Each venue is a great opportunity to
get our authors and readers together.
Not exact matches
The pay - per - page system actually makes a lot of sense because it provides for an objective way of assessing an e-book's value to its
readers,
and authors get payments accordingly.
Authors who post their ideas
and sample pages to Inkshares» community of 100,000
readers, for instance, will be published if their ideas
get 750 preorders from
readers.
Stieg Larsson's riveting trilogy — «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,» «The Girl Who Played with Fire,»
and «The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest» —
gets the finale
readers have been waiting for from
author David Lagercrantz.
But it seems to me that one of the problems with academic articles is that the
reader doesn't
get a chance to comment on the article,
and the
author doesn't
get the chance to read
readers» comments
and respond to them.
Indeed, it can even be read as a mockery of the whole literary enterprise, pairing dull
and uncomprehending
readers who ploddingly manage to miss the obvious, with clever
authors (both the fictional Vereker
and the actual James) who feel compelled to play the trickster, taunting their
readers with the hint that there is something — indeed, the whole point of it all — that they don't
get.
There were splashy
authors and passionate
readers crawling all up
and down Congress St. I
got to meet a handful of my influences, which is a crazy thrill.
In a new book from the University of Chicago Press, Fishes of the Open Ocean,
author Julian Pepperell lets
readers get up close
and personal with these impressive
and mysterious ocean denizens.
And because of the way work
gets cited (e.g., «First
Author, et al., 2010») the first author's name is the most visible to re
Author, et al., 2010») the first
author's name is the most visible to re
author's name is the most visible to
readers.
I
got an email today from a
reader who was told by a fairly prominent doctor /
author that aerobics
and running will «kill you»
Wire Side Chat: Helping «Fake
Readers» Become Proficient Life - Long
Readers Cris Tovani,
author of the best - selling «I Read It, But I Don't
Get It,» chats with Education World about her checkered reading past
and about her widely acclaimed work with students
and teachers in the area of reading comprehension strategies.
By
getting rid of the Common Core, we will
get rid of the Common Core practice of treating literary texts as informational texts in which the
reader's task is to figure out what the
author intended to say, based on word choice
and sentence structure, rather than to explore a range of interpretive possibilities.
Indie
authors will have to work hard just to
get their book in front of
readers for a fraction of a second —
and the only point of contact is going to be the book cover design.
Romance doesn't have a lot of conventions, unlike SFF, (or at least it didn't — it's expanding too,) so it's not surprising Romantic Times
got inundated, as romance has been at the forefront of e-books, self - pub romances, small press publication, shorter fiction publications (novellas & collections,)
and author -
reader interaction.
The book
authored by Scott Carroll tells
readers how to «marry» science with spirituality
and use neuroscience, genetics, behavioral science
and psychology to attract the perfect man for you
and get him to the altar in as little as a year.
Sure, you can send out review copies
and make book trailers (not for $ 150 tho), but if an
author's end goal is to attract more
readers — or even a publishing contract — they first need to
get their work in front of people who can help them,
and that's what the IRDAs are all about.
They will probably like
getting their work exposed to a larger
reader base shared by the other
authors and the host writer.
Narrative essays are told from a characterized perspective, regularly the
author's, so there is feeling
and also particular
and frequently tactile points of interest gave to
get the
reader included in the components
and grouping of the story.
Readers get a great title by a favorite
author,
and also
get introduced to other new
authors.
We had lower expectations about e-books a couple years ago, but so many
authors and publishers are
getting it right that
readers are raising the bar.
It's also
got hints of being another step in the direction of customer engagement
and direct sales (albeit with aspiring
authors rather than
readers as the customer), so I'd think you of all people would find it noteworthy.
Steampunk (
and Harlequin
and Amish romance)
author Shelley Adina joins us today to talk about managing multiple pen names
and genres, keeping a long - running series fresh (
and selling), paying for foreign translations of indie books,
and working the cons to
get in touch with more
readers (
and take trips you can write off on your taxes!).
