Sentences with phrase «for other book publishers»

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I had to fight my immediate prejudice and remind myself of something I've talked with others about for years — the increasing size of books, both fiction and non-fiction, to justify the inflated pricing from publishers.

Although not specifically intended for pastors, bloggers and other «famous» Christians, the book — written by a Christian and published by faith - based publisher Thomas Nelson — details an almost mechanical method to get noticed in an age of self - promotion.

I've written a book about what I went through, and gave it to all my family members (still working on preparing it for a publisher so I can get it out to the world) and it was my way of sharing my pain, and like you said, letting others know that they are not alone.

The point of releasing a Study Bible is for the publisher to have one book that generates enough revenue to partially subsidize the other 99 books that don't pay their own way.

-- Janice Boyles, Publisher, Choosing Home, The Newsletter for At - home / work - at - home Moms «No other parenting book that I've read covers this topic so thoroughly and thoughtfully.»

Full marks to Gollancz for publishing this collection of stories by one of Britain's consistently finest science fiction writers — but it, and other book publishers, would be doing themselves, writers and readers a favour by providing more outlets for short fiction.

Dr. Rothenberg also reaches out to educate those outside the profession through her writing, with a monthly column in Homeopathy Today, in her blogging for The Huffington Post and her own book, The A Capella Singer Who Lost Her Voice & Other Stories from Natural Medicine (BJain Archibel Publishers), which was released in 2011 to wide acclaim.

Publisher and retailer of books, videos, DVDs, music CDs and other resources for after - school professionals and after - school programs and summer programs geared to school - age children.

Our community is a place where authors can share, receive tips and tactics for building their books, and support each other on what we all know is the challenging (yet rewarding) path of the self - publisher.

Other major publishers may be content to reap record profits off the growth of ebook sales while paying authors practically nothing for digital books with far lower production and distribution costs, but we wouldn't feel right doing that.

By Ron Pramschufer, President, Self Publishing, Inc. - Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995 Over the years, I have probably written about ISBNs and the importance of the ownership of the ISBN for your book more than any other subject.

Aside from not falling for the «we can assign you an ISBN» myth of the POD / Vanity / Subsidy publishers, selecting the right printer to print your books is as important as any other decision you will make as a publisher.

In other words, book publishers and distributors are jockeying for position in the school library ebook market and there are no clear winners.

This won't work for other stores but then those won't sell as many books for the average indie publisher.

Horizons will make it possible for thousands of authors, whose manuscripts Harlequin or other traditional publisher can not publish, to see their books in print.

And since agents and most publishers don't have the slightest idea what will sell and what won't sell, there is no magic formula for success other than having people read your books.

Twilight Times Books will present the works of those writers whose stories blend genres, are too literary for other publishers or seem too mainstream or «quirky» in tone.

I looked at traditional publishers who might be a good fit for my book and read every blog post I could find about other author's experiences.

Arrange bookstore tours, PR campaigns, and other promotions for books and authors (not all publishers offer these services, but some do).

We distribute wildflower guides, photo books, and poetry for other local publishers.

However, after five major publishers made an agreement with Apple on ebook pricing that specified other platforms couldn't undersell Apple, Amazon was forced to raise prices, and many books began selling for $ 14.99.

There are just so many other uses for the money that authors and publishers earmark for book promotion campaigns.

Here, for book lovers, authors, publishers, book publicists, and others who haven't yet seen it, is a list of the 200 Borders bookstores that are slated to close.

The answer for indie authors, self - publishers, and those who publish other people's books is that metadata is how readers find your book.

Buchmesse — Motta (President.of the Italian Publishers Association): «We are working to change the trend in the Italian book market but we're alone, without the institutional support that other countries provide for the sector.

In addition to Open Road we are working with a top 3 music publisher that is using Vistaar's pricing software for their digital catalog and they are starting to expand to physical content and we are in discussions with other book publishers that are looking at both digital and print.»

