Sentences with phrase «distribution deal with publishers»

Nintendo of Europe have signed a distribution deal with publisher Square Enix to distribute the upcoming Nintendo 3DS exclusive Heroes of Ruin.

Nintendo of Europe have signed a distribution deal with publisher Square Enix to distribute the upcoming Nintendo...

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PR WEB — June 23 — Virtual Greats, a virtual goods and sales distribution system, and Viximo, which provides content, analytics, and virtual currency solutions to publishers (social networks, dating sites, gaming sites, etc) and content creators (brands, media, digital artists), today announced a partnership deal providing publishers with turnkey virtual goods solutions, including an unrivalled library of branded entertainment, sports and fashion content.

When the world's largest publishers struck e-book distribution deals with Amazon.com Inc. over the past several months, they seemed to get what they wanted: the right to set the prices of their titles and avoid the steep discounts the online retail giant often applies.

With a traditional publishing deal, you won't have to pay for editing, cover design, formatting or distribution — the publisher handles it all.

Can you imagine being a librarian and having to deal with different pricing and distribution methods for every month publisher you deal with?

For a company with a reputation for pushing publishers into distribution deals that they find very difficult to work with, Amazon seems very wary of doing anything that might upset the rights holders.

WSJ: When the world's largest publishers struck e-book distribution deals with Amazon.com Inc. over the past several months, they seemed to get what they wanted: the right to set the prices of their titles and avoid the steep discounts the online retail giant often applies.

If the web has changed anything (I DO think it has — and I don't think I'm a digevangelist for the sake of it, but because I perceive a change), it's the ability to reach and distribute to an author's niche with minimal outlay — if an author truly accepts that lack of bookshops sales are part of their business model (I think they should — specific deals with Indie stores aside — and for that reason I think self - publishing is wrong for most self - publishers), then the age - old obstacle of distribution has been removed from the equation.

Of course, it's also nice to have the staff at your publisher doing all of the following for you as well (so you don't have to): editing, formatting, cover design, production, distribution, sales, marketing, publicity, licensing, and dealing with any legal issues that might come up.

Printed books have to be moved around on pallets in trucks, and since micromanaging physical distribution in the UK would be hard and expensive for a publisher in the US, it make a lot of sense for the US publisher to cut a deal with a UK counterpart: I give you the right to some content, you print the books and distribute them, and we share the profits.

Self - Publishers often have to deal with complicated distribution methods and clunky software when creating their ebook.

BookShout, the ebook distribution platform that has seen a great deal of recent success in partnering with publishers to produce sales dashboards and seamless, device - agnostic file integration for ebook consumers, announced at today's DBW event that several industry veterans from across major publishers have joined BookShout's team for its new print distribution initiative.

I would cut a distribution deal with a major publisher, become a publishing company, do more work — but keep all the profit.

I have self - published (with a distribution deal), worked with a small publisher directly, and worked with a major publisher (Wiley) on a book that was sold via an agent.

Now keep in mind that not everyone can sign a distribution - only deal with a major publisher.

Getting rid of in - app purchases «is a very big deal,» Conway wrote, «because it strikes to the heart of what made Comixology's app a near - perfect venue for discovering and falling in love with new comics, a venue creators and publishers have been searching for since the collapse of mainstream newsstand distribution in the late 1970s - early»80s: it destroys the casual reader's easy access to an impulse purchase.

When the world's largest publishers struck ebook distribution deals with Amazon.com Inc. over the past several months, they seemed to get what they wanted: the right to set the prices of their titles and avoid the steep discounts the online retail giant often applies.

Oyster has already inked deals with a number of major publishers and with ebook distribution and self - publishing platform Smashwords, which has helped ensure a growing catalog of content for subscribers to choose from.

Again, while not a deal - breaker, authors should be aware that many small publishers open with great intentions, but little or no practical experience in traditional publishing, sales, and distribution.

A program designed by Audible.com to allow writers, publishers, agents (whoever holds the rights) the opportunity to match their work with an actor, reader, producer of their choosing who will record the book, upload it to the Audible.com site, and Audible will make it available for sale on Audible.com, Amazon, and iTunes (and others depending on the distribution deal you select).

Also, the pending Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and other publishers over the «setting» of ebook prices could affect Amazon's distribution to Apple, even with the Ingram deal.

Where the author keeps the ebook rights and has the publisher deal with the distribution of paper.

One way to kick - start the public and academic digital systems might be for the endowment to purchase OverDrive, the biggest library e-book supplier, while relying on its acquisitions side for help in dealing with major publishers and while improving its electronic distribution system.

Their main jobs are: — Connecting the author with publishers, including the top publishing companies — Negotiating contracts and other deals — Ensuring the payment or the royalties, contracts, and such thing alike — Becoming a mediator in case there are issues between the publishers and the authors — Helping the publishing process, including publication, review, and distribution

Cork - based independent publisher of Irish - interest titles The Collins Presss has signed a conversion and distribution deal with DirectEbooks.

However, it appears Graphicly has the largest number of self - publishers and indy publishers which could indicate they either take on just about any comic offered to them or that they are easy to work with or they offer self - publishers and indy publishers the best deal both in terms of distribution and profit.

Both of those authors eventually worked out deals with major publishers for bookstore distribution and both have gone on to sell millions of copies and are in the hall of fame (if there is one) of people who started out self - publishing.

Last year saw the company further expand its industry domination with distribution deals with the likes of UDON Entertainment, Viz Media Europe, Avatar Press, and 15 French publishers, partnered with eBay, and introduced gift cards.

If you want wider international distribution for your book but don't want to deal with tasks such as getting it translated or doing the heavy lifting required to market effectively, another option is licensing your book to international publishers.

Additionally, DC Entertainment has the most expansive digital distribution of all comic publishers, including deals with comiXology, Kindle Store, iBookstore, Google Play, Nook Store and now Madefire.

Being forced to upload ebooks to each distribution channel, including dealing with different standards and filling out publication data, is such a pain it's all to easy for authors and publishers to say, «Why bother?

Similar to our library distribution deals with OverDrive and Baker & Taylor Axis 360, Smashwords authors and publishers will earn 45 % of the list price for all library sales.

Publishers Weekly by Calvin Reid — Smashwords, OverDrive Ink Distribution Deal Teleread by Susan Lulgjaraj — Smashwords partners with OverDrive The Digital Reader by Nate Hoffelder — Self - published eBooks Coming to a Library Near You — Official joint press release by OverDrive / Smashwords — Smashwords and OverDrive in Worldwide Ebook Distribution Agreement

The settlement finally put to rest claims that Apple's 2010 distribution deal with the top five publishers in the market illegally raised the prices of e-books.