Which is why several of the best - selling self - published authors have signed publishing deals with traditional publishers after finding success with
independently published works.
Create a survey for self - identifying readers of literary fiction to determine how they find
independently published works that they are willing to pay for and read.
Some of you have heard from me a LOT lately, especially those authors who have expressed interest in my survey (under development) to promote your works to readers who enjoy
independently published works of literary fiction.
I've posted before about hearing from readers when it comes to learning how they find
independently published works of literary fiction.
In that post, I decried the resistance of the traditional literary community to
independently published works of literary fiction.
NOOK customers will also find more than 75,000
independently published works through Barnes & Noble's PubIt!
IndieReader, the ultimate consumer guide to discovering and sharing the latest and greatest in
independently published works — which includes titles that are published both by the authors and by smaller publishing houses — has held its IndieReader Discovery Awards for several years now as a mechanism to take the top tier... [Read more...]
As illustrated in the top photograph, both traditionally and
independently published work has earned my readership.
As usual, judging the Book Award entries was a demanding process - the quality of
independently published work gets better every year.
JMG: Have you ever
independently published your work?
Irish writer Ross is a former literary agent and founder of the Alliance for Independent Authors — a professional association for authors who
independently publish their work.
Tina Anderson, GlobBL creator whose work include Only Words and the web comic, Whore of Turfan, has a new
independently published work coming out with the pre-order date closing in.
Irish writer Ross is a former literary agent and founder of the Alliance for Independent Authors - a professional association for authors who
independently publish their work.
After the gut - wrenching, obsessive decision to
independently publish your work (should I just wait?
There are plenty of stories about authors who managed to find their fan base and catch the attention of publishing houses — and even film studios — after
independently publishing their work.
Not exact matches
And he does: I've since learned Ferro has engaged attorneys
working independently of Tribune
Publishing itself to prepare it.
The highly critical report,
published in Geneva on Monday afternoon, says the rights of disabled people to live
independently, to
work, and achieve an adequate standard of living have been negatively affected by austerity measures.
Most graduate students are still trained to
work independently, to value ownership of their
work that leads to primary authorship on articles
published in prestigious journals — a major key to success in academia.
The majority of survey participants agreed that conducting high quality research (79 percent), learning to
work independently (66 percent), and
publishing work (66 percent) contributed to a successful postdoc experience.
Wallace — who came up with the concept of evolution by natural selection
independently of Charles Darwin and prompted Darwin to
publish his own
work — had the house built in 1872 in Grays, UK, according to the website outlining the sale.
Although the effect sizes from individual study sites are small — so small that most groups
working independently probably would not have
published their results, Turner says — collectively, the data tell a consistent story.
Doctoral candidates at Lund University are not only well prepared for successful careers as independent researchers, but they also have strong possibilities to
publish their
work independently during their studies and to gain significant teaching experience.
Looking at the study paper there, which has been
published recently, the girls start school with more self - regulation skills (things like paying attention,
working independently, staying focused on tasks), whereas boys on the other hand, they've got less - developed [self - regulation skills] and at the same time they've got higher rates of «problem behaviours».
Qualifications: • Background or interest in education, communications,
publishing, journalism, or marketing • Strong attention to detail and ability to
work with deadlines • Creative and innovative mindset • Ability to
work independently with good time management, organizational and prioritization skills • Good team player • Ability to proofread copy •
Working knowledge of Excel and basic knowledge of HTML preferred
The school is bursting with innovation — housing its library in a double decker London bus, broadcasting a weekly radio show and developing a system of learning that sees children
working independently assessing their own learning and
publishing to a world - wide audience.
While you may not be able to call yourself an indie publisher unless you own an actual
publishing company, I think you * can * call yourself an indie author if you are maintaining control of your
work and putting it out
independently, but anyway, sorry about rehashing old stuff there.
For the past twenty - plus years, that goal has remained intact - despite changes in our means and methods, despite radical changes in the
publishing industry, despite changes to our entrant base - we are still hustling and
working to promote the year's best
independently published books.
Believing there is a place for the fresh author's voice, she not only
publishes but coaches others who wish to
publish their
work independently.
Authors Sarah Daltry and Nadine Christian,
independently of each other, have announced on their blogs and social media that they will be closing their accounts and removing all of their self -
published works, although they will be unable to do anything to remove their contracted titles.
The CLMP Firecracker Awards for
independently published and self -
published literature seek to celebrate and promote great literary
works from independent literary publishers and self -
published authors.
«Open Up to Indies» includes a petition at Change.org, signers of which are calling for «literary organisations, events managers, book stores, libraries and review outlets [to] now find ways to include [
independently published books] based on the quality of their
work.»
As soon as I have compiled something that I feel worthy, I fully intend to self
publish my
work without buying into your obvious distaste for self motivated
independently published authors.
Lots of traditionally
published writers have already experimented with
publishing their
work independently.
But, as Galley points out in the same article, there are a lot of
independently -
published works that are also good and worth readers» time and money.
Licensing translation and other rights is the most challenging arena for authors to handle
independently and it's great to be
working with Toby Mundy, who understands the particular needs of self -
publishing authors so well.»
One stand - out library system is the Califa Library system in California, which to provide more e-books to its patrons has gone and signed deals
independently with Smashwords, which is one of the largest distributors of self -
published work.
I'm considering these topics: Book Websites that
Work How to Teach Teleseminars Building an Online Buzz for Your Book How to
Publish Your Book
Independently
I edit freelance, and
work with
independently published authors, and there is NOTHING I would rather do.
and
independently published books are getting better and better and our judges are
working harder and harder.
Deciding to
independently publish is one thing, but being a successful writer who actually wants to make an income from their
work and build a loyal fan base is another.
Small press, self and
independently published books are getting better and better and our judges are
working harder and harder.
Among Christian book publishers, we provide unique benefits, including 100 % royalties to our
independently self
published authors, who retain all rights to their
work.
Ghostwriters can be contracted
independently, and a handful of self -
publishing options now provide them in - house and often at lower rates, including the company I
work for.
The hardest part is marketing your
work independently, this is one of the disadvantages of self -
publishing.
Instead of a confusing variety of ways to
publish your book, it describes a specific, detailed method that
works every time to help you
independently publish a quality book successfully.
Self -
publishing is a wonderful opportunity for any writer to be able to
publish their
work independently; they remain in creative control and it is a useful way of finding out if they have a popular book.
Self -
publishing authors agree that through self -
publishing, they have been able to strengthen their capability to
work independently as well as their creative competencies.»
The advantages in
publishing my
work independently can be summed up in one word: control!
While all this shaking down is going on in the
publishing industry I also believe an author must, must, must become innovative and constant in marketing themselves and their
work, especially if they are running
independently in e-pubbing.
Founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005 and funded by Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners, the Blurb platform enables everyone to
independently publish, share, market and distribute their
work.