Sentences with phrase «indie author or publisher»

If you're an indie author or publisher looking for a fiction genre that will help you sell more eBooks, you can't go wrong with zombie fiction.

You're an indie author or publisher, and you have a new book at the printer or a recently published gem.

Not exact matches

$ 3 is still not a huge stretch compared to the $ 10 or more most traditional publishers are charging for ebooks, but as an Indie author, I want to make sure to keep a handle on what my readers are expecting and willing to pay.

As indie authors continue to knock down the stigma of their products being «lesser than» without the stamp of approval from a Big Five publisher or smaller press, this next hurdle is readying to be toppled by self - publishers, thanks once again to Amazon.

I disagree with Kozlowski I review books both from Publishers and Indies — and I think he has sour grapes, I do not distinguish between whether the author has paid it all themselves — or whether they have gone the traditional route and been fortunate to be picked up — YES Indie Publishing means that the Author gets the profits faster — BUT THEY HAVE PAID for Editors, Covers etc and had to market the book themselves out their own pauthor has paid it all themselves — or whether they have gone the traditional route and been fortunate to be picked up — YES Indie Publishing means that the Author gets the profits faster — BUT THEY HAVE PAID for Editors, Covers etc and had to market the book themselves out their own pAuthor gets the profits faster — BUT THEY HAVE PAID for Editors, Covers etc and had to market the book themselves out their own pocket!

Publishers (including indie authors) are not quite sure if the pirate copies are free advertising or lost sales.

This would be far more understandable a concern if most consumers knew how much an author's work is stripped away in the editorial process by major publishers, and then understood that self - published authors often chose to pursue indie authorship because random gatekeepers had deemed their book wasn't fit or worthy enough for mass market publication.

Why should indie authors or small publishers pay for ISBNs on ebooks when those bring them absolutely no value?

Being an indie author or «self - publisher» used to have a bit of a stigma attached to it didn't it?

There are more and more indie authors being picked up by agents and / or publishers.

I'd heard stories about ebooks from reputable indie authors or traditional publishers suffering from formatting problems, and I didn't want to run into the same issues.

As an indie authors or small publisher, you probably view them in a different way.

A large publisher or your independent publicity firm may coordinate meetings with these booksellers, but this is something indie authors can do really well on their own.

Many publishers require no - compete clauses that prevent an author from working with another publisher (or from indie - publishing) during a certain window of time.

Like an indie publisher, the indie author maintains complete creative control over his or her book.

If, as an author, your intent is to create a book that will help you build towards a franchise of books from which you could one day make a living, or to create a book that takes your career to new heights or is a marketing tool for your business, then think about becoming an indie publisher and not an indie author.

The author, or indie publisher, does the research into the book market and the genre in which the book will compete, setting the book up to compete successfully in the marketplace.

The main issue in this scenario is if you happen to buy any books outside those ecosystems — for example, if you buy any books directly from indie authors, or directly from publishers.

So, nope, Indie Author has nothing to do with shoddy or slush - pile publishing, and Indie Publisher not necessarily is a writer (or an author) aAuthor has nothing to do with shoddy or slush - pile publishing, and Indie Publisher not necessarily is a writer (or an author) aauthor) at all.

She pointed me to a rant, posted anonymously by someone at a book review site, screaming at DIY authors like me using the term «Indie,» as in Indie author or Indie publisher.

This presentation will be useful for indie publishers, author publishers, marketers, and writers of fiction or non-fiction titles.

You can also go cruise on Google for other «best of 2015» fiction lists, such as those from or by Small Presses, Independent Publishers, more Indie / Self - Pubbed authors, Debuts, Flash Fiction, and on and on.

But, as an indie author or small publisher, you're already used to that!

I have no idea whether the separate rooms at the Book Fair was an intentional slight to Indie authors, an attempt at keeping their accounting fluid, plain old poor planning / stupidity or the pressure applied by Traditional publishers to keep their stars away from the riffraff, nor do I care.

With the exception of specific publisher - sponsored events, every panel, workshop, or party I helped with or attended at RT had traditional and indie authors side - by - side.

As an author, whether you are indie or published through a «traditional» publisher (no matter what their size), you need to check what is going on.

