Sentences with phrase «indie author questions»

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Those are the two of the biggest questions facing any indie author.

And this isn't a question just for indie authors.

These are the kinds of questions that keep indie authors up through the night.

Everything else that I have read, recently, about local book signings for Indie Authors only mention things like «grueling,» or they go on to question the value of such in today's digital marketplace.

We asked her a bunch of questions about what she found in regard to author income, books on sale, and whether indie or trad publishing is more likely to get a person to a living wage (which she defined as the U.S. average of $ 32,000 a year).

That is the question every indie author asks himself before pushing the publish button.

So the question is, how much money have you fleeced out of indie authors wanting to be taken seriously?

It seeks answers to a wide range of questions, including indie author income, number and length of books published, formats (ebook, print, audio or foreign), best marketing tools, retailers that result in highest sales, and the authors» goals with regard to indie publishing.

The questions here for indie authors are this: Do you want to support libraries?

On Indie Author Day, nearly 300 libraries across North America simulcast a panel of publishing experts who answered questions from authors about writing and self - publishing.

Please respond to all three questions below: Continue reading «Indie Author Amazon Policy Survey»

posted at Storey - Lines, saying, «Indie author Robin Storey answers one of the most common questions asked of authors — where do you get your ideas?»

This FAQ for Indie authors answers commonly asked questions about book publishing and marketing.

Which leads to a question for the multiple book indie authors here.

-LSB-...] Learn more with this quick and informative read on Jane Friedman's blog, Indie Authors and the Question of Kindle Unlimited.

I don't have the answers to your questions, but it will be interesting to see how the indie KDP Select authors do now that they're in Kindle Unlimited, whether they like it or not.

Indie authors also question whether KU will really boost their discoverability, as Amazon claims when touting the new program.

Gottlieb also questioned whether indie authors will gain much in the way of sales from services like KU.

Also, if you have questions I haven't covered yet about our options as an indie author, let me know in the comments, and I'll add it to the list!

If there's any other questions I can answer for you, make me part of your indie author network, and ask away.

New startups are seeking to address these questions with new software and they intend on opening it up to writers, indie authors and publishers.

Although these questions on editing have been tackled from indie authors who have worked with several different editors on their own books, as far as I know there hasn't been a quality article from the other side (from the editors themselves) besides trivial and pointless posts meant to drum up new business.

That's one of the most common questions I get by indie authors, so I'm excited to share a great video training called «Twitter for Authors» put on by the Kelsye Nelson and other good people over at Wrtauthors, so I'm excited to share a great video training called «Twitter for Authors» put on by the Kelsye Nelson and other good people over at WrtAuthors» put on by the Kelsye Nelson and other good people over at Wrtier.ly!

PS - I have an Indie Author Advice section on my blog where I answer many of the frequently asked questions I get from authors.

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?»

The underlying reason for the question is I am reading an Indie author's book, which is very good, but littered with small typos, etc..

If your answer was yes to any of these questions, you might do better financially if you choose to be an indie author instead of publishing traditionally.

This is a question asked on a daily basis by newbies, by indie authors on a budget, and by those who are not yet earning the book sales numbers that they want.

Tip: In February, BookBub held a discussion on the Kboards and answered many questions for indie authors.

That was the most brilliant way to answer the question and since we indie authors are on our own, we need to support each other when we can.

I'd like to finish with an easy question: if you had one recommendation for indie authors out there, whether they're traditionally published, self - published, or hybrid, what would it be?

We'll be answering and asking questions about the industry, encouraging indie authors to get out there and publish with the proper know - how!

The questions asked of Hugh Howey, Orna Ross and Jon Fine indicated that many people still don't understand what indie authors are about, or are even interested in working with us or learning things together.

For the indie author, this is a frequent and persistent question, especially at first.

The real question is whether this business model works for indie authors who have never been traditionally published.

Matthias Matting of Selfpublisherbibel.de wanted to find answers to these questions, so he created a survey that participating indie authors forwarded to their own readers.

I have a question for the indie authors on this post (a genuine question which I don't know the answer to, not a sassy rhetorical question agreeing with the original poster).

# 38: Self - Publishing, your questions answered in interview with April Hamilton, Indie Author (Includes Transcript)

Supporting Indie AuthorsWhen indie authors submit their books for a DartFrog evaluation, the question they want us to answer, is whether or not their book is ready for bookstore distribuIndie AuthorsWhen indie authors submit their books for a DartFrog evaluation, the question they want us to answer, is whether or not their book is ready for bookstore distribuindie authors submit their books for a DartFrog evaluation, the question they want us to answer, is whether or not their book is ready for bookstore distribution?

Dougie Brimson New Generation Publishing The other day, whilst talking about the subject of publishing, I was referred to as an indie - author and then asked if I was comfortable with the label... I have actually given it some consideration and eventually I goggled the obvious question; what is an indie author?

«It's also a place to learn what's new, ask questions, meet the people behind the programmes, and hear from other writers about what it takes to run a successful indie author business.

Since many of you have asked me the same question, I thought I'd spend a moment today discussing it and how it affects you, my indie author friends, how you too can submit your book to Booktrope, and maybe even be a part of my new Gravity imprint (cool, right?)

Representatives from Authoright and Smith Publicity answered questions and spoke to potential clients about what a publicist can do for an indie author.

Bowker wasn't only at the SelfPub BookExpo providing insight to indie authors, but also to answer questions on features it has collaborated on, such as BookStats, a consortium of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) and the Book Industry Study Group.

«An indie author who is holding an unpublished manuscript and wants to go digital is faced with the question of whether to publish an ebook or produce a book app,» says Robertson.

There are issues with a tiny number of indie authors gaming the system, no question, but let's not forget who leads the way, and makes the most money from the erotica market.

The best piece of indie wisdom I have about book sales came from the Kindle Boards, where an author posed the question, «Are you selling more today than you were a year ago?

As I recently posted in response to the same question elsewhere - The reason why we indie authors reject the «self - published» label is the same as the reason why African - Americans reject the «N word» label.

Matthews runs a ’10 Quick Questions» series each week, featuring a range of awesome indie authors, and invited me to join him for rambles and randomness.

This has been the Indie Author Fringe in Frankfurt Book Fair October 2016, and there is a worksheet for you to download that has a whole load of questions and a whole load of bullet points which will help you think about all the different things we've talked about and a whole load more.