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.
And when I began working with the program, myself, I approached three
independent authors I know to see if they'd like to give SELF - e a try and report on their experience — novelist, veteran ghost writer, and editor Roz Morris in London; nonfiction specialist Victoria Noe in Chicago; and North Carolina cozy - mystery novelist Elizabeth S. Craig.
Not exact matches
«Truth Be
Known was created in 1995 by independent scholar and author of comparative religion and mythology D.M. Murdock, also known as «Acharya S.» Acharya's work is designed to bring to light fascinating lost, hidden and destroyed religious, mythological and spiritual traditions that reveal an exciting core of knowledge dating back thousands of y
Known was created in 1995 by
independent scholar and
author of comparative religion and mythology D.M. Murdock, also
known as «Acharya S.» Acharya's work is designed to bring to light fascinating lost, hidden and destroyed religious, mythological and spiritual traditions that reveal an exciting core of knowledge dating back thousands of y
known as «Acharya S.» Acharya's work is designed to bring to light fascinating lost, hidden and destroyed religious, mythological and spiritual traditions that reveal an exciting core of knowledge dating back thousands of years.
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!
What's interesting is that though both these reports by
independent and secular organisations (NSPCC and JJC) either state or imply that child sex abuse is part of a problem in society as a whole and not a particular problem for the Catholic Church, in other words that Catholic priests are
no more likely than anyone else to be involved in it, Dr Pravin Thevathasan, the
author of the third document on this subject published around the same time, «The Catholic Church & the Sex Abuse Crisis», published by the CTS, is not inclined to deploy this fact to get the Church off the hook.
It is somewhat ironic that the
authors should set out to rescue from neglect this highly placed and vastly talented lady, versed in the ways of the world, entre deux ages, at a time when the documentary hypothesis can
no longer be taken for granted, when the extent, the date, and even the existence of J as an
independent, continuous narrative are being widely questioned.
Marjorie Ingall is a columnist for Tablet Magazine, and
author of Mamaleh
Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic,
Independent Children.
«We now have an
independent measurement of these emission sources that does not rely on what was
known or thought
known,» said Chris McLinden, an atmospheric scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada in Toronto and lead
author of the study published this week in Nature Geosciences.
That means the new dino's ornamentation is a case of
independent evolutionary invention (also
known as convergent evolution), the
authors say.
Changes were
independent of other factors
known to influence heart structure and function, including sex, race, body composition, physical activity and blood pressure, says Mary Ellen Fain, MCG second - year student and the study's co-first
author.
«The increase in genetic risk was
independent of other
known risk factors, suggesting that testing for multiple genetic differences is clinically useful to evaluate risk and guide management,» senior
author Dr. Guillaume Paré, an associate professor of medicine at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Canada, and the director of the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, said in a statement.
I loved what [
author] Jeff [VanderMeer] had done but one thing I
know... Years ago I used to work as a novelist and I
know that novels & films are
independent of each other.
The ebook has effectively leveled the playing field for well -
known and
independent authors as far as getting books e-published is concerned.
When I first decided to become an
independent author and self - publish after having gone the trad route with nonfiction and made a few attempts to go the trad route for fiction, I
knew next - to - nothing about the social media circus I was about to join.
Also, when an individual requests any of the actions I now refuse to take, I gently let them
know I don't do those actions and some I send to the ALLi (Alliance of
Independent Authors) Ethical Code, which I signed and promote on my blog, GLADLY: http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2014/11/alli-launch-ethical-author-code.html Go read it.
As a freelance editor for
independent fiction
authors, I network with a lot of indie
authors on social media, and I
know that being an indie
author can be tough.
Any
author,
no matter how well published, needs an
independent publicity team in his or her corner, and the book wizards of JKS Communications are the best.
For me, stickler for proper word use that I am, it's about the misappropriation of terminology (seriously, if you don't own your ISBN number and have granted rights to someone else, you are
no more — and
no less —
independent than a commercially - published
author) and the use of euphemisms — trying to escape the negative implications of something by calling it something else.
I
know several
independent authors, many of whom are good friends of mine, who feel the same way.
They don't seem to
know how to handle with the fact that many
independent authors are investing in quality services to fine tune their writing at a fraction of the price.
«As
independent authors, getting real value out of our marketing dollars can be a challenge, but AMC Premium gives us such an abundance of resources that the comparatively modest cost is a
no - brainer.
