Sentences with phrase «made as an indie publisher»

And then a few established writers such as Michael Stackpole and J.A. Konrath started talking to other writers about the money that can be made as an indie publisher, and the control it gives writers.

Not exact matches

Both large publishers and indie developers made XBLA games for Xbox 360, so it's hard to define it as indie only.

Joan is a former indie publisher who makes her living now as a freelance writer, editor and book consultant while she continues to work on her own writing projects.

Going indie in genres where the publishers aren't interested (and making more money as an indie than in trad publishing!)

$ 3 is still not a huge stretch compared to the $ 10 or more most traditional publishers are charging for ebooks, but as an Indie author, I want to make sure to keep a handle on what my readers are expecting and willing to pay.

Despite a rocky relationship with the digital publishing revolution as recently as five years ago, a number of traditional publishers have not only made room on the shelves for indie authors, they're building their own self - publishing avenues.

But as an indie publisher, with no real track record yet, (and a world that is expanding into electronic publishing faster than most people can keep up with) how is it possible to make any real projections of sales?

If, as an author, your intent is to create a book that will help you build towards a franchise of books from which you could one day make a living, or to create a book that takes your career to new heights or is a marketing tool for your business, then think about becoming an indie publisher and not an indie author.

As soon as indie writers get their collective heads out of the imaginary castle they are defending and start realizing that ALL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS that a traditional publisher uses for paper books is open to them now, without problem, the indie writer can make a ton more money and sell far, far more bookAs soon as indie writers get their collective heads out of the imaginary castle they are defending and start realizing that ALL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS that a traditional publisher uses for paper books is open to them now, without problem, the indie writer can make a ton more money and sell far, far more bookas indie writers get their collective heads out of the imaginary castle they are defending and start realizing that ALL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS that a traditional publisher uses for paper books is open to them now, without problem, the indie writer can make a ton more money and sell far, far more books.

So keep your mind open and the two forms of business apart in thinking and you, as an indie publisher, will make better decisions.

A former indie publisher (she was the founder / president of GreyCore Press), she makes her living as a freelance writer, editor and book consultant while she continues to work on her own writing projects.

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.

What I can say is that, yes, I made more per copy as an indie publisher.

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.

As an indie publisher, I make more money and am having more fun.

What should indie authors do to make sure they don't fall into the same traps as big publishers?

His website has the most helpful list of tutorials this side of Middle Earth for making comics from the beginning to the end, covering classic questions like «How to Break into Comics» and «How To Find an Artist» as well comic writing and how to pitch your story to indie publishers.

But as the experts at Indie Author Fringe will tell you, authors and publishers who lack big name recognition, will also need to focus on making good first impressions.

As with most evolutions in storytelling and entertainment, it'll probably require an indie creator to prove the model works... or a publisher identifying a qualified creator or two, paying them, and making a business leap of faith.

To me, an indie is doing well when she can say that she earned out during a year on one title what she would have made as an advance from a traditional publisher.

I have watched in horror as indie writers (making great money) have fallen for this myth by suddenly turning and selling to traditional publishers, even though they would make more money and get to more readers just by continuing on what they were doing.

But the problem arises when a book doesn't sell as well as «expected» and the indie publisher starts making bad decisions about the book.

For indie authors and publishers who can agree to Amazon's list of demands, notably making their works available exclusively through Amazon for a set period of time and allowing their works to be loaned through the Kindle lending library, there is a fund of $ 6 million, divided into monthly amounts, allocated to pay authors as ebooks are borrowed.

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.

Hybrid, though my publishers were more boutique than true traditional, one made me feel like I was just indie — does that still count as hybrid?

Coupled with their reputation for as an indie comics publisher, they deal in a currency of cool that makes the Big Two look like senior citizens.

Unless * publishers * actively embrace lower prices on ebooks, and start pricing their books low enough for retailers to discount them down to indie levels and still make a small profit, I don't think the indie pricing range ($ 1 - 6) is in as much danger as some folks think it is.

So how can an indie publisher plan on making a living, paying the bills, without «luck» coming into play and without sending out thousands of flyers as I suggested last chapter?

Since the first of the year, I have made more from indie publishing than I would have received as an advance from a traditional publisher — assuming they didn't see me as the next Stephen King or Nora Roberts.

I think that it's important that indie authors help each other out by recommending services that they have used, and I hope this post helps indie authors make a decision as to which service they ultimately use, whether it's BookBaby or another publisher.

Ms. Miller, like the traditional publishing world from which she hails, disdains the new indie world just as surely as the publishers have for years discounted the readers who will nurture the indie world, fertilize it and make it grow.

BUT, it could also mean that as an indie publisher / author — you need more room in your storage; your work has taken you in another direction and you just want to clear out some of your inventory to make room for more; or it even could be that you have totally re-purposed the book and you want to clean house to get ready for the new baby.

When you sign the petition, you support not only indie writers (many of whom are now, as never before, making a living writing books that lots of people enjoy), but you also support FREEDOM of CHOICE, which is what, it seems to me, that Hachette and other publishers and conglomerates and other big money grabbing corporations, are trying to take away from us.

This article isn't about magic marketing techniques or search engine secrets; it's about making a realistic assessment of your potential to make money as an indie publisher.

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 the ability to make this decision.

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.

They started off supporting indie content and you know it was a few years ago when they started supporting publishers, and now to move into the console space and handheld space, I think we wanted to make sure that this was something that was still a part of what is true to Humble and true to their roots as well, and it seemed like a really natural fit.»

So, it's got nothing to do with us as indie publishers, and everything to do with how astronomically expensive it is for a corporation to make even one small change.

The figures show almost half (49 %) of the KU titles on the Amazon Best Seller lists are indie - published titles, while Amazon Publishing imprints make up 2 % of KU Best Sellers (but only 1 % of all Amazon Best Sellers) and the Big Five Publishers have 0 % as they have no ebooks in KU.

As many of you become indie ebook publishers, you have related tough questions, like «How can I make sure my ebook stands out in the crowded marketplace?»

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 an indie developer you are either going to be making a completely original game, or doing contract work for a publisher or outside source.

If smaller indie developers can afford to make their titles HD version a universal one than it's definitely possible for bigger publishers as well - what I see now is just a shortsighted stupid «milking» policy on their side.

The final talk was from publisher Merge Games on working with indie developers and making sure you get your game noticed on digital stores, retail stores (with their special Signature Editions) and at UK and international gamer - focused events such as PAX and EGX.

As a part of Interplay's expanding Discovery program, where the publisher seeks out promising indie games and makes them available on the mainstream market, announced another addition.