Using existing characters and allowing other publishers to use the personalization features for their own titles has opened up a whole world of possibilities in the gift book market, emerging reader applications, and low - interest / low - ability level educational segments.

While HarperCollins, like several other publishers before it, has been gunning for an agency pricing model in which the publisher sets the price of its books and basically forbids discounting on the part of the retailer, Amazon has long dug its heels in and refused to budge with the publishers in terms of its demand for a wholesale model.

It's proved to be the other way around for some authors like Amish Tripathi, who chose to self - publish his first book, The Immortals of Meluha, after having being rejected by nearly 20 publishers.

The book follows Sarah and Handful over the next 35 years, «as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other's destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love,» according to the publisher.

-- Can you trade with other indie publishers (writers) for proofing, with you working on reading their books while they read yours?

So assuming those are pro rates for getting your book edited, covered, formatted, and distributed as ebook and print on demand, the questions you should ask yourself is IF a publisher is asking for $ 800 up front from you are: — is the percentage they take of your work going to equal more than that other $ 800?

American Catholic Press (ACP) is a publisher of hymnals, missals, books, and other materials for the Catholic liturgy.

We are also the only company to offer expanded distribution, similar to a traditional publisher, which puts your book in the hands of book buyers from Barnes & Noble, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and others, making it more inviting for retailers and libraries to order copies of your book for brick - and - mortar locations.

For some books, publishers are obliged to remove material owned by others (such as images or tables under a license that only covers the print edition or specific territories).

As far as publishing goes, the main thing, I think, self - publishers need to understand after all the other jazz about writing well and using the services of a professional editor, is that being a self - publisher means they've gone into business as publishers — even if just one time for their own book.

But there's one other skill or ability you have to look for as an author when trying to find top literary agencies to get you a top publisher and book deal.

Author agrees he will not undertake without the written consent of Publisher, to write, print, publish, produce, or cause to be written, printed, published, or produced, (alone, in conjunction with others or through any other arrangement) anything for publication in book form before the work has been delivered.

On the other hand, major trade publishers, like Penguin Books India and HarperCollins India, are yet to offer their India titles as e-books, even when their counterparts in the UK and the US are preparing for their print and e-books almost simultaneously.

Subsidiary Rights Rights acquired by a publisher for resale, translation into foreign languages and other reuse of a book's content.

There are absolutely some publishers who are putting value into their author's books, and it's definitely rational to accept less money in exchange for other things that have value to you.

But since we usually post our books eight times (in paperback, an ebook in pdf, and six other «open» publishers within a few days of each other), we use two of our ISBNs that we bought (at embarrassing overpriced rates from Bowker), one for bound versions, one for digital versions.

It is left up to self - publishers to help other authors meet their goals, and get great books out in the world for readers who want them.

I have less and less patience with people who claim that Amazon has or is striving for some kind of evil monopoly that will subjugate authors and readers when all the evidence to date is that they will treat authors better than any publisher and provide readers with cheaper books, a bigger selection, and a better customer experience than any other retailer.

An example of this would be a literary agency that only deals with domestic rights, teaming up with an international literary agency to help sell translation rights for your book to publishers in other countries.

There are other reasons publishers may choose to make a book free, such as for a promotion or because the author / publisher just wants to get the information in front of an audience.

In another new twist, PLC organizers and recognized publishing thought leaders Mike Shatzkin and Michael Cader will be joined by analysts and executives from both inside the industry and out to discuss the most political and fraught subjects facing publishing today: the future of Amazon and B&N, what to look for from a Random House and Penguin merger, what might work as a strategy for the other general publishers, and what to expect from illustrated books in digital and the various publishing start - ups, and much more...

Although Apple and the publishers may have cooperated in ways that violated the nation's sometimes contradictory antitrust laws, for the Justice Department to single this matter out and not address other issues in the book industry or in business in general seems misguided.

If I were a small publisher, I'd be publishing my own e-zine and / or making connections with other e-zines that specialize in publishing the first few chapters of clients» and others» books, or sell the chapters for a very low price (like 29 cents).