Sentences with phrase «higher author royalties»

While BookBrewer is known for its ebook distribution, its print - on - demand hard copy editions, and some of the highest author royalties among any of the indie publishing platforms, the site focused on its AuthorApps feature at the Expo.

Not exact matches

Books appear quickly on Amazon via CS and while author royalties are slightly higher, some authors reported print quality to be better at IngramSpark.

Hybrid models have publishers pay for some, where the author pays for some and gets a higher royalty percentage.

However, if you want to make the most money (especially on Amazon, which only allows authors to receive 70 percent in royalties if the book is priced at $ 2.99 or higher — $ 1.99 and $ 0.99 books only allow authors a 35 percent royalty rate), then $ 4.99 appears to be the best price point for selling a good amount of books (though far less than with a lower price point) while making the most in profit.

But perhaps the best reason is because authors publishing under «higher» packages earn higher royalties and their book copy prices are less expensive.

When it comes to royalties, there's a lot of confusion out there, but it seems most authors believe their royalties are higher if they directly publish with Amazon and other self - publishing offerings.

The author's royalty is not a particularly high percentage of the sale because the publisher is putting up all the money and taking most of the risks so they rightfully expect to make the lion's share of the profits.

The simple answer is it makes sense for both authors (universal distribution, more sales, and higher royalties) and readers (cheaper than print, instant delivery, and mobile access).

Yes the royalties are higher than one would expect to earn from a traditional publisher but it hardly offsets the amount of money spent by the author getting their book to press through one of these publishers.

Royalty rates are considerably higher as an Indie author.

It also includes complete creative development, including editing and design, softcover, hardcover and ebook, 60 % author royalties, all ISBNs, 20 copies of your book, high - quality printed books by LSI, a marketing program, as well as coaching and training of the author in a collaborative manner.

Morgan James has always specialized in publishing entrepreneurial authors, offering small advances and higher royalties, and having authors commit to buying a certain number of books at an author rate.

A recent lawsuit was filed against them stating that they misrepresents themselves, luring authors in with claims that its books can compete with «traditional publishers,» offering «greater speed, higher royalties, and more control for its authors.»

Smashwords also has some perks that make me wish the outfit had made more inroads into the ebook market on its own merits (as a seller and not just a distributor), such as the ability to issue coupons, to offer affiliates a greater percentage of the sales price, and the fact that authors receive a higher royalty rate there than at any of the other stores.

Authors, writers, publishers of eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major eBook retailers - we convert eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on eBooks

Most indies were sticking to $ 2.99 and up because Amazon made $ 2.99 - $.9.99 the point at which authors could earn the highest royalty percentage.

With Greenleaf, authors have access to full in - house services, retain the rights to their work, and earn higher royalties than with traditional publishing.

I was disgusted to see some indie authors shrug their shoulders at the royalty change, arguing it was too high for us to expect it to stay there and Amazon was being too generous.

There are also traditional publishers that are cutting hybrid deals, in which authors pay for some services in exchange for higher royalties.

Authors know that selling a book directly through CreateSpace (CS) yields a much higher royalty than selling through Amazon.com.

Personally, I think the higher royalties is better because they will make more in the long run if the book sells well, but sometimes, authors» financial needs make it important to have a big advance up front.

They used to operate their own store where people could order books and authors received a much higher royalty, and it also gave authors the ability to promote discount codes so readers and distributors could order discounted copies.

The Authors Guild insists that rights holders retain the ability to negotiate for higher royalties, block displays of their work entirely and change their mind about which books are included at any time.

Now is the time to embrace this excellent opportunity for authors to get exposure and earn higher royalties.

Writers» conferences provide ideal environments for learning about the various modes of publishing: the traditional model of the big publishing house, self publishing, independent presses, vanity presses, and the new «hybrid» author - publisher partnership model, which offers much higher royalties and transparency about the process for writers.

Co-publishing deals typically pay higher royalties because the author is investing in the development of the book by paying creative development and other pre-publication fees.

Publishers won't like it as they watch their established authors jump ship and go indie to seek much higher royalties and better terms.

Authors who use supported self - publishing have the advantage of retaining ownership of their content and typically enjoy a higher retail royalty.

«We've reached a point where authors can make a much higher royalty by self - publishing and are free to experiment in ways a big publisher can't.

Now Apple and its new homeboy Smashwords is luring authors, not with a higher royalty rate (60 % vs 70 % with Amazon), but by allowing authors to price their books at $ 0.99 or $ 1.99, which many authors have done on Kindle in order to generate more downloads and find more readers.

The author gets a higher royalty percentage, but NOT a higher royalty in dollars when ebooks are priced at 9.99 or lower.

The cost for producing it are lower, but the author also gets a higher royalty.

Whereas some self - publishing companies and «vanity presses» rip authors off by charging up front for service and then charging additional royalties as high as 55 % of net profits, BookBaby is one of the few companies in the industry that does not take any additional fees; the author earns royalties from the different platforms that BookBaby distributes to, and retains all percentages after the retail platforms» fee.

Their cade of Authors were kept happy with some of the highest royalty rates in the industry, around 30 % of each book sold.

«Indie ebook authors are earning royalty percentages that are 3 - 5 times higher than what traditionally published authors earn.

It also lends credence to rumors that some top - name authors are already receiving ebook royalties higher than 25 % of net.

Amazon Publishing offered higher royalties than traditionally published authors were used to receiving, as well as discarded the quarterly - payouts system of royalties in favor of the monthly payments that even no - name self - published authors enjoy.

Traditionally published authors unsurprisingly receive the lowest royalty percentage, hybrid authors were next, followed by self - published authors who make the highest royalties.

Publishers will try to hold the line on their 25 % net ebook royalty structures, which means big authors will see their royalties suffer as prices drop and as the unit sales advantage of low prices decreases, and as the disadvantage of high prices increases.

Right now, books must be priced at $ 2.99 or higher to pay the 70 % royalty to the author or publisher; since participation in Kindle Countdown Deals requires a discount of at least $ 1US, books that therefore fall below the $ 2.99 requirement will still pay out at 70 % on sales at the discounted price.

Until large - scale efforts to entice reading consumers away from Amazon are effective, authors who make higher royalties on higher book prices still may not sell the volume they wish to sell.

I definitely like the open approach of Smashwords over this kindle locking that Amazon does, but since that Wall Street article stated Amazon is giving unusally high royalties to authors (and since they're the far more popular platform I guess buying there might snowball into additional readers for you through better chart positioning) I might be willing to overcome my distaste for their unpleasant kindleness for once.

For example, the ebook royalty rate isn't negotiable for now because every single author with a decent agent has a clause that says as soon as another author at the same house receives a higher rate, they'll get the higher rate, too.

Luckily, in today's self - publishing landscape, you can do all of the same steps to build your author platform, and get a much higher % of the royalties.

I feel right now I've found a happy medium with higher royalties than the big six authors, but some of the benefits they have (although not all)-- I signed with a big independent publisher, however I wouldn't rule out either of the other two options in future.

The signup process may seem intimidating, but an indie author can earn a higher royalty percentage by going direct and not through a distributor / aggregator.

Japanese publishers have long voiced worries that Amazon or other makers of e-book readers may offer high royalty payments to popular authors for exclusive rights to distribute their work.

After all, it offers the highest percentage royalty, and eBooks are usually priced lower than print books, which appeals to readers who might not want to drop $ 15 on an author they've never heard of.

Still another benefit is that publishing service - providers help authors bring their books to market more quickly and provide higher royalties for every book sold, as compared with traditional publishing.

One company claims its high pricing is author - friendly because it increases potential royalties.