Sentences with phrase «indie authors surveyed»

indie authors surveyed said paid reviews didn't work (those who did had the lowest average number of reviews and lowest revenue)

Not exact matches

As I saw in my previous indie earnings surveys, the more titles an author has out, the greater that author's earnings tend to be.

Pease feel free to forward either of the above surveys to any and all indie authors you know.

If you publish independently and wish to participate, please click through the image on the right column of the screen that reads «Call for Survey Respondents: Indie Authors of Literary Fiction».

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The survey was distributed to multiple indie author groups with thousands of members who were encouraged to share it.

Indie authors are encouraged to take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6K55RB and to share the link with their indie colleaIndie authors are encouraged to take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6K55RB and to share the link with their indie colleaindie colleagues.

Statistics from two recent surveys on self - publishing show that indie authors dominate eBook bestseller lists by a whopping 54 %.

In an informal survey I've just conducted of over 100 indie authors, around 40 % of them admitted they didn't touch type.

ndies Unlimited is conducting a survey of the indie author community regarding some policy changes recently implemented by Amazon.

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

In this blog post, Survey Indicates Indie Publishing is Pot of Gold for Some, Work in Progress for Many, Marie wrote up her findings, and reported on why authors were indie publisIndie Publishing is Pot of Gold for Some, Work in Progress for Many, Marie wrote up her findings, and reported on why authors were indie publisindie publishing:

By taking this survey you'll help build the first indie author database that gages the effectiveness of advertising books on Goodreads.

By taking this survey you'll help build the first indie author database that gages the effectiveness of Amazon AMS advertising.

By taking this survey you'll help build the first indie author database that gages the effectiveness of promoting FREE ebooks to jumpstart paid sales.

By taking this survey you'll help build the first indie author database that gages the effectiveness of advertising books on Facebook.

By taking this survey you'll help build the first indie author database that gages the effectiveness of price promotions.

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In a new article for DBW, 2014 Author Survey: Indie Authors and Others Prefer Traditional Publishing... Slightly, Weinberg very carefully acknowledges that the survey sample is self - seleSurvey: Indie Authors and Others Prefer Traditional Publishing... Slightly, Weinberg very carefully acknowledges that the survey sample is self - selesurvey sample is self - selecting:

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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.

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* Since this survey was distributed by indie authors among their readers and followers, it shows quite clearly that their audience is mainly in the Amazon fraction, even though the overall market share of Tolino vs. Amazon should be more like 50 - 50.

For indie authors interested in the findings of DCL's survey and the steps that can be taken to ensure formatting quality, their site offers a webinar on the information and the following press release outlines the suite of tools available to authors and publishers alike.

So while I agree with their conclusions at the end, I just don't think they took it that last step in comparing the numbers of indie authors they found in their very first survey way back with what they found now.

To answer, I decided to start a little Facebook survey on two indie author groups.

Note 1: Over 50 % of the DIY - enthusiasts in this survey are actually either professional designers (as well as indie authors) or well - versed enough in editorial design to produce covers of a same quality standard as traditional publishing.

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Mark Coker presents 2014 Smashwords Survey Reveals New Opportunities for Indie Authors posted at Smashwords blog, saying, «Mark Coker's third annual Smashwords Survey provides the industry's most comprehensive analysis of retail sales data for indie ebIndie Authors posted at Smashwords blog, saying, «Mark Coker's third annual Smashwords Survey provides the industry's most comprehensive analysis of retail sales data for indie ebindie ebooks.

Past surveys were fine if the goal was to look at what happens to highest - performing 1 % of books along one path with the lowest - performing 99 % of books along the other (remember that the top - selling indie authors are taken out and labeled «hybrids»).

Taleist recently did a survey of over 1,000 indie authors.

The Taleist survey did have a couple of interesting points about what indie authors said didn't work:

Howey and Guy mean by «definitive» is, as Vanessa Amorosi's song has it, «absolutely everybody» is in their sights now: they've moved beyond their earlier surveys» focus on bestsellers to create a wider data set, which they describe as «a complete picture of Amazon author earnings — ebook, print, and audio sales combined — for every single author, traditionally published or indie, who is making any significant Amazon sales today whatsoever.»

Here's some food for thought from the Taleist survey: indie authors who submitted to popular Amazon reviewers generate up to 30 % more revenue than those who don't have reviews.

-LSB-...] When I reported the Digital Book World and Writer's Digest Author Survey annual writing income results for 2013, Hugh Howey, casting the results as indie vs. traditional publishing, demanded a recount: -LSB-...]

This makes sense financially: a survey by Digital Book World found that hybrid authors earn the most money, with a median income between $ 7,500 and $ 9,999 a year, followed by traditionally published authors ($ 3,000 — $ 4,999), and indie authors ($ 500 — $ 999).

In a recent survey of indie authors, over 80 % reported feeling stressed and overwhelmed about their indie writing business.

According to a survey, most indie authors actually like the new arrangement, but like any policy change, it has its upsides and downsides.

Below you'll find a fabulous 132 page slideshow of the 2014 Smashwords Survey, their third annual survey that reveals new opportunities for indie ebook authors to sell more Survey, their third annual survey that reveals new opportunities for indie ebook authors to sell more survey that reveals new opportunities for indie ebook authors to sell more books.

With over 300 indie authors participating in the survey, questions ranged from the best places to seek book reviews to how much money authors spend on promoting their books each year.

But it's apparent that indie self - publishing remains as viable and robust a publishing option as it was a year ago, and an increasing number of authors — perhaps even the majority, according to Digital Book World's 2015 publishing survey — now see indie self - publishing as their first choice, and traditional publishing as a backup plan.

# 1 - An Introduction to Ebook Publishing (a primer and e-publishing checklist) # 2 - The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success (best practices secrets for reaching more readers) # 3 - Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More Books (pricing strategy and fun metrics) # 4 - 10 Trends Driving the Future of Authorship (indie authors are the future of publiAuthors Sell More Books (pricing strategy and fun metrics) # 4 - 10 Trends Driving the Future of Authorship (indie authors are the future of publiauthors are the future of publishing!)