not more so, and that women are not discriminated against in tenure and promotion decisions.

A self - publisher once said to me that they didn't want to compete against people like Mo Willems, author of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.

The Seattle based e-commerce giant is now competing against companies such as Oyster and Scribd, which have friendly terms for self - published authors.

A recent lawsuit was filed against them stating that they misrepresents themselves, luring authors in with claims that its books can compete with «traditional publishers,» offering «greater speed, higher royalties, and more control for its authors.»

Sadly, MOST of those 15 million authors you're competing against for readership just don't GET IT... they don't see the power of connecting to their audience in a commanding, visual way.

Look, we authors are not competing against each other.

Self - Published authors are often on a shoestring budget, and competing against the big six publishers with really great art is a hard task.

In a post for Dear Author, Jane Litte provided an in - depth look at some of the numbers involved in being — and competing against — Amazon.

This leaves the author to try and compete against people paying for reviews, marketing agencies, and established authors.

My project numbers do not match your book catalog numbers, and you guys imported books from wherever and set them up to compete against Lulu authors.

This puts brand - building nonfiction books at a disadvantage, as your book would be competing against good review of a pop - culture fiction book in a mass circulation magazine like Cosmopolitan, or a controversial or timely author interview on Oprah!

Remember, the self - pubbed author is competing against publishers who already have established relationships with media outlets because it's their business.

In attempting to restrict authors from competing against their own works, publishers craft broad, harsh non-compete clauses that can unfairly impede authors from making a living.

Large publishers can't compete against that (a traditional mass market paperback sold for $ 8.00 earns the author about 40 cents), which is one of the reasons I firmly believe the future of publishing lies in the hands of indie authors and small publishers, and in the years ahead we'll see more and more big - name authors go indie.

Likewise, I've heard an author say, «Well, I don't want to compete against traditionally published books.

Although authors may not technically be competing against one another for readers, we are competing against one another for the things I mentioned above.

will be competing against traditionally - published authors as well as self - publishers who are committing time, effort and money to their project — and are seeing the results.

4) Maybe giving away free books actually levels the playing field for indie authors when competing against ARC's (advance reader copies).

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.

They're competing against indie authors who are bearing all the costs.

They're wiping out their stables of authors because they're demanding they compete at the highest level (often against each other), and then dropping those who are deemed «failures».

Remember that you are competing against both respectable authors who have already made a name for themselves in their niches, but also against new authors who are extremely creative and have great content.

One of the fastest ways to build your audience is to work with your fellow authors instead of competing against them.

How are indie authors going to compete and thrive against huge conglomerate corporations?

Without the presence of A-lister titles like The Hunger Games this year, it seems the holiday season can still be perfectly entertaining when top - earning authors like Jeff Kinney, Suzanne Collins, and Rick Riordan are competing against one another on Amazon's Best Sellers in Children's Books.

Not only did people pay heavily (and still do) for that space, but authors were forced to compete against one another for it.

The Seattle giant keeps moving up the food chain, from controlling ebook distribution (in addition to selling print books), to competing against publishers and even agents by luring bestselling authors.

Late last year saw the «You Crime» competition in which authors of noir stories were pitted against each other, competing for a publishing contract based on how strongly they could generate social - media support.

Agency puts authors and publishers in control and frees retailers to compete against one another based on customer experience rather than cut - throat price wars.

The authors help you identify your most marketable skills and effectively compete against job seekers with more directly relevant experience.