Sentences with phrase «long as the indie publisher»

Covers tend to get better after a few dozen covers as long as the indie publisher is paying a lot of attention to learning cover design and font layout and blurb use.

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I became intrigued by this topic when as an author with two dozen e-books on Smashwords I read founder Mark Coker's «2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions — Indie Ebook Authors Take Charge,» Among other things, Coker noted that «If Amazon could invent a system to replace the author from the equation, they'd do that,» and went on to describe how one innovative publisher, ICON Group International has already patented a system that automatically generates non-fiction books, and he worries that as the field of artificial intelligence increases, «how long until novelists are disinter - mediated by machines.»

As long as indie authors and publishers are being fairly compensated and making a comparable percentage of what they would in the typical e-book market, I think subscription services will be a succesAs long as indie authors and publishers are being fairly compensated and making a comparable percentage of what they would in the typical e-book market, I think subscription services will be a succesas indie authors and publishers are being fairly compensated and making a comparable percentage of what they would in the typical e-book market, I think subscription services will be a success.

While progress has certainly been made — namely in the fact that more and more readers don't care how the book came about so long as it's a great read — there are still a few holdouts where indie authors don't garner the same respect or privileges that publishers and their authors can find.

Obviously, there's been lots of «hooting and hollering» from many authors, indie - publishers as well as long - time industry professionals within the publishing space.

But I would like to know how long it will take me to get that money as an indie publisher, and then keep making more.

Maybe indie publishers can no longer effectively use price as a competitive advantage, but that's not really bad news.

As I mentioned to my husband once, the longer I've been indie published, and the more I understand how bookselling in the digital age works, the more clearly I see the inflexibilities that hinder large publishers.

As a long - time editor for independent authors (more than ten years now) and as an indie publisher since 2011, I think what would tremendously help this checklist would be to mention at what stage of book production these steps should be donAs a long - time editor for independent authors (more than ten years now) and as an indie publisher since 2011, I think what would tremendously help this checklist would be to mention at what stage of book production these steps should be donas an indie publisher since 2011, I think what would tremendously help this checklist would be to mention at what stage of book production these steps should be done.

While I've certainly held dreams of being traditionally published for many years, as an author, I wouldn't be thrilled if I were signed to a long - term deal with a publisher who was trying to kill e-books and giving me lower and lower e-book royalties, while indie authors are about to get 70 %.

As an indie publisher you have to explore other opportunities as well, how to make your ebook publishing efforts more profitable on the long terAs an indie publisher you have to explore other opportunities as well, how to make your ebook publishing efforts more profitable on the long teras well, how to make your ebook publishing efforts more profitable on the long term.

As an indie publisher, you have to explore other opportunities to make your ebook publishing efforts more profitable on the long term — you can't simply rely on one big distributor.

So far I have made more money from trad, but I firmly believe in the freedom of indie publishing (my latest book, Joe Coffin, will be indie published as I can not see how it would fit with a regular publisher) and I also believe that in the long run I will make more money down the indie route.

As a long - time freelance editor working solely with self - publishing authors (since 2005) and now as an indie publisher (and still an editor), I am not surprised at these stats, but here is what I'm wonderinAs a long - time freelance editor working solely with self - publishing authors (since 2005) and now as an indie publisher (and still an editor), I am not surprised at these stats, but here is what I'm wonderinas an indie publisher (and still an editor), I am not surprised at these stats, but here is what I'm wondering: