I think most, especially first time authors; fall into the mindset that offset is only
for the major publishing houses.
The promotions we run
for major publishing houses are the same promotions indie authors can run with us.
A new author's debut novel is a financial gamble
for major publishing houses.
Nowadays, we don't have to wait
for a major publishing house to offer us a book deal to get our novels or manifestos in print.
Besides working as an editor
for a major publishing house, Terry has published in over 50 magazines and written more than 60 books.
An agent can not only get your manuscript into the hands of an acquisitions editor
for a major publishing house, he / she can negotiate your contract, getting you more in royalties and / or free copies of your book.
Not exact matches
But instead, she receives a
major rejection from a
publishing house for her book The Lost Innocent.
I generally advise authors to avoid the Author Solutions self -
publishing services (iUnverse, Xlibris, Trafford, AuthorHouse, BookTango, and the self - pub services Author Solutions runs
for major publishers, including Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press and Hay
House's Balboa Press), since I've received many complaints about quality, price, and high - pressure sales tactics.
Posted by Victoria Strauss
for Writer BewareAnthologies, once a staple of genre
publishing, have become a rarity at
major publishing houses over the past couple of decades.Small presses still embrace the anthology format, however, as do genre readers — ... -LSB-...]
One of my clients who was a Senior VP of Digital at a
major publishing house is fond of saying, «I'll take one email address
for every 10 Facebook likes and every 100 Twitter followers.»
Major houses do
publish fiction — even first novels by unknown writers — but consider the risk involved and the competition
for those contracts.
Why is it that the
major traditional
publishing houses have staff whose responsibility it is to secure editorial book reviews
for upcoming releases?
The problem with this, however, is that this means that the
major publishing houses now have bumped the prices back up
for a LOT of new ebook releases.
In fact, they have walked hand in hand long before «open»
publishing made it possible
for any writer to ignore the
major houses and see their work in print.
But the same holds true
for those
published by
major houses.
Since an agent's main job is to become familiar with the interests of acquiring editors and executives at the
major publishing houses, and sell them books, it makes sense
for most agents to live in New York.
These are people who have largely written
for major publications such as the New York Times, and Washington Post or hold senior - level editorial positions at
major publishing houses such as Random
House and HarperCollins.
BookBub works with all five
major publishers as well as hundreds of small and mid-sized
publishing houses to get a comprehensive list of ebooks that are being discounted
for a limited period.
I used to consult
publishing houses in norway
for translation rights, and you're one of the people I would have love to have gotten over, but the vast majority of fantasy readers in norway are at least semi-fluent in english, so there's not much pull there unless you have a
major breakthrough like Pat Rothfuss or a movie / TV deal like George R.R.Martin or John Scalzi.
Unfortunately reviews in
major publications are usually reserved
for the big
publishing houses.
The multimillion - seller author placed an ad last weekend in the New York Times Book Review and in Publishers Weekly (depicted below) advocating
for government intervention — the same sort of bailout Goldman got — in order to save an industry besieged by bookstore closings and consolidation of the few remaining
major publishing houses.
One editor at a
major publishing house, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity
for fear of employer sanctions, told me that agents of Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Target are frequent participants in meetings about potential books.
Her books were
published to great acclaim by a
major trade
publishing house until a couple of years ago when they decided,
for reasons best known to themselves, not to continue.
For more testimonials from clients who have landed awards and deals with
major publishing houses and movie studios visit Martha's Testimonials board on Pinterest.
They say the Gatekeepers (agents, slush readers, and first - line editors) are there
for a reason, ensuring that new product is of the highest possible quality, that they've ensured that booksellers aren't loaded down with crap (and said brick and mortar booksellers are in complete agreement, only accepting books from
major, established
publishing houses), and that they and their staffs produce a truly professional final product, handling editing, design, and marketing so the author only has to worry about the words.
I really never thought it would get
published, let alone acquired by this
major publishing house, and I was literally speechless when I got an email confirming their interest in acquiring Strays
for the Aladdin Books imprint.
With all of the buzz — both positive and extremely negative — surrounding the large number of literary agents now exploring ebook - only titles
for their author clients, a new level of credibility and respectability has come out in the form of a
major publishing house expanding to release the digital rights to out - of - print and author - held rights» books.
However, the majority is free so you may discover that great author that the
major publishing houses rejected
for some reason.
Even though the publisher who asked
for my novel - and took four months to reject it - isn't a
major publishing house, they do have a presence in bookstores, with libraries and with
major review journals.
Two
major publishing houses, HarperCollins and Random
House, are making some of their novels available online either
for free, or nearly
for free, to entice people to read
for recreation.
Even if your books are
published by a
major New York
house, unless you're Jonathan Franzen or Sue Grafton, chances are no one's going to be buying ads
for your book or even helping you with your social media or website.
