Sentences with phrase «ebook writers who»

I know a LOT of ebook writers who'd love to see how this works.

On the higher end, you'll find well - seasoned ebook writers who could spin a tale so silky that Rumpelstiltskin himself would apparate into the room just to read it.

Not exact matches

When a big - name writer such as Rowling — who, let's face it, is the biggest there is — goes solo and decides to sell her own ebooks independent of any publisher, that contributes to two things.

As someone who — in the last eighteen months — has published with a big six house, a small private press, and self - pubbed an ebook, I can tell you there's no easy route for the writer.

As the gentleman on top who comment «Ebooks cost roughly the same as a paperback, have less production costs and yet the royalty rates for writers remain the same.»

As a writer who is finishing Volume II, This Changes My Family and my Life Forever, and marketing (release date, December 20) Volume I, This Changes Everything of The Spanners Series, I am also writing, marketing, learning about ebook publishing, indie pub networking and methods, editing / revising, weighing in on cover art for Volume I (thanks, #Willowraven!)

I've noticed that serious writers — people who finish novels, who publish ebooks, who run successful freelancing businesses — typically have most of the following seven habits:

If someone did make an ebook out of all of this, I don't think anyone would call the person who compiled the information a «writer» or an «author» because those words already have established meanings which are very well known to people who craft the English language for pleasure or profit.

I am a writer who needs to publish non-fiction ebooks.

Writers can set the prices of their ebooks higher than $ 9.99, but who's going to buy those, and then their royalties are cut in half.

This past February, I had a similar impromptu supper in Manhattan with three highly valued British colleagues who had flown from London for TOC: the digital author and Bath Spa University professor, Kate Pullinger; the publishing consultant and writer Sheila Bounford; and the Contentment founder and apps / ebook tools creator Michael Kowalski.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware One of the effects of the phenomenal growth of ebooks over the past few years has been to bring new value to the backlist — both for publishers who hold the contracts for backlist books, and authors who wa... -LSB-...]

It's unfortunate for the writer who has no control over pricing but I'm simply not going to pay more for an ebook than for a hardcopy.

Many ebook companies that allow authors to market their manuscripts directly make it difficult to weed out «writers» who are looking for a bit of extra cash or who don't keep their readers in mind.

What's worse, a lot of publishers who are reasonable, useful, and valuable to other groups of writers are ruthless and exploitative to this group, e.g. Penguin Random House's Author Solutions and similar services as well as some of the ebook - only lines that many publishers have.

For that price, you're looking at an ebook with 10,000 - 20,000 words with a writer who charges somewhere near.01 cent per word.

This week I read about a writer who formatted her ebooks in Dreamweaver.

158 Twitter Tips & Strategies for Writers, Social Entrepreneurs & Changemakers Who Want to Market their Business Ethically, which is available in paperback and Kindle (other eBook formats coming in September).

But I've yet to meet a reader who thinks compensating lots of people who aren't the writer is a good argument for a $ 9.99 - $ 12.99 ebook price point.

This service is available for unpublished writers who have not still published their manuscript on self publishing platforms and for self published authors who dream to see their ebook on the paper version.

But some ebook retailers, notably Amazon, have been cracking down on cryptozoological smut, making it harder for writers to sell their books to readers who are...

An issue arose with the original ebook file from publisher Little, Brown & Co., which caused some type size and alignment issues, and a good portion of the reviews were posted by readers who were frustrated that such a publicity - fueled book by a critically acclaimed writer was not better formatted.

Amazon, who certainly was not alone at the forefront of providing self - published authors with ebook publication access but has made a name for itself as a leader in the field, opened the doors of Kindle Direct Publishing to an international audience of writers.

What a lot of ebook writers will learn the hard way is that they need to hire an editor who can advise them on substantive issues, not just a copy editor or proofreader.

Despite the list of worthy authors whose titles are currently finding top spots in the Kindle store thanks to their publications as Kindles Singles — and many of the bestselling Kindle Singles are in the top 100 for all Kindle ebooks — Blum is always on the lookout for writers who haven't published as much elsewhere, either traditionally or digitally, in order to bring their poignant works to light for Kindle readers.

The number of authors who are opting to self - publish and ebook - only publish is increasing, even while pulling bestselling authors and widely recognized writers into the ranks of those who choose to distribute their own ebooks.

