Sentences with phrase «from big name authors»

Much as I love self - publishing, even in the current market, I think I am more likely to be able to get blurbs from big name authors if I get a traditional book deal.

So, it may not have a ton of cool stuff and a humongo - blurb, or advance reviews or raving one liners from big name authors, but then again, information overload puts me off and big names in covers touting the wonders of a book puts me even FARTHER off.

Colleen — Those «magic» blurbs from big name authors don't happen because some charlatan charges money to tell the gullible that big name authors love to work as slaves 24/7.

Midas PR is a dream to work at because the range of books is so diverse, from big name authors right through to self - published titles — we cover the lot.

I have to admit that I only buy kindle singles from big name authors.

So my client went from having very little platform and no reviews to getting a blurb from a Big Name Author, that's going to look great on her book cover.

Not exact matches

The biggest names in women's ministry — from Hatmaker to authors like Shauna Niequist — remain intimately involved in their own local churches, and most have Bible college or seminary degrees.

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.

Chef and cookbook author Anna Jones has worked with some of the biggest names in food, from Jamie Oliver to Yotam Ottolenghi.

Other renowned authors have drawn together powerful analyses of these issues, with key examples being David Korten (The Great Turning), David Selby (Education and Climate Change), Basarab Nicolescu (From Modernity to Cosmodernity), Duane Elgin (Deep Big History essay), Peter Senge (The Fifth Discipline), and Margaret Wheatley (Leadership and the New Science, to name a few.

In a recent Ed Week blog post from Larry Ferlazzo, author Zaretta Hammond stated that a big myth (about Culturally Responsive Teaching) is that it's about motivating students of color by mentioning cultural facts or naming famous people of color.

Besides pitching, lots of conferences have talks, seminars, and classes from big - name authors and members of the publishing world that encompass all areas of writing, marketing and building a career as an author.

Be ready to go head to head with the big - name authors and the major houses, because «success» is soon going to mean something completely different from what it means today, and once we get there, the genie will never go back in the bottle.

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.

Even the biggest names out there know that marketing is simply part of the game, though you may get more of a straight answer from successful self - published authors.

This is best from a big name celebrity or well known best selling author.

We've heard from some pretty big name authors here who don't like newsletters either, It is possible to be a successful author without one.

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.

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.

At the same time, readers will continue to transition from print to ebooks, making the print distribution to physical bookstores less important, and thus weakening the grip big publishers once had on bigger - name authors.

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.

Samhain has had some terrific success getting prequel and mid-series novellas from fairly big - name authors where the rest of the series is in print from a more, shall we say, traditional publisher.

And second, it's because the KDP Select program has created a venue whereby indie authors can displace the big name brand authors, and get a small slice of awareness from an audience they previously would have had no chance of reaching.

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.

While bigger names from some of the bigger publishers often get some help in the PR department, authors generally have a lot of work to do in order to get their books in front of audiences.

The Site Which Shall Not Be Named will not be the only site left standing as many readers are returning to the bookstores in droves, and many authors are beginning to sell from their own sites instead of sticking with any of the big online stores.

One of the biggest problems plaguing both readers and publishers — from the major household name to the individual self - published author — is discoverability.

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

Amazon's substantial (some would say near - monopolistic — the company commands at least 65 % of the ebook market) market share has blocked its access to big name authors and crucial markets and prevented it from running a more traditional publishing house, but that same size has allowed it to create a publishing ecosystem in its own image.

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).

And, if you're up on things, I probably don't have to inform you of a recent letter from some of the top big name authors requesting letters be sent to Amazon's Jeff Bezos in order to save authors and writing and literature and to let Hachette get its way.

While bigger names from some of the bigger publishers often get some help in the PR department, authors generally have a lot of work... [Read more...]

In addition, even though publishing contract terms (including advances, royalties, and rights) are simply awful for 99 % of authors, a relative handful of Big Name Authors do in fact benefit disproportionately from their alliances with Big Publauthors, a relative handful of Big Name Authors do in fact benefit disproportionately from their alliances with Big PublAuthors do in fact benefit disproportionately from their alliances with Big Publishing.

Which, of course, is why the entire Establishment — Big Publishers, bookstores, agents, Big Name Authors, distributors, major periodicals (which benefit from publisher advertising), et al. — have aligned themselves loudly against Amazon.

Understand that, for the first time, thousands of self - publishing authors are now competing directly with these Big Name Authors, often knocking them from their perches atop the bestsellerauthors are now competing directly with these Big Name Authors, often knocking them from their perches atop the bestsellerAuthors, often knocking them from their perches atop the bestseller lists.

What that platform looks like, or how it works, varies from author to author: Some are big names who can attract attention with any book they release, others have figured out how to harness a local or regional fan base to spread word of mouth, and still others know how to use digital media for visibility.

Big - name authors and publishers can sell books without the best blurb, so you can learn more by studying effective blurbs from lesser - known authors.

Some «big name» authors from publishers that do operate in the library space do not make their latest works available until after the title is off the hardcover bestseller list.

I believe that many of the big - name authors from the past who succeeded as traditionally published authors could also thrive in today's market as indie authors if they had been writers in today's world instead.

For David, his contribution to the box sets started to shine earlier in the hit box set, Dead Dozen, that combined the 12 mysteries / thrillers from 12 different big name authors.

From everything I've read, it appears that publishers make the majority of their profits from the «big name» authFrom everything I've read, it appears that publishers make the majority of their profits from the «big name» authfrom the «big name» authors.

If the giftee likes to read bestselling titles from big - name authors released by big publishers, the $ 25 gift card will be enough to buy two books.

In other words, if you want to read new books by Liane Moriarty, James Patterson, or John Grisham — the books from big - name authors released by big publishers — you will have to buy them separately because they are not included in Kindle Unlimited.

That said, as a blogger, I don't take many review requests in general, from either indie authors or big name publishers, but I have taken requests from both in the past.

ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT AUTHORS — This nonprofit group offers contacts, connection & collaboration among indie authors, plus expert guidance and advice from some of the biggest names in the buAUTHORS — This nonprofit group offers contacts, connection & collaboration among indie authors, plus expert guidance and advice from some of the biggest names in the buauthors, plus expert guidance and advice from some of the biggest names in the business.

It is a great opportunity to explore new authors who don't get the recognition from the big name publishers.

More than 1900 scientists participated from 86 different countries, and the speakers included the biggest names in climate research and many past and present IPCC authors.

We'll be sharing the latest releases from big - name authors and undiscovered talents, bringing you exclusive extracts and videos of new books, getting our authors to share their inspiration for writing, and offering fantastic prizes!