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.
Not exact matches
By arguing that the Bible's
first «
author» was a woman, Bloom has breathed a kind of new life into the dusty old Yahwist, that
hybrid creation of rationalism, historicism and romanticism usually associated with the name of Julius Wellhausen (1844 - 1918).
First author of the study Carina Zittra has now succeeded in identifying a
hybrid of these two forms.
«This work demonstrates the unique capability of micro-to-nanoscale topographies of the crumpled graphene - Au nanoparticles — higher density, three - dimensional optically active materials — that are further enhanced by the formation of hot spots, bringing the nanoparticles closer,» explained Juyoung Leem, a graduate student and
first author of the study, «Mechanically Self - Assembled, Three - Dimensional Graphene?Gold
Hybrid Nanostructures for Advanced Nanoplasmonic Sensors,» published in Nano Letters.
The
hybrid first generation Honda Insight, owned by the
author, has up - change and down - change gear shift indicators on the instrument panel.
Chuck Wendig:
First gaining traction with his Terribleminds blog a couple years ago, Chuck has built a strong following via social media with Twitter, and titles himself a «
hybrid author;» traditionally publishing some of his works but preferring the freedom self - publishing offers.
So while this resistance might be a contributing factor to digital -
first's poor showing for
hybrid authors, it's not the driving issue.
The focus is the
author: whether it's a
hybrid author with multiple books published, a brand new
author or one who wants to make their reverted backlist available in digital for the very
first time.
So, many of the benefits for a
hybrid author starting off with a publisher — the «higher respect, more review opportunities, and wider distribution in print or tricky markets» I mentioned — might not exist if said publisher is a digital -
first publisher.
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).
Most of us would be thrilled with $ 100K, so some
authors are definitely succeeding in their digital -
first hybrid path, and this shouldn't be taken as a slam on epublishing in total.
I'm a
hybrid author who was
first published by a small digital press (they also have POD, but that's digital technology as well.)
They among the
first industry to open their arms to
hybrid authors, giving them the freedom to write books for their publishers while also writing other unrelated titles specifically to launch as self - published works.
However, when I wrote The Experiencers (my
first novel) and consulted on the subject of trad versus indie publishing with a
hybrid author who has been writing books since the 1970s, he made a good case for me to go indie.
Hybrid publishers devoted to putting
authors first have a vested interest in seeing you succeed, as much as you do.
First off — I'm not the only one doing this and there are more
hybrid authors who make a lot more money than this — a lot more.
What I've learned (through my own experience and by watching other indie
authors) is that they use being a «
hybrid»
author (as
first coined by Bob Mayer and has a post about income here that you should read) to their advantage.
The
first breed of
authors to actively embrace self - publishing and
hybrid models for bringing their work to market, Romance
authors continue to pursue and support the traditional route of publishing.
I'm a
hybrid author, and I just released my
first indie book a little over a week ago, and I've been angsting over sales, glitches, writing the sequel, etc..
In order to become a
hybrid author, obviously, one must
first be an
author.
So much industry attention has been given to a concept that
first became widespread at this year's Digital Book World conference in January: the
hybrid author.
While the term may be new to the publishing industry since it
first created buzz at last month's Digital Book World conference, news surrounding the so - called
hybrid authors — those who work in some way in both self - publishing and traditional publishing — has cropped up throughout the digital publishing sphere.
11:30 — 12:30 Writers Track Cover Art 101 for the Indie &
Hybrid Author — Taria Reed — Sapphire A The cover is the
first opportunity a writer has to tell the reader what the story is about.
It reveals — for the
first time — just how well self - published and «
hybrid»
authors are selling and earning in comparison with traditionally published writers.
In my article yesterday, I wrote about being a
hybrid author (one who publishes both traditionally and independently) and how my
first two books are traditionally published in India as I'm an expat living in America.
My agency specializes in
hybrid authors,
authors who have some works traditionally published and some self - published or with small e-book
first presses, so we tend to see more of the new ways
authors are telling their stories.
But
first, for those new to the term «
hybrid,» it means those
authors who both self - publish and work with traditional publishers.