The writer co-ops that are working well, whatever they actually call themselves, work well because they restrict themselves to fellow authors of similar calibre and don't open themselves up to everyone and anyone who can thrown an ebook together.

Re Lucian's concern i think publishing will continue to morph and new alliances of writers, journalist, curators, illustrators, translators and social & mobile geeks will collaborate on ways to create ebooks, enhanced ebooks, interactive books — and additional distribution channels along with amazon... and increasingly what we create can be agnostic of technology, available on any devise, Mathew's coverage has been in - depth, up - to - date and writing for a wide audience... as a former JSJ reporter who is interested in this area i am in awe of his writing, and thankful for it, like so many others here evidentally are... maybe you, Matthew, will author your own Amazon - supported book?

Add to that the problems caused by charging ridiculously high ebook prices and getting paid less money for those high - priced ebooks than if the books were properly priced, and the traditionally published writers, who receive 25 % of net ebook royalties, are really losing money here.

Paranormal romance writer Amanda Hocking, who has now signed a deal reported to be worth more than $ 2m with St Martin's, sold her ebooks herself for between $ 0.99 and $ 2.99.

Dana Sitar presents The Ultimate Guide to Writing Your Manifesto posted at A Writer's Bucket List, saying, «Hone your self - publishing skills and build your author platform by creating a manifesto ebook that tells people who you are, what you do, and why you do it.»

When you read blog posts and articles about people calling for lower eBook prices, remember that this is not a call to a universal 99 cents price point, but a wake - up call for the fat cats in the NY publishing houses, who still believe that having an illiterate like Snooki «write» a book is a better idea than giving an actual writer a chance.

The Ebook Publishing Quick Reference PDF is a handy reference tool for writers who are self - publishing ebooks.

So... I'm describing this slide show to the other professional writers at lunch, and I (the mathematician's daughter who grew up on a steady diet of statistical analysis and probabilities [my father's two favorite subjects]-RRB- hear myself say, «Digital Book World asked this guy to examine the impact of ebook sales on hardcover sales, making the study flawed in the first place.»

Once you have gathered six or so writers who write high quality books similar to what you produce, create a What to Read Next page at the end of your ebook and then list & link each member's book.

Amazon has announced the newest author to join the ranks of writers who have sold more than one million ebooks through the Kindle store.

I heard that writers who'd never met each other in person were sharing pieces of writing on a site called LiveJournal, publishing ebooks on niche websites, and finding small but dedicated audiences.

Now a British thriller writer who sells his novels as ebooks for as little as 70p is proving the naysayers wrong.

At conferences I've met writers who critiqued my work, who became subjects of an article I've written, who write guest articles here at Spec Faith, whose books the CSFF Blog Tour has featured, who are currently judging for the Clive Staples Award, who endorsed my writing ebook.

Susan E. Barton is the Gal behind eBook Review Gal, and the popular How To book, How to Write, Publish and Market Your eBook: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Indie Author She's also a super wit, an excellent writer, and a super woman who can juggle...

I know many fiction series writers who swear by the give - the - first - ebook - away strategy, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

It's entirely reminiscent of (and I suppose a continuation of) the early days of Kindle ebooks (2007) where everyone lined up on one side of the school yard or the other: either ebooks were the greatest thing that had ever happened to readers and writers, or else they were hideous in appearance, full of errors, and who would want to read on that stupid $ 400 black and white ereader anyway?

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And you (probably, because you're looking at my page) are a writer who knows that there's so much more to self - publishing than writing a book and sticking it on Amazon (other ebook platforms are available).

I've known more than a few readers (not writers) who have told me they are «done with indie published books» (* not * ebooks) after purchasing one too many stinkers.

And writers who sold their book to a traditional publisher for a percentage and no advance only to see the book come out in an ebook - only edition will be lucky to be displayed on the front page of the publisher's ebook website for a week.

The Indie Author's Guide to Publishing Ebooks covers the subject expertly, thoroughly, and engrossingly (this from a writer who ordinarily eschews adverbs!)»

Writers who sail through the idea - generation and researching stages sometimes come to a sudden halt here, but writing the first draft of your ebook doesn't need to be daunting or difficult.

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