He helps
authors from around the world
get their stories out of their heads, onto the page,
and into
readers hands.
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.
However, we are indie
authors, so you must promote the book to
get it in front of
readers and buyers.
Awesome Gang is a place for Kindle book
authors to share their books
and get them in the hands of
readers.
Come out
and get serious about your publishing with a variety of other
authors,
readers, publishers,
and... Continue Reading →
Although, I think it's possible to find other ways to
get readers, like your advanced copy deal that you did, I can see how some
authors might want to do it this way,
and still
get money for it.
A lot of
authors have trouble staying focused
and disciplined with one topic or subject matter, either because they think their
readers will
get bored or maybe they'll
get bored, but it's just so hard to gain traction if you're jumping around all the time, you're not consistent with the sorts of posts you're doing,
and people don't know when to expect them.
Dear
Author and Smart Bitches both run regular features on their sites highlighting books that have gone on sale for $ 2.99, $ 1.99, or $.99, because the romance genre in particular is full of
readers that burn through so many titles that they are eager to snap up books for as cheaply as they can
get them.
Readers want quality work for the money they spend,
and our main goal as
authors should be to see that they
get that from us.
It explains why it is hard for
authors to
get reviews — even from family
and friends, & why we need them, plus a template that helps
readers write a brief review for the book, step - by - step instructions
and the URLs they can use to post.
Author Marketing Live was a great event
and so glad I was able to present on
getting fans
and readers using social media.
It seems to me that IR is trying to provide a showcase for
authors who «have»
gotten it right,
and the Vault seems to be a showcase for publishing pros for indies who have not only
gotten it right but have started connecting with
readers who agree.
In fact, her efforts
and success at building an
author platform were a huge factor in
getting her noticed
and approached by an agent, as well as earning her the respect of many fellow indie
authors and many, many happy
readers.
And for Author's DB, encouraging readers to participate was smart because the project became more interactive and get people to take acti
And for
Author's DB, encouraging
readers to participate was smart because the project became more interactive
and get people to take acti
and get people to take action.
Jodie Toohey provides independent solutions to help
authors get their books finished, ready for publication,
and into
readers» hands through her company, Wordsy Woman
Author Division.
Writing is all about communicating
and if your
reader gets something positive from your book, then as an
author, you've succeeded in communicating with them.
Maybe it hasn't been edited,
and the
reader gets tired of seeing fifteen typographical errors on every page,
and having to guess at the meaning the
author may have intended.
Step Two: Novelist
gets the manuscript into shape with some first
readers and maybe a good copyedit, then launches it on electronic sites
and gets it through a POD publisher such as CreateSpace, which will give you cheap
author's copies in their $ 39 pro program.
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.
DO connect with both industry professionals, publications you'd like to
get into, similar
authors,
and potential
readers.
Readers get a way to try out a new
author and for
authors to be discovered.
And having found those
authors, the
readers will likely
get more quality books for less money, which is a huge win for them.
Either way, as a self - published
author, if you hope to have your worked noticed
and picked up by new
readers, you'll want as many stars
and reviews as you can
get.
Basically, when you can't
get a publishing deal with Hay House, they send you to Balboa, Simon
and Schuster happily guides you to Archway, Thomas Nelson to WestBow,
and Readers Digest to LifeRich, all white - labeled by
Author Solutions.
It doesn't matter if out of 1000 self - published only 10 are good, you're still advocating that those 10 do not exist nor have the right to have their
readers call them
Authors (
and prefer their work to the drivels that
get published today)
Many
readers have fond memories of Scholastic Book Fair time when they were in school,
getting the chance to browse new books
and discover a new character, series, or
author.
The essence of this program is to give
authors a chance to pitch their upcoming books to the public
and readers cast their vote on what ones
get published.
Whether it's poor reviews, vindictive reviews, or lack of reviews altogether,
authors struggle to
get the word out about their work through positive
and numerous
reader reviews.