Not exact matches
Since Ernest Hemingway got his break when the enlightened owner of a small book shop
published his first work, the concept of
independent writing as opposed to the preferred method of the
large publishing houses the (contract or book deal) has always been with us, as has self -
publishing which has been around forever.
Publishers from three of America's leading
independent literary publishers chat with Jeffrey Lependorf, Executive Director of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses about their moves from
larger houses and how they've shaped their current small presses into tiny
publishing giants.
Netgalley have an extensive selection of digital galleys from major
publishing houses as well as a
large selection of titles from
independent publishers.
As part of the Infinity
Publishing / Combined Book Exhibit partnership, you save all the money associated with attending yourself, while being a part of a collective located in a prime location and alongside other small
independent presses, and in many cases
larger reputable publishers like Random
House Harper Collins and others.
But for most books
published by
large (and small)
publishing houses, they are sold in
independent and chain bookstores as well as online at Amazon, BN.com and numerous other online accounts, including, in some cases, the
publishing house's website.
HarperCollins has already signaled its interest in consolidation... Analysts also said there could be matchups between
large publishing houses and smaller,
independent ones.
And while
independent authors struggle to find readership, it might be helpful (or not) to remember that even the
largest publishing houses must also win readers for every one of their books
Over past decade, this change of the
large number of smaller or
independent publishers being consumed by
larger publishing houses has caused many
publishing houses to avoid taking any kinds of risks in terms of financial gains.
Over the past twelve months, we at The Pigeonhole, a digital reading and conversation platform, have progressed from running small - scale serialisations for
independent publishers looking to make the most out of their marketing budget, to
larger and increasingly global campaigns for some of the biggest
publishing houses and authors in the industry.
This morning, Shelf Awareness ran a piece about a handful of
independent bookstores taking issue with a
large publishing house's use of Groupon: in typical Groupon fashion, the
house offered consumers 50 percent off their purchases.
González Muñiz cites Sexto Piso as a good example of how an
independent press opened a space for itself by
publishing texts in Spanish for the first time, searching for cult writers from various countries, and competing with
larger publishing houses at a global level.
-LSB-...] noted in the previous post,
independent publishing houses often run into more financial and distribution issues than
larger houses do.
The rise of
independent publishing, coupled with the shifting landscape of traditional
publishing and the downsizing in
large publishing houses, have meant an expansion of our services to better serve our clients.
A few years ago there were more than a dozen
independent large publishing houses in the United States, now there are five.
He has worked with
large publishing houses like Penguin, Little, Brown and Amazon, as well as
independents such as Faber and Icon.
For over ten years, he's had the privilege of working on hundreds of book design projects ranging with clients ranging from
large - scale traditional
publishing houses, to first - time
independent authors.
The collection includes books from both
large publishing houses and
independent authors.
Ecart was particularly important in Europe during the 1970s and 1980s, not only as an
independent publishing house, but also because it introduced in Switzerland (and sometimes in Europe) a
large number of leading artists of the era, including Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol.