Sentences with phrase «handful of authors»

They are two of a mere handful of authors whose astonishing examples rev - up hope and motivation for those contemplating a drive down this revolutionary, eReader - fueled publishing route.

With the exception of a small (read: tiny) handful of authors who, by reason of the niche market they write for, don't have to do much more than upload their novels to get huge sales, all of these authors said Twitter has been (and still is) the source of practically all of their sales and fan base.

«When Amazon first unveiled the Kindle three and a half years ago, I would never have expected to be one of the first handful of authors in the Kindle Million Club,» said Charlaine Harris.

«When Amazon first unveiled the Kindle three and a half years ago, I would never have expected to be one of the first handful of authors in the Kindle Million Club,» Harris said in Amazon's news release.

Right now, the relative ease of digital publishing — not yet the equivalent of blogging, but getting closer every week — and the exceptional successes of a relative handful of authors masks the larger challenges ahead for authors and publishers alike, regardless of their business model: discoverability.

One could argue (and so I will), that by moving into «traditional» publishing, Amazon is simply acknowledging that content is and always will be King, and while the self - publishing angle has worked out quite well for them, only a few handfuls of authors are truly making any notable profit on $ 2.99 ebooks.

While technically true, it's also largely irrelevant, because those «extra» dollars — even if they add up to a significant total — only end up going to a tiny handful of authors at the very top of traditional - publishing's pay scale.

A couple years ago in Tucson, I had the pleasure of sitting down to supper with a remarkable handful of author friends: Jean Kwok, Edan Lepucki, and Scott Turrow.

A big handful of authors and I got together to offer a book giveaway that starts August 28th and goes until midnight EDT Tuesday, September 5th.

«There are only a handful of authors in the whole world who I try to find and read every last word they've ever written.

In an after - hours event at Shedd Aquarium, guests can discuss the book's conclusions and hear from a handful of its authors during a panel discussion, which will include Dr. Chuck Knapp.

Unlike the real IPCC, with thousands of scientists involved from around the world, the Heartland Institute's handful of authors is paid.

A few respondents made a point of telling me that the majority of their sales came from an unexpected source (Apple in one or two cases, AllRomance eBooks in another), and for a handful of authors, B&N sales far surpassed Amazon earnings.

I've already picked out an author name and in the process of setting up another blog (I'm used to juggling multiple blogs so it isn't really a big deal for me to have a handful of author blogs).

Each year, I accept only a handful of authors to manage their specific book launches.

I don't think we'll ever go back to a time when big publishers give marketing help to more than a handful of authors.

In the meanwhile, I've been kicking around the idea of how to freelance with a handful of authors in a partnership similar to this... I've worked with several indie authors to create virtual marketing strategies and to teach them about branding themselves and what I've discovered is that often authors whose work I believe in the most generally don't have the time or aptitude for marketing themselves effectively.

Some books sell really well, but its only a handful of authors that garner the vast majority of sales and are considered true success stories.

They'd like you to think there are hidden pieces of knowledge that only a handful of authors know about.

While I'm sure practically everyone is sick of hearing about this standoff, I hope the bizarre PR campaign being waged by Hachette, the New York Times, the Authors Guild, and this handful of authors is unsuccessful.

The library near me is really small and isn't even open 7 days a week, and if they can only afford a handful of authors, they may want to spread out their authors among multiple genres as they want author events to draw in new people because they are «names.»

Maybe there's an e-publisher out there that thinks they can't find a handful of authors and say, «Well, of course Maya Banks / Lauren Dane / insert successful author here is going to make at least $ 1000 in her first six months.»

I've done a handful of author websites but don't do them often (since I prefer book covers).

When a handful of authors were caught reviewing their own papers, it exposed weaknesses in modern publishing systems.

A handful of authors (e.g. Rayne Hall) have managed to make these interesting... mostly by tweeting content from their books that persuades me it might be a good idea to buy / read them.

There's a lot of work involved in successfully selling on these other platforms, but a handful of authors rank Kobo, Google Play, and Apple as a significant source of their income.

** I don't know about you, but I have a handful of authors who are on my Got ta Buy It Now list.

In the interests of self - presrvation, perhaps traditional publishers might take a hard look at the wisdom, or lack there of, in focusing all their attention on a handful of authors while the rest languish unattended.

And this toxic culture is not only about the big businesses who must make a profit to sustain their systems; it's not about readers being trained to expect free books; it's not about a handful of authors scamming the system — the root of the problem is authors not valuing their own work enough to treat it like a business and expect to be paid for their labor.

Contrary to the recent article featured in The New Yorker, which stated the personal essay is dead, ask the handful of authors getting lucrative book deals as the result of publishing those essays in places like The New York Times» «Modern Love» column.

Only a handful of authors are sure that they will get book deals after finishing their books.

I also know a handful of authors who use InDesign to generate their books, but again, not entirely convinced I want to jump to a tool of that magnitude.

And while this feature was quietly tested with a handful of authors in Apple's bookstore, it is now in public beta and available through Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.

But marketing budgets are, for the most part, focused on the handful of authors with profiles that probably mean their books will sell anyway.

I'm watching a handful of authors I looked up to spiral into burnout.

In the video below, Carol Topp showcases just a handful of authors who have made it big with their published works.

I'll pay $ 15 or more for a handful of authors.

But I asked a handful of author / editors who write and review flash fiction day in, day out (see some of their favorites published at The Millions earlier this month).

Like KDP, there are only a handful of authors who can actually credit their success to the site.

You see, I've also had a handful of authors recently who have found me and relayed terrible and unfavorable stories of working -LSB-...]

You see, I've also had a handful of authors recently who have found me and relayed terrible and unfavorable stories of working with a book publicist or publicity firm (or other outside / freelance help)[2] with an unhappy or very unfavorable outcome, similar to what Sharon wrote about.

Kate also works for a handful of authors and companies.