Sentences with phrase «difficult getting a book published»

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At one time, getting a book published was quite difficult.

Self - publishing a book and getting it into a brick and mortar book store can be difficult, sure, because as the publisher of the work, you are required to do all the necessary pitching and proposing, etc..

Getting a book published is difficult.

This would have been a very difficult process, but you did this great work for me and helped me focus on getting my book published.

With so many books out there — 80,000 more books were published in 2006 than were published in 2005 — it's growing more and more difficult for authors to get their books noticed.

But I'd so much like to catch authors before it's too late to get a book publicist really excited about a project: before a major book publishing house has given up on promoting the book (or lost interest in selling the book) or before an author has committed to working with a print - on - demand company whose imprint would make a book about 95 % more difficult to properly promote than it has to be.

I've known traditionally published authors who struggle with series when their publisher makes it difficult to get book one.

The difficult part of self - publishing is the marketing and getting your books in the hands of readers who will advocate you to other readers.

It isn't difficult to get your self - published book ranked on Amazon but you have to spend some time developing your strategy.

It is really not difficult to promote an Amazon book and get it ranking for great monthly self - publishing income.

Building your platform after you've published your first book is a lot harder, and it makes it more difficult for you to get yourself noticed.

If we are talking about traditional publishing, i.e., by large, well - known publishing houses, I'd have to agree it is even more difficult now to get in the door because certainly a downturned economy impacts all business which includes book publishing.

The first is that it is currently very difficult for a writer to get a self - published print version of a book into the brick - and - mortar stores (such as Target, Barnes and Noble, and Costco) where readers of print books typically buy them.

I agree, it is difficult to get a self - published book stocked at bookstores.

It's difficult for self - published / indie authors to get their books into bookstores.

In the past, getting independent booksellers to shelve self - published books was a difficult prospect.

As a first - time, self - published author of a book about a painful subject (human trafficking and child slavery), I was concerned that it would be difficult to get attention for my book.

Because of hiccups in the economy resulting in declines in book sales, the advance of technology and the demise of many brick - front book stores, it has become more difficult than ever to get published in the traditional way.

... while «good enough» can be a little difficult to define, «not good enough» is very easy to spot: almost every single one of the self - published books I've been sent for my self publishing review blog has slotted into this category, some far more easily than others (and bear in mind that I've got a backlog of book reviews waiting to be scheduled for publication, and most of them didn't make the grade).

Criminal — but again, I'm sure women writers found it very difficult to get their works published for all the reasons listed in the book.

Reviews in major publications are difficult to land on your own, but publicity arms of publishing houses can help get your book in the door.

Your thoughtful article underscores for me, Bill, how it is becoming more and more difficult for a new writer to get a printed book published by a genuine publisher.

My own experience is that I'm eager to pitch a book, but it's simply difficult to get agents / editors / publishers in the traditional industry to listen to a self - published author.

My point is as follows: 1) Getting published with traditional publishers (I am doing this for book two) is extremely difficult.

Getting published is easier than ever, but getting people to buy and read your book is still very difGetting published is easier than ever, but getting people to buy and read your book is still very difgetting people to buy and read your book is still very difficult.

«What I didn't realize was how difficult it would be to get a review for a self - published book,» she said.

But it was more difficult to achieve a successful free promotion because of increased competition with traditionally published books, changes in how free books are listed in the Kindle Store, the limitation of only one BookBub ad per book every six months, and the increased competition and cost of getting a BookBub ad.

It is difficult to get real figures in book publishing.

We've seen a jump from 8 - 15 % royalties to 70 % royalties and from publishing a book (and getting it to readers) being really difficult to being quite straightforward — All in 2 short years.

While it's getting more and more difficult (especially for the reader only casually interested in such things) for anyone to tell the difference between a traditionally published book and an independently published one, there are still brick and mortar stores worried about carrying such books on their shelves.

It is so difficult for new authors to get noticed, whether they've written a traditionally published book or through a publisher like Lulu or Amazon.

Whereas the traditional publishing route is difficult for first - time authors to crack, self - publishing allows you to get your book out there more quickly, retain more control over the final product, and keep a larger percentage of your sales.

Since the percentage of books actually published with a traditional publishing house is less than 3 %, that makes it difficult for 97 % of authors to get their work published unless they go the self - published route.

While it is becoming more and more difficult to get a self - published book reviewed, it can pay off in sales, if successful.

The clear and simple journalistic approach of Blanchard and Lee's books got us off to a good start and now Kate Fletcher takes the reader into deeper waters with her wealth of experience and knowledge built up over the last 15 years working within the textiles and fashion industries.While Fletcher brings her academic background to bear in this book, published by Earthscan, it is certainly not a difficult read.