Sentences with phrase «like working with traditional publishers»

Of course, the very best and expensive services — that can exceed $ 20,000 very quickly — can offer a highly quality experience which is much like working with traditional publishers.

For full - length tradebooks I still like working with traditional publishers.

Not exact matches

Whether you're unpublished, self - published, or working with a traditional publisher (like Random House), it's important to know that book royalties should only be one of your many streams of income.

Should you try to get a traditional publisher like Random House, self - publish, or work with a vanity press?

And while a freelance editor (like me) makes more money simply from more work, a traditional publisher's editor makes more money from higher - quality work — and suffers at least in reputation from association with low quality work.

While traditional publishers (actually, the top end publishers) are fighting over business and legal issues, like any big business, you adapt and work with what works — eBooks still represent a minority in sales, but it is rapidly catching up to print, and by all accounts, has already passed hardcover (which has been in decline in a slow death since the advent of paperbacks and trade paperbacks in the 40s and 50s).

If getting published traditionally doesn't especially help you to get your books on the shelves of stores (unless you are talented, awesome, hard - working, and lucky enough to be a Jim Butcher), then you've got a legitimate reason to question whether you want to roll the dice with traditional publishers (who absolutely offer many great advantages), or get 70 % royalties on your indie ebooks and get paid 80 % of your print book's list price (minus the cost of POD printing) with your print - on - demand book via Lightning Source and their 20 % short discount option — which gets you right into Amazon.com and other online bookstores, just like the big boys do.

I like to keep control of my work and unless you're a J.K. Rowling or a «Celebrity» there's no advantage in being with a traditional publisher.

The Author's Assistants can help you locate a qualified editor and proofreader, work with a professional designer for your book's interior and cover art, take care of details like applying for the ISBN, LLCN and copyright, research a traditional publisher or help you find the perfect print - on - demand (POD) service to self - publish.

Just like any traditional publisher, when you sign a publishing contract with FFF Digital, you sign over certain rights so that we can legally distribute and sell the copyrighted work in your name.

Quite simply, we can take that manuscript that you have been working on and get it published for you just like a traditional publisher, but with a slight difference.

(For one thing, a self - published author is able to reject covers they don't like, which is rarely an option when working with traditional publishers.)

Are there any legal steps I need to take to protect my work, especially if I would like to work with a traditional publisher one day?