But while everyone else here is taking author's creative content and using it to make an income, we indie authors are supporting ourselves by not giving our rights or work away to publishers, doing everything ourselves, taking control over our own marketing platforms, and urging other authors to do the same.

NetGalley for Authors I started a NetGalley co-op that makes it more affordable for indie authors to participate (NetGalley is a clearinghouse where authors / publisher upload their ebooks (ARCs or older titles) and reviewers can request a copy for Authors I started a NetGalley co-op that makes it more affordable for indie authors to participate (NetGalley is a clearinghouse where authors / publisher upload their ebooks (ARCs or older titles) and reviewers can request a copy for authors to participate (NetGalley is a clearinghouse where authors / publisher upload their ebooks (ARCs or older titles) and reviewers can request a copy for authors / publisher upload their ebooks (ARCs or older titles) and reviewers can request a copy for review.

As Kate and I both noted, publishing is easy, but distribution and marketing isn't, whether you're a traditional publisher, new media start - up, or indie author.

While progress has certainly been made — namely in the fact that more and more readers don't care how the book came about so long as it's a great read — there are still a few holdouts where indie authors don't garner the same respect or privileges that publishers and their authors can find.

I fully agree with you that Kobo (and others), should create a system to separate books by indie authors or otherwise self - published books from books published by traditional publishers.

For many indie authors, the point is to do this ourselves, not to impress an agent or publisher.

I find authors with promise, work with them to improve their manuscripts and try to sell them to a large New York - based publisher, a smaller indie publisher or help them self - publish their work.

Luckily, the steps she took are available to all authors, whether they are traditionally published, self - published or with an indie publisher!

They are usually members of some type of writer's / publisher's association or what not and are labled as an Indie Author.

When «indie» and «hybrid» authors realized that they could do everything a publisher could do (or hire someone for each of the tasks), some formed their own publishing «imprints.»

Fortunately, for those writers who are determined to publish a novel, whether as an indie author, or through a traditional publisher, there is no shortage of advice.

This feels like many questions, but I think the TL; DR version is probably, «Is a book's success all luck, even if «luck» includes hitting the right subject matter at the right time, or is it marketing — and can an indie author in any way compete with a publisher?»

To differentiate their books from the self - published horde, however, traditional publishers have increasingly been using specialty printing options unavailable to indie authors working with IngramSpark or Createspace.

Bookstore chains do not normally order from indie authors or independent publishers directly.

The other thing to know about ISBNs, so say you self - publish or you're an indie author, you create your book, you put it out in the marketplace, and then you get a publishing deal with a traditional publisher.

I would venture to say that those self - published authors who are doing exceptionally well and are able to reach those outlets are probably able to do so because they built their name and reputation with a major or indie publisher first.

If I were a publisher or an indie author with a book, I would wrack my brain to come up with a few clever display theme ideas and suggest it to the stores (featuring my book prominently of course).

As an indie author, I didn't have to wait for an agent or publisher to «approve of» my book or to give me permission to become published.

Mark went on to mention «If an author can earn the same or greater income selling lower cost books, yet reach significantly more readers, then, drum roll please, it means the authors who are selling higher priced books through traditional publishers are at an extreme disadvantage to indie authors in terms of long term platform building.

Of these ebooks, most independently published ones have a larger market share than traditionally published ones when broken down into genres: Self - published romance, mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy all sell better from indie authors or Kindle imprints than they do from traditional publishers.»

You'll see many traditional authors embrace indie publishing, because they realize they can undercut the publishers, make a 70 % royalty instead of 10 % or less, and own all rights to their work.

If it has an authors name or says «published by Smashwords, or Published by LULU» or another indie publisher you should avoid it.

BUT, the point here is real publishers (indie or traditional) pay for editing, design, formatting etc... There are self - published authors that do an excellent job.

Daily Author Revenue Per Author Indie Published $ 17.43 From Small or Medium Publisher $ 9.68 From Uncategorized Single - Author Publisher $ 16.67 Penguin Random House $ 44.48 Hachette $ 46.07 Harper Collins $ 27.03 Macmillan $ 24.25 Simon & Schuster $ 55.57