Our first BlueInk Best Book,
for example, attracted the attention of three
major publishing houses and one very prominent literary agent.
The Twitter feeds
for major publishers like Simon & Schuster or HarperCollins are always working to promote new titles, and self -
published authors and small
publishing houses usually work even harder to talk up their books anywhere and everywhere.
According to a New York Times article by David Streitfeld, publishers at a number of
houses are concerned that Amazon's ability to pull in
major bestselling authors, as well as take away the need
for agents through its ebook
publishing model, Kindle Direct Publishing, and through author submissions to it
publishing model, Kindle Direct
Publishing, and through author submissions to it
Publishing, and through author submissions to its imprint.
For instance, a
major romance
publishing house has offered 50 % royalties, but only after the first 10,000 electronic copies — a high bar to clear in the current digital climate.
Shueisha — From print, to interactive cross-platform content
for a
major Japanese
publishing house
«Hachette Book Group's six
publishing divisions have made
major acquisitions all year long from the biggest and best literary agencies, often
for less than other
houses offered, as well as contract renewals with many of our biggest authors,» says a Hachette representative.
These days it is a regular occurance
for eBooks from the
major publishing houses to be more expensive than the paper novels.
Authors, especially indie authors who don't have the legal clout of a
major publishing house behind them, have been forced to overlook the theft of their work
for so long that it's finally come home to roost in our political arena.
Julie Trelstad, head of digital at Writers
House, says, «One
major next step in
publishing is to reach the mobile device users and make the reading experience excellent
for them.»
Here's an idea
for you to test your quality: Over a year or so send your book to twenty or so
major editors in traditional
publishing houses.
The book marketer has indeed transformed to play a
major role in the marketing of books
for the
publishing houses.
Here are a couple of resources
for finding them: http://www.bryndonovan.com/2015/12/28/fantasy-publishers-2016-no-agent-required/ http://www.locusmag.com/Links/Publishers.html (look under «Specialty Publishers») https://www.sfsite.com/depts/small01.htm For self - publishing, I generally advise authors to avoid the Author Solutions self - publishing services (iUnverse, Xlibris, Trafford, AuthorHouse, BookTango, and the self - pub services Author Solutions runs for major publishers, including Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press and Hay House's Balboa Press), since I've received many complaints about quality, price, and high - pressure sales tacti
for finding them: http://www.bryndonovan.com/2015/12/28/fantasy-publishers-2016-no-agent-required/ http://www.locusmag.com/Links/Publishers.html (look under «Specialty Publishers») https://www.sfsite.com/depts/small01.htm
For self - publishing, I generally advise authors to avoid the Author Solutions self - publishing services (iUnverse, Xlibris, Trafford, AuthorHouse, BookTango, and the self - pub services Author Solutions runs for major publishers, including Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press and Hay House's Balboa Press), since I've received many complaints about quality, price, and high - pressure sales tacti
For self -
publishing, I generally advise authors to avoid the Author Solutions self -
publishing services (iUnverse, Xlibris, Trafford, AuthorHouse, BookTango, and the self - pub services Author Solutions runs
for major publishers, including Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press and Hay House's Balboa Press), since I've received many complaints about quality, price, and high - pressure sales tacti
for major publishers, including Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press and Hay
House's Balboa Press), since I've received many complaints about quality, price, and high - pressure sales tactics.
I've been a developmental and acquisitions editor at
major publishing houses for many years.
-LSB-...] information
for imprints, I link to the Contact Us pages at several
major publishing houses in this Media requesting review copies / trying to contact authors post.
She has worn many hats — she's
published with
major New York
houses, then broke away and created her own imprint; has successfully
published over 20 books and sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies; understands niche
publishing and marketing; has created publicity campaigns
for her own work that landed her on Oprah, Donahue, CNN and even grabbed a cover story in People magazine; she's penetrated the foreign rights market with her work in 16 countries to date; she has guided and coached many others from creation to completion of their work; she has created and chair several
publishing conferences; and she has successfully turned several
publishing disasters into successful outcomes
for their authors.
In an effort to restore price competition
for ebooks in Canada, the Canadian Competition Bureau has announced a consent agreement with Apple and three
major publishing houses — Hachette, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster — that requires them to allow Canadian retailers like Amazon and Kobo to offer discounts on their ebooks.
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published with
major New York
houses, then broke away and created her own imprint; has successfully
published over 20 books and sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies; understands niche
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Publicists at
major publishing houses sometimes create promotional packages
for their most exciting books of the season.
If somebody put a gun to my head (as Jim Cramer says, I'd first tell them to take that gun away from my head, but then) I'd go
for a professional editor, and one who sits in a
major publishing house seat and actually sees how the market responds to things and then shepherds books through the system accordingly.