Sentences with phrase «done by independent authors»

You purchase books, comics, game soundtracks, and game assets all of them done by independent authors.

Not exact matches

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?»

For me, stickler for proper word use that I am, it's about the misappropriation of terminology (seriously, if you don't own your ISBN number and have granted rights to someone else, you are no more — and no less — independent than a commercially - published author) and the use of euphemisms — trying to escape the negative implications of something by calling it something else.

I don't understand why self - published authors try to confuse people into thinking they are published by an independent press.

By the way Mr editor / author of this ridiculous farce of an article, INDI AUTHORS are INDEPENDENT AUTHORS meaning that instead of handing over the reins to a publishing house who does all the proof reading, editing, organise photography and cover design, and the print and release of a book, indi authors do it or organise it themAUTHORS are INDEPENDENT AUTHORS meaning that instead of handing over the reins to a publishing house who does all the proof reading, editing, organise photography and cover design, and the print and release of a book, indi authors do it or organise it themAUTHORS meaning that instead of handing over the reins to a publishing house who does all the proof reading, editing, organise photography and cover design, and the print and release of a book, indi authors do it or organise it themauthors do it or organise it themselves.

The book was particularly to address the rapidly expanding group of self - published or independent authors — but what author doesn't want to sell more books, even those commissioned by traditional publishers?

I won't deny Amazon has pushed the industry to become much more open to indies, and has empowered us by giving power to independent authors and publishers where there was little before, but that doesn't mean we should let Amazon off the hook with nearly anything.

Going back to our awards mission statement and guidelines, here's why we do it: «To recognize the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers, and bring them to the attention of booksellers, buyers, librarians, and book lovers around the world.»

Do you think products like Ownshelf will encourage independent authors to publish without DRM protection, or will writers be scared away by the threat of piracy?

Back to the subject — though Lulu may increase its sales by selling commercial books, I don't see that it's a bad thing for the independent authors.

By the time I published my next novel, Hampstead Fever, I had a far better idea of how to do it — much of that thanks to the advice I received through the Alliance of Independent Authors, an organization I would recommend to any indie author.

The fact is, the only ones who really stand to gain from this is Amazon which seeks to get new subscribers by offering Independent authors» books for free, and now they want to charge Indies for doing it.

This trend will continue as independent editors start offering affordable editing services through the internet and first line authors start doing the math and realizing that they can make more money by self - publishing their books for $ 2.99 - $ 4.99 than they ever did by going with one of the «big six» publishers.

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 mainstreamIndependent 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 mainstreamindependent» 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).

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.

Kick back, relax, let the smoker do the work on that brisket, and check out these books and stories by independent authors.

The model by which the industry operates doesn't work in favor of self - publishing or independent authors.

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

Even then, you don't know if other factors are influencing sales as well — factors that might include strong support among independent retailers known for hand - selling books they like or a viral marketing campaign started not by the publisher or author but by a fan.

Joanna Penn differentiates between «self - published» and «independent» authors — whereas self - publishing has an amateur, hobby - like character, Penn defines independent authors as writers who treat their writing like a business and do everything it takes to ensure their books are just as high quality as those being published by a publishing house.

It is important to note that you do have to be wary of vanity publishers, and indeed of any independent publisher, as they know that many aspiring authors will approach them after being «rejected» by mainstream publication houses.

I've posted about DRM before, and it is a strike against some e-books — those e-books released by publishers who use DRM (many smaller publishers, independent authors, and public domain books don't use DRM).

Some e-books (like the free classics, and many inexpensive e-books by independent authors — like mine) do not have copy protection, or «DRM» attached to them.

Roz Morris did an amazing job to debunk the misconceptions about independent authors while David Gaughran took it forward by letting Amazon know what it needs to be done to retain customer loyalty.

A reassurance that it's completely independent and author selection isn't influenced by any PR the authors may try to do, to get themselves selected by you for the spotlight, would ensure it's viewed as a valuable service.

Below, John Green, accepting the Indie Prize given by the American Booksellers Association to writers who best represent commitment to independent book stores, calls «bullshit» to the concept that authors like him, who speak directly to their readers via social media, don't «need the value - sucking middlemen of bookstores and publishers and in the future... no one will stand between author and reader except possibly an e-commerce site that takes just a tiny little percentage of each transaction.»

For this path I would recommend researching how others have done it by visiting various indie - publishing websites such as the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the Alliance for Independent Authors (ALLi) or Where Writers Win.

For the independent author who is confused about the editing process and by the different types of editing, this book does a good job of explaining key editing concepts and processes.

By Niki Hawkes in The Independent (6/8/16)-- «Self - published authors are sometimes ill - prepared or don't know what to expect when they approach booksellers about selling their titles, signing events, policy, etc..

I don't know if he really realizes how widely used Scrivener is by independent authors.

Those details are for independent authors, however, and we don't know how publishers are to be paid by the program.

If you don't want to do it yourself, I recommend that you read Choosing a Self - Publishing Service by the Alliance of Independent Authors so you can avoid the (ever - increasing) scams in this growing industry.

My informal results and feedback from the blog's readers tell me they enjoy the mix, and the clickthrough rates and purchases of Kindle books for sale by independent authors have been doing better than my expectations.

If you don't want to DIY, I would also recommend you read «Choosing a self - publishing service,» by the Alliance of Independent Authors so you can avoid the (ever - increasing) scams in this growing industry.

Joanna: If people don't want to do everything themselves and are going to use a company, then there's a watchdog service by the Alliance of Independent Authors.

The piece was by Richard Muller, the University of California, Berkeley, physicist and author who gained national attention for doing independent analysis confirming that humans were warming the climate after years of criticizing global warming researchers.

As I wrote at 2/20 6:07 am above the 1996 paper has been followed up, verified and published more recently by several other independent atmospheric thermodynamic physicist authors proving Fig. 1 in the top post thought experiment to be non-isothermal, isentropic at equilibrium (they do include for Willis» sake equations with = signs).