Sentences with phrase «independent author sales»

Ruth is doing really well with her independent author sales through Amazon and Smashwords and has recently written a little ebook on marketing available on Smashwords.

Not exact matches

Independent authors enjoy more creative control and far better royalties: They keep 50 % to 70 % of book sales, vs. 15 % to 25 % royalties for traditionally published books.

If you had the privilege of catching PBS» Independent Lens special, «Half the Sky,» based on the book by the same name authored by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, you will want to know that the Kindle edition of Carolyn Custis James» amazing book, Half the Church, is on sale this week for $ 1.99!

Outskirts Press, the No. 1 - rated self - publishing company according to Top Consumer Reviews, has announced a limited - time St. Patrick's Day flash sale that will save independent authors hundreds of dollars on self - publishing in March.

And, in fact, this could potentially result in enough visibility that your sales could supersede what you might make via those other venues, particularly given that for almost every independent author I know, Amazon makes up the majority of sales.

Independent authors are experiencing increased sales by including their books in the US Kindle Owners» Lending Library through KDP Select, an option for authors to make money through the lending library and promote their book for free.

«We are honored to be included in the 2018 Fast Growing Independent Publishers list, and congratulate our authors, sales force, staff, and partners on this achievement,» Ms. Brown stated.

Centralized reporting of direct - from - author sales is tougher to come by, but by all anecdotal measures the independent market has taken off, notably in the also - still - large category of adult fiction.

The National Indie Excellence ® Awards is open to all English language books available for sale, including small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, and self - published authors.

He also has a system in place where self - published and independent authors can upload their titles to his service and track their sales.

If the small press has founders and staff with experience in both traditional and independent publishing, a vision focused on the needs of their readers, author - friendly contracts, and growing sales, they might be a good option for us to consider.

by Sherrie Wilkolaski Oct 11, 2012 Amazon, Art of Publishing, Author Publishing Services, Author's Boutique, Book Marketing, Book Sales, Cookbooks, Featured, Independent Publishing, Marketing Tips, Publishing Services Consultant, Self - Publishing, Sherrie Wilkolaski 0

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Back to the subject — though Lulu may increase its sales by selling commercial books, I don't see that it's a bad thing for the independent authors.

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Which, of course, Amazon wouldn't want to do because that would mean paying Apple 30 % on those sales and Apple already pays independent authors 70 % in many, if not most, cases.

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If, however, you are looking for a sales staff that can recommend a title by a lesser - known author with a similar theme to the book you are buying, then you have been H.I.T. (Handsold Independent Title).

As a savvy self and independent publisher — when you create a Author and Book Platform to reach out to your crowd, your sales will not only be greater, the financial reward will be significantly greater.

If you're an independent author, you don't have to worry about your sales track record — you can wait and do it better the next time.

I've been thinking over the break about some of the key things independent authors and publishers will need to do this year to take their author platforms to the next level and make more sales.

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By giving readers the opportunity to choose to purchase from an indie bookstore, you are showing local booksellers that you are a savvy author and that you actively encourage sales of your book from independent bookstores.

A popular approach for independent authors is to use Amazon KDP without assistance or distributors in the way, and then employ an ebook distributor for the rest of the ebook market to reduce administration time, since sales outside of Amazon are usually less than 10 to 15 percent of total ebook sales.

Any successful independent author will tell you that a key part of a successful book that makes sales, is having a quality book to start with.

Copy Editing, to Cover Design, to Interior Layout, eBook creation, Advanced Reader Copies, Global Distribution, Ingram Catalog, Virtual Assistance, one year Membership in AuthorU.org, full registration at the Author U annual Extravaganza, one year membership in APSS, Author Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assisAuthor U annual Extravaganza, one year membership in APSS, Author Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assisAuthor Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assisauthor, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assistance.

So as eBook sales continue to steadily increase every year, it's important for the savvy Independent authors out there having both the print and eBook versions of their book available, that you're aware of the additional considerations necessary to have your book cover work as best it can in the confines of online retail shelves and eReader devices.

While a great number of indie authors are still lone writers with a book for sale, more and more writers are turning to independent self - publishing in order to shed the constraints imposed by traditional publishing.

