Sentences with phrase «look by a publishing house»

This is a good thing, for those of us fed up with the deadly treadmill of submitting one manuscript a year for an exclusive look by a publishing house likely to pick one manuscript out of a thousand to support.

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«Like a little baby who looks cuddly and cute, this proposed initiative would grow up to be the hulking teenager who eats everyone out of house and home,» writes Mr. Kesselman in a report titled Double Trouble: The Case Against Expanding Tax - Free Savings Accounts, published Tuesday by the left - leaning Broadbent Institute.

Halfway through the Renaissance he looks up to the skies and sees Leonardo trying out his helicopter: he discovers that a publishing house is to bring the game to «Manhattan's movers and shakers» by distributing copies of of Joe McGinniss» The Miracle of Castel di Sangro on the bus service running to the Hamptons, the weekend destination for New York's moneyed elite:

At the center of the film's roundelay of revelers are the icy Charlotte (Kate Beckinsale) and the demure Alice (Chloë Sevigny), by day toiling as publishing house assistants and by night looking for romance and entertainment at a Studio 54 — like club.

I did a little bit of that, but one of the problems that I faced was that when you do that you're basically looking at particularly types of literature — largely journal articles — and a lot of teacher supply and demand data come from what we call «grey literature», which is literature that isn't published by recognised publishing houses.

In the middle 1960s, Random House published a «series» of literature books that were accompanied (in a pocket on the inside cover) by a set of vocabulary and comprehension activities that look remarkably like basal workbook pages.

Japanese publishing house, Fukkan, is getting ready to reprint a 428 page book that has all the inside looks at the story boards plus additional production materials from the classic 1997 psychological thriller, Perfect Blue, directed by the late Satoshi Kon.

Major publishing houses do not want to take on, or even look at, manuscripts by authors who are not already published (and they do not count Indi publishers as published).

It should look like it was produced by a big New York publishing house, yet many self - published authors make the mistake of cutting corners and skipping over critical steps in the publishing process.

Looking to the gender of the authors of the books reviewed, cross factoring this with data on the price, genre and how the books were published brought the study's authors to a lousy conclusion: Books written by women that are released by mainstream publishing houses sell, on average, for 45 % less than those written by men.

If they choose to look only at «large publisher» books, it's because they've bought (or are required by their publishers to follow) the «books by other publishers are no good» line, even when a commentator whose review is right there on view on a book's cover obviously knows more about literature than half the editorial staff (even good ones) at most large publishing houses.

Not just books, but * authors * have been treated as fungible widgets for decades, a process that has gotten worse as the old publishing houses got bought up by soulless corporations that make the «Zon look like a feel - good co-op run by gentle hippies.

In another new twist, PLC organizers and recognized publishing thought leaders Mike Shatzkin and Michael Cader will be joined by analysts and executives from both inside the industry and out to discuss the most political and fraught subjects facing publishing today: the future of Amazon and B&N, what to look for from a Random House and Penguin merger, what might work as a strategy for the other general publishers, and what to expect from illustrated books in digital and the various publishing start - ups, and much more...

Look, I read a lot of different authors; some traditionally published, some published by e-book houses, some independently published and to me they are all the same and should all be treated with the same courtesy and respect.

Why It Makes You Look Self Published Standard fonts such as Times New Roman have been carefully chosen by traditional publishing houses and the media for decades.

When you search, look for books published by small or medium - sized publishers, because they often use freelance designers who work for a variety of clients, rather than in - house designers who work exclusively for them.

A place for authors, typesetters, designers, publishers, etc. to exchange ideas that will help self - publishers create professional - looking books to compete with those produced by larger publishing houses.

Upstairs at the White House By J.B. West Open Road Media • $ 16.99 • ISBN 9781504038676 A bestseller when it was first published in 1973, this entertaining account of life in the White House by a former chief usher — who directed activities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for six consecutive presidents — gives a rare behind - the - scenes look at first ladies from Eleanor Roosevelt to Pat NixoBy J.B. West Open Road Media • $ 16.99 • ISBN 9781504038676 A bestseller when it was first published in 1973, this entertaining account of life in the White House by a former chief usher — who directed activities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for six consecutive presidents — gives a rare behind - the - scenes look at first ladies from Eleanor Roosevelt to Pat Nixoby a former chief usher — who directed activities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for six consecutive presidents — gives a rare behind - the - scenes look at first ladies from Eleanor Roosevelt to Pat Nixon.

We work with first - time authors, or experienced writers published by traditional houses, looking for new ways to take charge of their own books.

The statement continued by explaining that the creation of Penguin Random House would offer them more financial opportunity to invest in other projects, specifically mentioning «new digital publishing models» and looking into emerging markets for publishing.

They would be doing far more service to aspiring writers by printing articles to inform them that it is not a publishing house's job to make a horrendously written MS readable & that any writer lacking in basic grammar & punctuation skills would save time, MONEY & tears by learning them (yes I know this post is probably riddled with errors - but it's late & I'm not looking to find an agent with it).

The same holds true now with Kindle books, and the annoying part is that if you bother to learn a little XML, you can make your Kindle book look as nice as anything published by a major print house.

The two books I have already published on Amazon have each done extremely well, and I don't think it's a coincidence they both have professional - looking covers that matches or even succeeds those produced by established publishing houses.

All our work is done in - house by two people, is handcrafted and not generated by automated conversion software, and has a personal, creative touch that will make your book look at least as good as those produced by the large publishing houses.

It should not look like something produced by the church committee on a home computer — it should look like a professional publishing house produced it.

However, if you want to be published by one of the bigger publishing houses then you do need an agent, as it is much harder to get an editor to look at your book manuscript without the help of a literary agent.

If you want your book to be published by a traditional publishing house, it is much, much harder to get an editor to look at your book proposal or manuscript if you don't have an agent.

Why shouldn't I make certain my e book looks every bit as good as any e book marketed by the big publishing houses?

Initially I pursued the route to be published by a traditional publishing house, however, after receiving many nicely worded rejection letters I looked for other options.

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Barrier to entry may be low, but creating a book that looks professional and is indistinguishable from a book published by a «real» publishing house is very difficult and requires a minimum investment of a few thousand dollars (when all was said and done, I'd put in around $ 7,500, which included about $ 2,500 in marketing costs).

You may not aim to distribute to libraries but if you want your book to look exactly like those published by the Big 5 publishing houses, you'll want a CIP block on your copyright page.

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As a double - check, look for the rental market reports published by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (see www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca) and find out the typical rents in your area.

Published in 1947, A House in Bali by Colin McPhee remains today a relevant and engaging book for readers looking to learn about the intricacies and history of Balinese culture generally, and music specifically.

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