Sentences with phrase «for indie»

I found you and a few others trolling the amazon recommendations and have rarely found a book I had to stop reading but what doesn't exist and I think would be perfect for the indie publishing group is a place to share recommendations and have an algorithm that doesn't take into account «sales» but considers readership.

By maintaining high prices, they left the sub - $ 5.99 market for ebooks wide open for indie authors to exploit.

Nehmen - Kodner provides branding and marketing for indie authors, start - ups, and established companies.

An absolute treasure trove for indie authors.

There is a great future for Indie novelists.

Amy is a strong advocate for indie writers.

Smashwords, although a valuable resource for indie authors and publishers to get their ebooks formatted and distributed in a variety of formats for different eReader platforms, is not yet the destination for the everyday e-book reader / buyer.

POD outlets like IngramSpark (for indie authors) can literally print and ship your book as it's ordered, making your up - front costs virtually non-existent.

It's a good option for indie authors who write in genres that tend to be really popular for KU.

And I am helping start an indie distribution company for indie and small press publishers to distribute work to bookstores.

GravisLector.com is a new bookstore exclusive for Indie Authors to help promote and sell their books while earning better profits.

Having worked with traditional publishers and self - published several of her books, Massey has great advice for indie authors on independent publishing, book marketing and strategies for getting a book into bookstores, libraries and reviews.

We've compiled a list of our favorite websites and resources for indie authors planning to self - publish a book.

It's a trove of advice for indie authors - enjoy!

They hosted an event for indie authors.

The Author Earnings Reports shine a light on what is really happening and that light is amazing for us indie writers and scary as hell to traditional publishers.

Finally, Hildick - Smith shared a piece of good news for indie booksellers: showrooming is not as big of a problem as was once thought.

There are fewer ways for Indie Authors to find an audience than there were a year ago, and every day there are more predatory companies seeking to make money off of us.

But in those rejections, there's hope for the indie writer — if you can develop your own platform and show that you've sold a few thousand copies of your self - published book, it's very likely that you will catch an agent or publisher's attention.

Brenda, you said compiling all the info for Indie authors» earnings was a huge task, and I agree.

Because I now realize how cumbersome it is for indie authors to separate out their earnings per title (I know, from doing this with my own titles!)

This book marketing strategy is especially effective for indie authors with multiple books.

I think this kind of positive energy is absolutely key for indie authors today: you have got to believe that you can make it and persevere in your work with that belief until things begin to pick up.

If sites such as IR and the Vault want to attempt to raise visibility for indie books that don't suck, hey I am on board that train.

When you sign up for the Indie Kids Books Newsletter, you'll receive a free 2 - page Indie Kids Books Resource sheet that includes contact information for five of the education distributors discussed here.

# 54 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with author and entrepreneur Jason B. Ladd about his new book for indie authors, Book Review Bonzai: The Unknown Author's Ultimate Guide to Getting Amazon Reviews.

I'm an unofficial spokesman for indie publishing.

Next Generation Indie Book Awards A not - for - profit book awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.

-LSB-...] wrote about giveaways and bonus content recently and there are some great ideas for indie authors, check it -LSB-...]

It seems like a perennial problem for indie writers — getting Beta readers.

Market share questions for both indie work and electronic books may in fact be a major red herring that will fade away in the next few years for most of us as writers continue to enhance their creative offerings.

Leland Shanle speaking about Printing and Publishing Options for Indie Authors at our April 9, 2014 meeting.

NetGalley for Indie Authors What Does NetGalley Do?

Beta readers, who test your book for any readability issues and plot holes, are also a crucial step for indie authors when preparing to get their book ready for publication.

My friend Janice Hardy came up with the perfect solution: joining the Indie Author Series at Fiction University, where I'm writing a series digging into some of our options for indie publishing.

Publishing an ebook that started as a print book is cost effective for both indie publishers and traditional publishers.

One source of numbers for online book sales, including for indie ebooks, is the website Author Earnings.

Everything else that I have read, recently, about local book signings for Indie Authors only mention things like «grueling,» or they go on to question the value of such in today's digital marketplace.

In the days of digital technology, e-books, tablet reading devices and Kindle Direct Publishing (to name one distribution platform), paperback for indie authors was the one «as yet unconquered» land for self - published authors everywhere until about four years ago, when Amazon - owned print - on - demand company CreateSpace built traction and changed the playing field for indies everywhere.

It is perhaps the most valuable tool in social media for an indie author (or any writer, really) to market their book without losing followers.

They make convincing arguments for why earnings potential are better in the long run for indie authors.

Instead of going with Createspace or one of the other POD platforms available for indie authors, I tried out the new KDP Print option.

And that's the rub in all of this for indie authors.

And this isn't a question just for indie authors.

Could this work for indie authors?

So I've compiled some book marketing ideas that have work really well for indie authors I've worked with, so hopefully you can make these your own or they inspire you to go even further — remember the goal for 2018 is to market smarter.

That's hardly a new development in indie publishing and understanding how it works is pretty damned important for any indie author.

Both of these programs are low cost and full of valuable information for Indie Authors.

As for indie vs independent vs self - publishing.

All this said, I think that the issue still remains the noise level for indie publishers (self and very small micro publishers).