Sentences with phrase «like author solutions»

This was a time when vanity presses like Author Solutions were still promising Big 5 contracts would come to self - publishers who bought their overpriced services.

People like Author Solutions not only stole my money, but robbed me from my friendly, open nature!

Reg has sold more copies of his book this year than more than 90 percent of U.S. titles sell in a given year (Nielsen reported in 2008 that 91 percent of titles sold fewer than 1,000 copies) Nielsen's figures include books published by services like Author Solutions, which typically sell fewer than 200 copies (by the admission of your own CEO, in this 2009 New York Times article).

The fact that services like Author Solutions have expanded the methods by which people can publish, and increased the ease of access to publishing services, does not transform a choice made by a minority of the population — to create a book — into an entitlement.

The question I would ask: Would writers really be better off if all the only options they had were getting published by one of the Big Five or going the vanity route with vampire companies like Author Solutions, and the only entrepreneurial paths would require hundreds of thousands of dollars of up - front investment?

How do you figure vanity presses like Author Solutions and LULUL rake in millions of dollars a month?

I'm not a lawyer, but under my reading of the terms of the Nook Press Privacy Policy, Barnes & Noble already has the right to share the personal information of all Nook Press users with third party suppliers like Author Solutions.

Both first - time and experienced authors have discovered that publishing service - providers, like Author Solutions» industry - leading imprints, offer the publishing, marketing, and distribution services that authors need to achieve their publishing goals.

Looking at LitFire's «marketing» plans (which are eye - poppingly expensive, and look a lot like Author Solutions»), it's the usual mix of cheap and easy stuff (for LitFire) such as press releases and website creation; and things you could do yourself, such as book listings, social media, Goodreads giveaways, etc..

Plus, with a place like Author Solutions, you have 24/7 customer service available.

That's working with so - called author services companies, rather like Author Solutions.

And we have no respect for a major publisher that brings in a ripoff company like Author Solutions, who are nothing but predators.

Some of those names, like Author Solutions — who is currently embroiled in not - its - first legal battle with authors in a class action suit — are simply synonymous with ripping off authors who have a dream of... [Read more...]

Some of those names, like Author Solutions — who is currently embroiled in not - its - first legal battle with authors in a class action suit — are simply synonymous with ripping off authors who have a dream of being published, but who don't have the various tech and publishing know - how to realize they're being taken advantage of.

When you deal with a very complex structure like Author Solutions do you directly contact them, or the publishing off - shoot?

Not exact matches

Pinky is the author of 4 books, including «Sleeping Like a Baby «which offers research, evidence and gentle sleep solutions from birth to three years

If you like this author, you might also consider her recently released book, Breastfeeding Solutions (an FAQ reference book just for moms), or the Breastfeeding Solutions mobile application for smartphone users to make searching for answers even more convenient (just imagine scrolling through the App with one hand, while holding your nursing baby with the other!).

By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No - Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns It's almost like newborn babies distrust totally quiet rooms.

According to experts like Teri Crane (the potty pro) and Elizabeth Pantley (author of The No - Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good - Bye to Diapers), dolls that wet can alleviate some of the stress of changing a child's bathroom routine.

«Grocers can benefit from encouraging healthy shopping practices because they can sell more perishable items like fruits and vegetables rather than tossing them in the dumpster after a few days,» says lead researcher Brian Wansink, PhD, director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University and author of the new book, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life, «The benefit to shoppers is obvious; healthier groceries result in healthier eating!»

Judith S. Beck, PhD, our Feel Great Weight motivation guru is director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research; associate professor in psychology and psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania; author of The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person.

«Following a bedtime routine is like setting the table,» explains W. Chris Winter, MD, a sleep specialist and neurologist and the author of The Sleep Solution.

In a new op - ed for the Wall Street Journal, musician and author Moby, who received food stamps as a child, proposes a solution: «A better approach would be to focus the program on cheap, healthy foods like beans, vegetables, fruit and whole grains.

This is how the authors of Cellulite Solutions describe what it feels like to experience manual lymphatic drainage.

A number of solutions were tested, including video - only eLearning courses, before EE discovered the power of an eLearning authoring tool like gomo.

The elearning author's toolbox may soon need to include automated cross-platform testing tools, like Sauce Labs, or managed testing solutions, like eLearningQA.BYOD is real and it's coming soon.

