Sentences with phrase «do hybrid publishing»

We do hybrid publishing and we're doing more and more of it.

By now we should all be familiar with the term hybrid author, but what does hybrid publishing mean?

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One tech reporter, Frank Gruber, publishes an annual ranking of accelerators that is pretty good, although it leaves out hybrid organizations that aren't technically accelerators, like Boston's Mass Challenge (which is a contest) and NYC's First Growth Venture Network (which doesn't take any equity).

The only other company to issue a general label for multiple hybrids, though, is Toyota, which lists ratings for each variant of the Prius (hatchback, plug - in, C, and V) but does not publish different numbers for each wheel size.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Our faithful readers don't see it when these notes are published, but there's a line at the top of the file in which we write our daily vehicle summaries that says simply, «Reason why this vehicle is here:» And in the case of the Toyota Highlander hybrid, I'm completely at a loss.

Finding I could write a compelling story, having written a trilogy at my first attempt, was a wonderful surprise to me, although I did nothing with it (published now) and went on to start the Hybrid Series.

And I am very encouraged by what you are doing with Bacon Press Books, a hybrid or «partnership» publishing model with a very selective catalog.

I think it would be PURE GENIUS for someone with the money to do it, to set up something that represents a hybrid between self - publishing and traditional publishers.

The best opportunities are in «hybrid» publishing, which means, doing the things that make you the most money and build your author platform (those two things are not identical, and often even at odds: as in, you may give one book away for free to reach new readers, and make money on other books you charge more on).

In a Digital Book World 2014 full report, titled What Advantages Do Traditional Publishers Offer Authors, by Dana Beth Weinberg and Jeremy Greenfield, a survey is included of over 9,200 aspiring self - published, traditionally published, and hybrid authors that sought to answer the golden question of the hour: traditional publishing vs. self - publishing?

I'd call myself «hybrid» these days — I'm working with an excellent independent publisher (who also genuinely does treat me as a business partner) as well self publishing.

Steve, Imagine for a moment that you are a new author: legacy published, indie published, hybrid, querying, whatever... it really doesn't matter.

And there's no reason you can't do both: become a «hybrid» author by traditionally publishing some books and self - publishing others, according to what you think is right for each book.

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She did become my confidante and mentor, and when the timing was right, I was thrilled that she jumped at the chance to present me to Lisa Hagan, literary agent, who signed me on the spot (this was after I self - published my first three books, developed a large author platform, sexual abuse advocacy, signed with a (now - defunct) hybrid publisher, wrote another book, directed an imprint, and have two works in progress and another series in the hopper).

While hybrid authors coming from New York - style traditional publishers did have the highest income, the self - published - only authors — with no publisher name to back them up — beat the digital - first hybrid authors income-wise.

But it doesn't happen by magic — it requires a massive amount of effort to achieve and whether it is the traditional or self - publishing mode that one wants to follow (or a hybrid), a high degree of devotion, discipline and time, is still required.

All we wanted to do was create a long list of the things that writers should consider before publishing a book, things they needed to know if they were going to self - publish or if they were courting a traditional or hybrid publisher.

This factor has actually played a role in furthering hybrid publishing, as some authors have publicly stated they didn't have the time to wait on a project that the traditional industry seems to require.

And, we are one of the few agencies to promote books regardless of how they are published — traditional, self - published, hybrid... it doesn't matter.

And I'm leaving my options open, but I'd be surprised if I didn't end up a hybrid author, with books under each publishing umbrella depending on the story.

Some authors who had been successful with traditionally published books, but who wanted to branch out into a different genre, went «hybrid» — still doing some books with their traditional publishers but also doing some «indie» publishing of their own.

As you pointed out, I think many, if not most, authors will end up as hybrids, doing a combination of self and traditional publishing.

When «indie» and «hybrid» authors realized that they could do everything a publisher could do (or hire someone for each of the tasks), some formed their own publishing «imprints.»

Self - publishing, hybrid publishing, traditional publishing... it doesn't matter which.

