Sentences with phrase «for big name authors»

That remains to be seen, but last weekend (September 20th) an annual secret soiree held in New Mexico for big name authors and hosted by Amazon was missing some invitations — significantly, invitations to Hachette authors or those who have publicly shown support for Authors United.

And is there a need for big name authors to stop other authors from using a word?

Now for big name authors, their books» Amazon ratings may not matter so much — they have such a reputation and presence in bookstores that the average Joe will just buy the book off the shelve without doing research first.

Not exact matches

The book has already garnered praise from some big names in the food world including Mark Bittman, Marion Nestle, Jamie Oliver and my personal school food idol, JanPop, aka Janet Poppendieck, author of Free for All: Fixing School Food in America.

Some political communications companies on both sides do specialize in outreach to the authors and audiences of the big - name political bloggers, but this exercise is not for the empty of pocket.

For instance, if the last author is a big name, readers could easily assume that the senior scientist provided the intellectual firepower, even if the first author did the heavy lifting, Stemwedel says.

The article, «Models for Value - Added Modeling of Teacher Effects,» is authored by Daniel McCaffrey (Educational Testing Service [ETS] Scientist, and still a «big name» in VAM research), J. R. Lockwood (RAND Corporation Scientists), Daniel Koretz (Professor at Harvard), Thomas Louis (Professor at Johns Hopkins), and Laura Hamilton (RAND Corporation Scientist).

I've already picked out an author name and in the process of setting up another blog (I'm used to juggling multiple blogs so it isn't really a big deal for me to have a handful of author blogs).

ADVANCE TEASERS — Have you noticed how many big named authors release the first 10 chapters or so for a new novel coming out shortly?

Some publishers of big name authors will spring for production of a book trailer, but the rest of us — traditionally published or self - published — have to create one on our own.

globalReach distribution is essential for any author looking to increase their readership in stores because it enables your book to be available through the wholesaler, Ingram Book Company, which is the preferred go - between of most big - name retailers.

When all was said and done, Bob Ralston, author of God, Physics and Me was named our big winner for his technically impressive and charming video submission, which you can view below:

Honestly, it will always sting for a nanosecond when I read about authors winning awards that I can't begin to hope to win as an indie, or heading off on book tours, or getting picked to speak at big events, or receiving glowing reviews from notable publications, or hobnobbing with other big name authors.

Hindsight is 20/20 — perhaps RT should have placed the «big names» in the Mardi Gras room — it had more «breathing room» plus it would drive more traffic to it (whereas their location in the other ballroom created havoc for the rows of authors in alphabetical order).

What they mean is, «big name» authors, with well - known publishers stamped on the side of their novels; I am treated with disdain for just stepping into their store, as though I'm going to poison it with my presence.

I'm not sure my experience was any different, however, because it was so crowded and people were looking for the big - name authors.

For every big name six - figure - earning indie author, there are dozens of writers who earn money by looking toward local opportunities.

The picture looks even brighter for less - known authors, since the big names are dropping the program and lessening the competition.

Books sold into bookstores is becoming something only reserved for the brand name authors or big, breakout books that are getting a lot of buzz.

Face it: Your book is competing with millions of other titles — many by Big Name authors from major publishers — for the attention, consideration, and purchasing dollars of your target reader.

The newly self published authors were afraid of limiting their sales to only Kindle, and the big name authors, such as King, were shaking fingers at Amazon for being the biggest beast in the jungle and utilizing their powers (and prowess!)

Simon & Schuster isn't the only major publisher to sign up with Oyster and Scribd, but it is still a major «get» for both services thanks to the number of big name books and authors in the publisher's catalog.

I know some big name authors have been expressing their political opinions on their blogs recently, and it hasn't hurt their sales, but it's a bad idea for newbies.

PubSmartCon, a writers» conference held in Charleston, SC, next month, has shifted the focus away from desperately seeking an agent or publisher and chosen to focus instead of building in time for authors to network, both with big names in the industry and with their fellow in - the - trenches writers to uncover their keys to success.

My prediction for the coming year is that we're going to see more and more big name authors jumping into the waters — and finding great success.

There are other reasons for the authors who fall between these extremes; all are stigmatized against by the big name publishers and chain bookstores.

Do Google the name to make sure it doesn't belong to another author, anybody who already has a big Web presence, or is wanted for a heinous crime.

I spoke with Brad on February 20 via Skype about his plan for the book, whether Kirshbaum will succeed in landing a big - name author for Amazon, and more.

There are multiple reasons for self - publishing, the first usually being that the author doesn't want to jump through hoops to find an agent, an editor, and then shop around the big name publishers.

Which may be fine with you (I don't know, obviously) bit strikes me as an unfortunate perspective for a reader to adopt, as the majority of fiction published and the vast majority of «name» authors published are in trade from the big six.

Book signings for self published books may do little to create buzz in the media since signing events are rarely on the media's radar except for possibly a BIG name author.

The publishing contracts for Hydra, Alibi, Loveswept, and Flirt, each representing different genre fiction, were so limiting to authors, it is downright insulting that they came from a big - name NYC publishing house.

This strikes me as an unfortunate perspective for a reader to adopt, as the majority of fiction published and the vast majority of «name» authors published are from the big six.

Large publishers can't compete against that (a traditional mass market paperback sold for $ 8.00 earns the author about 40 cents), which is one of the reasons I firmly believe the future of publishing lies in the hands of indie authors and small publishers, and in the years ahead we'll see more and more big - name authors go indie.

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Recruited certain big name authors for exclusive material.

I agree with George: I review indie books as well as «traditionally» published books and many's the time where the Big Name author has actually written utter drivel for his adoring fans.

It also makes it possible for authors to do smaller book signings in towns that aren't large enough to garner big name authors for a book event, reaching fans literally anywhere via online and radio book signings and blog tours.»

Only two or three of the «big name» authors will I pay full price for.

They are trying to get the big name authors and agents to fight for it under the «fair contract initiative».

All three authors write with a realism and penchant - for - diversity that echoes two of the YA genre's biggest names: John Green and Rainbow Rowell.

Julia Sommerfeld then took on the role of editor of Kindle Singles in the US in October 2016 and she is the one primarily responsible for not taking unsolicited manuscripts anymore and focusing on big name authors.

After awhile some of the big name authors may shift to some of the independent publishers for better terms.

I read a big name, big PH author not long ago, and couldn't pass page 20 without finding (and I wasn't looking for) typos, poor grammar, deus ex machine, etc..

Something worth considering is that with any big name author currently out there the work has already been done for them on the branding and marketing front by the publishing houses so it's easy to move the books, print or E, on that basis already.

At present, the author of, say, a self - published thriller available as an e-book for $ 5 or less does not have to compete with Janet Evanovich, Alafair Burke, David Baldacci and John Sandford on even ground; the big - name authors» books are typically twice as expensive.

Sales for a small tier of mega-bestsellers like Patterson, King, Evanovich, Roberts, etc. skew toward brick & mortar print and away from ebooks and online because of the broad brick - and - mortar visibility you mention in airports, supermarkets, etc., and especially because of paid co-op placement in bookstores, which they benefit from disproportionately (Because publishers concentrate marketing spend disproportionately in their biggest - name tentpole authors).

Patchett's media profile helped, underlining the potential power that big - name authors have to level the playing field for independent bookshops.

I am so thankful for Amazon they have expanded my reading beyond the big name authors the publishers and celebrities are pushing.

Something to consider, if you do a YouTube video titled with your book's name and your author name — that's going to be the # 1 search result for you, forever (because YouTube is a much bigger site than your author site).