I visited a small
independent bookstore and
knew going in that her business model didn't often support indie
authors.
Whether you're a librarian, a bookseller, or just a general lover of books, you
know that
independent presses and
authors are publishing some of the most innovative, creative, and beautiful books.
For newbies you are right as every new
author needs to write, write, write for at least four years, time it takes to get a PhD in Letters before even submitting material to an agent or editor, but once any writer
KNOWS intuitively that his or her novel is as good or better than James Patterson (pretty easy to better this guy) and he or she has had the novel vetted by a good
independent editor / ghost writer like myself, the ebooks are the way to go, period.
I
know that several of our industry organizations like Alliance of
Independent Authors and
Independent Book Publishers Association have raised their voice on issues that affect the industry.
As
authors who have met me (or who have followed my book promotion blog here or at the Huffington Post)
know, I'm a strong support of
independent book publishing and
independent authors.
While this news affects many industries that buy and sell on Amazon, the
independent publishing community is taking a particular interest because, if we're honest here, we all
know self - published
authors use these services.
Many
authors who
know me
know that I often encourage the self - publishing route (also called
independent publishing, or indie publishing).
Indie Publishing: also
known as
independent publishing and self - publishing; when an
author takes charge of the publication process and retains the rights to distribute and sell their work
Respondent pool: Facebook advertising (yes, I
KNOW) 40 % (I Targeted the advertising to
independent authors in the US and UK, forums 10 %, writing blogs and forums 50 %)
Professionally creating, designing & self - publishing books, novels, biographies, children's short stories, poems, essays, journals or any literary genre is
no longer out of reach for
independent authors.
I do not think the total semantics regarding the delivery of books, what format they will be in, and how
authors, publishers and
independents can convert their existing book into a Google Friendly Format are
known.
More and more self - published
authors and
independent publishers are relying on names with a
known reputation in the industry for their submissions to reviews and awards.
Membership is limited to
authors who are published by an «established» US publisher (re: well -
known, not necessarily
independent), freelancers who are published by general circulation periodicals, or self - published
authors who earn at least $ 5000 in royalties in an 18 - month period.
With
independent bookstores closing at an alarming rate and even libraries facing door - shuttering budget cuts,
authors have lost a lot of the champions who once sold books by hand, who
knew the titles on their store shelves and recommended them to their customers.
On schedule today to speak are names like Wiley's Stephen Smith, Sobooks founder Sascha Lobo, Rachel Ferscleiser of Tumblr, Laura Dawson of Bowker, Michael Tamblyn of Kobo, and well -
known independent author Hugh Howey, among others.
An announcement today shared that the oldest ebook publisher and the largest
independent ebook publisher have now joined forces to combine their catalogs of high - interest and genre specific titles from some of the most well -
known authors in their fields.
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).
Authors looking into
independent publishing
know the challenges of finding the right resources to produce a book that can compete with the traditional publishing houses.
-LSB-...] The «New
Author Platform» — What you need to
know Independent Book Publishers of America (IBPA) Dan Poynter's (self - publishing) Para Publishing -LSB-...]
We are not a package deal, but
independent contractors covering content editing, proofreading, and e-book formatting at prices that indies can afford (because Lord
knows, we
know as
authors that budgets are often tight).
I
know many of the protesting
authors are big supporters of
independent bookstores.
We've recently seen well -
known authors and
independent presses opening bookstores.
Josh Floyd [00:06:00] What an
author would really want to do is, first,
know their local,
independent bookstores.
Once an
independent author's book is out, s / he faces an uneven playing field: Self - published books are refused access by bookshop owners and shunned by librarians because they have not been vetted by «legitimate,»
known mainstream publishing channels.
Knowing how to hire the right freelancers is another critical skill for the
independent author.
No matter if you are an
author, small publishing company or
independent book seller you are generally passionate about what you do and most likely do not do it just for the money.
If you're constantly changing fiction genres with each and every book you publish as an
independent author starting out, you won't get the benefit of building that loyal readership that is willing to buy your books because they
know what to expect.
Tweet us to let us
know you're helping us make a difference or post a picture of yourself with your book (or your favorite) to show the rich diversity among
independent authors.
And besides, most
authors I
know who have done it themselves start their own
independent publishing company that publishes only them.