At DevLearn 2017, Andrew Scivally hosted John Blackmon of Trivantis, Akshay Bharadwaj of Adobe, Michael Alcock of gomo, and Tonya Smolentseva of iSpring Solutions to discuss what the future of eLearning authoring will look like in the next decade.

Sometimes it doesn't bother me at all that iUniverse and Author Solutions (and now Penguin Books) have one - sided conversations with the world about how great they are, because there are plenty of customers willing to step up and talk about what it's really like to work with companies that habitually overcharge, under - deliver and make harassing sales calls.

Some of them, unfortunately, such as Author Solutions just won't take the hint and go away, while others like Vook have shifted and adapted many times over the years to keep up with a changing market.

Author Garth Sundem offers mathematical solutions for everyday dilemmas like these in his wacky new book, Geek Logik: 50 Foolproof Equations for Everyday Life.

I think what Amazon is trying to do is eventually have a robust solution like Apple has for their iBooks Author program.

Epigraph Publishing Service is a place — a home for books, if you like — where writers and authors can find solutions to their many publishing needs.

Not long ago, authors who wanted an easy way to publish their books would turn to a company that Author Solutions owned: AuthorHouse, iUniverse, and the like.

Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at Author Solutions, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more.

This $ 5.99 book from the Alliance of Independent Authors reviews and compares all the players in self - publishing, like Kindle, Createspace, Author Solutions, Lulu, IngramSpark, Apple iBooks, and more.

Before Author Solutions paid for his likeness, Jared looked a little something like (okay, maybe EXACTLY like) the watermarked guy on the right.

One possible solution is to scrap the consignment system and have authors with nonreturnable books sell their own books directly, using something like Square.

Lurk or join for free, and see what a community of 50,000 + authors, readers, editors, agents, and other literary professionals says about places like Balboa, PublishAmerica, and Author Solutions.

I like your ideas a lot, but I do wonder whether Harlequin will be able to adhere to the «we won't refer rejected authors to X lines to DellArte» part of the equation, as I have a strong suspicion that including that language in their standard rejection letters is part of their contractual agreement with Author Solutions.

David Graughan's blog is on industry news, helpful post in book promotion, and frequently about avoiding vanity presses that don't offer a good value for your money like the one owned and used by a number of the big 5 (author solutions).

Alan Rinzler: There was a piece in the New York Times that Perseus has started a self - publishing division, joining Bloomsbury and many other companies in offering authors a self - publishing resource where they get 70 percent of the royalties and the author is the publisher — and they provide some services if you pay for them, just like iUniverse or Exlibris or Author Solutions or Lulu or Aauthor is the publisher — and they provide some services if you pay for them, just like iUniverse or Exlibris or Author Solutions or Lulu or AAuthor Solutions or Lulu or Amazon.

It can be hard for authors, all over the country, to find the right video solution and a system like Authro extends that capability to anyone.

It's so encouraging when industry insiders like Bransford and Rinzler approach self - publishing with a balanced appraisal, and show that they know that different books, different authors really require different solutions.

Author Solutions» whole business model is built on print on demand, so there's no need whatsoever to print books in advance of orders — unless you are going to sell the books personally on your own, which doesn't sound like what you intended (or what was pitched to you).

Whether it's a nice person working 3rd shift in the Phillipines for Xlibris or a somewhat slicker sales person calling from Author House or any one of a number of «Your Name Imprinted Here» Author Solutions imprints like Westbow Press and Abbot Press, the pitch is the same.

If any company I use decides to join forces with Author Solutions, maybe the biggest scam artists on the planet, I'll drop them like a wet rock.

That sounds like Penguin wanted to * learn * from Author Solutions.

Join us in comments here if you'd like: How are some of our leading companies in publishing today with business ties to Author Solutions going to best handle the disfavor those relationships may generate among authors?

Like several companies, Book Country is walking a potentially treacherous line between the actions of its corporate ownership and the wrath of influential author - community figures who decry any connection with Author Soluauthor - community figures who decry any connection with Author SoluAuthor Solutions.

For the past five years in my role at Author Solutions, I have been working with our team to build relationships and partnerships in Hollywood and help create events like the Book - to - Screen Pitchfest to expose entertainment executives to self - published titles and give our authors unique opportunities to put their books in front of people who are making decisions about what makes it to the screen.