These can be the most frustrating «hybrids» of all, since they might be identifying themselves primarily as a traditional publisher and be listed in market guides such as Writer's Market, but could use that as a bait - and - switch: Oh, sorry, your work doesn't meet our editorial needs for our traditional publishing operation, but would you like to pay for our hybrid publishing [or self - publishing] service?

Being hybrid means grabbing hold of those options that are available to me and using them to my advantage — whether it's going traditional, having print only deals, getting foreign rights, audio rights... doesn't matter — it's seeing beyond the box called «Indie Publishing» and realizing there are no lines for me to cross — as long as I don't see them.

Instead of the publishing company doing everything for you (traditional), or you doing everything for yourself (self - publishing), hybrid publishers balance these two extremes.

A «hybrid published author,» I am self - published by outsourcing through a small independent publishing company, who did the formatting.

In most cases, traditionally published authors seem to feel pretty positive about publishing houses, but hybrid authors feel publishers move too slowly, don't understand digital publishing, and don't offer enough money.

All self - publishers (and, no, I do not include hybrid writers with proved reputations in traditional publishing in that condemnation) do is push readers back to familiar territory because book discovery is too exhausting and depressing.

Another question: do you think the discounting by Amazon could be on purpose, because they noticed big publishing was practicing deep discount conditions with Amazon's discounts, and Amazon knew the more discounting it would do, the more trad pub and hybrid authors would be screwed, and tempted to become only self - published authors?

I don't understand the non-compete clause — when we publish a hybrid author we feel it's in everyone's best interest to promote all the author's books.

If you are ready to go down to the hybrid publishing maze, do your homework.

My latest fictional work is self - published because it is a hybrid and does not belong in a genre that publishers find economically viable.

What the graph does not show is how much a hybrid author gains from self publishing.

The authors that have been traditionally published, and this includes hybrid authors, do far better.

That's how I ended up as a hybrid author... I wanted to see how I'd do with self - publishing.

While there is no doubt that ISBN numbers serve a distinct purpose, such as making a print book trackable in terms of sales data, many self - published and hybrid authors have discovered that their needs don't coincide with an ISBN number.

Do not rely on the publisher's word that the contract is «hybrid» or «fair» — and don't forget: a traditional publishing house will never expect the author to pay anything out of pocket (and none of the publishing costs, except for unreasonable changes demanded by the author after the proofs are approvedDo not rely on the publisher's word that the contract is «hybrid» or «fair» — and don't forget: a traditional publishing house will never expect the author to pay anything out of pocket (and none of the publishing costs, except for unreasonable changes demanded by the author after the proofs are approved).

She also does blog critiques and author consulting for hybrid authors (who publish with traditional publishers and independent publishing) and indie authors.

With the difficulty in getting a traditional contract through queries and proposals and the hands - on learning and doing of «real» self - publishing, there is a third option: Hybrid publishing.

Sexton raised an interesting question in his presentation to the DBW plenary Thursday of this material: do traditionally - only publishing authors realize that their hybrid colleagues are doing much better revenue-wise than they are?

Hybrids also seemed to understand online bookselling as «good for most authors» better than did aspiring, self - published, or traditionally published authors.

The survey results show that hybrid [authors are] achieving greater success with their self - publishing efforts than... authors who only self - publish, but they don't tell us why.

My first column tackles the issue of hybrid publishers, or those services that don't really fit the definition of traditional publisher or self - publishing service.

-LSB-...] «Hybrid publishers» are services that don't fit the definition of traditional publisher or self - publishing service.

Or, does it make sense What are the differences between traditional, self, independent, paid - to - publishing, hybrid and vanity publishing?

Another self - publishing frontrunner, Hugh Howey, who breaks his silence after a survey done by Digital Book World shows how self - publishers earn comparing how 1.8 % of them only made $ 100,000 with 8.8 % of traditionally published authors and 13.2 % of hybrid authors.

- them mentality, and you realize that this is what any entrepreneurial author — self - published, traditionally published, or hybrid — must do: raise an audience, build a community.