David Naggar, VP of Kindle content and independent publishing, sent a letter to a few Hachette authors, literary agents and Authors Guild president Roxana Robinson over the weekend suggesting that «for as long as this dispute lasts, Hachette authors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook wauthors, literary agents and Authors Guild president Roxana Robinson over the weekend suggesting that «for as long as this dispute lasts, Hachette authors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook wAuthors Guild president Roxana Robinson over the weekend suggesting that «for as long as this dispute lasts, Hachette authors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook wauthors would get 100 % of the sales price of every Hachette ebook we sell.

Howard Lovy, managing editor of the Alliance of Independent Authors, tells ThirtyK that artificial intelligence and other «discoverability algorithms» could eventually bridge the author - reader gap more effectively than the current systems of keyword searches and sales figures.

Independent thriller author Mark Dawson has become an expert in using Facebook ads and mailing lists to boost his sales onto the bestseller lists.

Most have no idea that they could earn more being independent on even relatively modest sales... Being a hybrid continues to give any author the greatest chance of building that all - important fan base without which none of us would make a living, and that's what any author should consider when thinking about adding independent titles to their backlist: can you afford not to reach more readers?»

It's been almost two and a half years since I released my first Emperor's Edge book, a negligible amount of time to those authors who have been in the biz for decades, but a small eternity in our new e-publishing era, one in which independent authors are making full - time incomes solely on their ebook sales.

While independent authors can't conduct sales calls with national retailers such as Walmart or Barnes & Noble, you should identify half a dozen or more local or regional retailers that you think would be an ideal outlet for your book.

Amazon offers two services to independent authors: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) for e-book sales and CreateSpace for print book distribution and sales.

Sakers, an independent author who makes most of his sales through Amazon, is annoyed that SFWA's leadership did not make any attempt to consult or discuss the matter with its members before acting, and points out that this comes only a week after SFWA asked its members to comment on a proposal for allowing self - published authors to join.»

In January, independent author Terri Reid, author of several paranormal mystery books, earned over eight times more money from paid sales of her KDP Select books compared to the month before she joined KDP Select.

While a great number of indie authors are still lone writers with a book for sale, more and more writers are turning to independent... [Read more...]

«Without Giving Up Digital Rights To One Of The Big Five» The best - of - the - bestselling Amazon Kindle Million Club independent authors today is announcing a partnership with one of the recognized giants in book distribution: Ingram is providing a full - service sales and publishing team that will also be instrumental in selling, printing and distributing the books worldwide as... Read More

in other words to author a piece of writing and distribute it, print it, wrap it and sell it as you yourself see fit, even by mutual agreement with an outsourced company that offers specific dedicated services such as printing, binding, distribution, packagaing, marketing or any such service, not by the decisions of any other entity but by your own choice as you yourself see most convenient... and if in exchange for services rendered you split the revenue consider it as credit with interest paid on sales... so yes if you are an independent author you are allowed to leave the publishing and distribution to people that get paid to publish and distribute and marketing to marketers and sales to salesmen... but you must above all author independently.

A growing number of independent authors, selling ebooks without a publisher, are making significant numbers of sales.

Don't worry about how your first book does in sales, especially if you are an independent author.

Even then, you don't know if other factors are influencing sales as well — factors that might include strong support among independent retailers known for hand - selling books they like or a viral marketing campaign started not by the publisher or author but by a fan.

In March, Chin rejected a settlement calling for Google to pay $ 125 million to resolve outstanding copyright claims and to establish an independent «Book Rights Registry» which would provide sales and advertising revenue to authors and publishers.

Independent authors, on the other hand, increasingly appreciate the trends that AuthorEarnings reports: as noted above, self - published authors can increase their sales by some 25 % just by paying attention to other English - speaking countries.

According to the Comixology Submit indie marketplace FAQ, independent authors receive 50 percent of the net sale, less mobile distribution fees.

It's a win for everyone, since authors get to publish their books and more people get to read them, all the while giving independent publishers more sales.

Collect data that is independent of any specific book's sales that can help an author know how s / he is doing in the digital world.

I wonder if this change could also be increasing sales of independent authors.