Sentences with phrase «more big name authors»

My prediction for the coming year is that we're going to see more and more big name authors jumping into the waters — and finding great success.

Not exact matches

With some of the biggest names in the food world attending (think Melissa Hartwig, founder of the Whole30; cookbook author Jasmine Hemsley; McKel Hill of Nutrition Stripped; and so many more) and more dietary restrictions than have ever sat down at a table together, it was, I'm sure, a challenge to prepare a menu that was equal parts healthy, memorable, and delicious — but the revitalize chefs seem to have accomplished just that.

Traditional press gives more of a name brand backing to your novels, but often even the big five publishers depend on the authors to market their own books.

While the rest of the industry battles it out to be the biggest names with the flashiest systems and lure the most authors or books, Wattpad has quietly been amassing a user base of forty million registered users who actively... [Read more...]

That's why we're seeing more and more midlisters take co-writing jobs with big names authors, so that the big names will have more books available.

Any authors aspiring to bigger name recognition and more sales should take note.

Hindsight is 20/20 — perhaps RT should have placed the «big names» in the Mardi Gras room — it had more «breathing room» plus it would drive more traffic to it (whereas their location in the other ballroom created havoc for the rows of authors in alphabetical order).

Even the biggest names out there know that marketing is simply part of the game, though you may get more of a straight answer from successful self - published authors.

He's a big name, with big name First Class authors, and thus he thinks the rest of the writing world is livestock who he's happy he doesn't have to pay attention to any more.

I spoke with Brad on February 20 via Skype about his plan for the book, whether Kirshbaum will succeed in landing a big - name author for Amazon, and more.

Samhain has had some terrific success getting prequel and mid-series novellas from fairly big - name authors where the rest of the series is in print from a more, shall we say, traditional publisher.

Large publishers can't compete against that (a traditional mass market paperback sold for $ 8.00 earns the author about 40 cents), which is one of the reasons I firmly believe the future of publishing lies in the hands of indie authors and small publishers, and in the years ahead we'll see more and more big - name authors go indie.

Amazon's substantial (some would say near - monopolistic — the company commands at least 65 % of the ebook market) market share has blocked its access to big name authors and crucial markets and prevented it from running a more traditional publishing house, but that same size has allowed it to create a publishing ecosystem in its own image.

While bigger names from some of the bigger publishers often get some help in the PR department, authors generally have a lot of work... [Read more...]

-LSB-...] Agent Janet Reid answers the question: why don't big name authors just self - publish and make even more money?

What's more vain than an author refusing to publish their book unless its published by a big name NY publisher?

Big - name authors and publishers can sell books without the best blurb, so you can learn more by studying effective blurbs from lesser - known authors.

Most of these ebooks were authored by some of the biggest names in the industry — James Patterson, Malcom Gladwell, Stephen Colbert, Douglas Preston, and more — and demand for these books would easily cover the prices asked.

As a self - published author, it's especially important to maintain a social media presence and ongoing marketing of oneself, so we are often more accessible than others who've published traditionally or are already big - name authors who don't need to maintain robust accounts.

@jonjason That is largely true, but also why many argue that Hachette is looking out more for the interests of the big names, potentially at the expense of the majority of working authors.

Also, while dinosaurs, some of the big six may survive if they gut their marketing departments (or spin these off as add agencies focused on top 10 authors only), define more standard T&C s (which they will get away with with their new authors, whereas the big names who could negotiate a better deal will anyway be hiring editors by the hour and publishing direct on amazon etc) and change business model to promote not authors (who are fundamentally un-ownable now you can easily self or amazon publish) but rather their own editorial abilities.

More books are being released in Kindle format every day (we finally have big name authors and new paperback releases in the Australian Kindle Store)

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The big name authors are more like lottery winners beating pernicious odds.

It is refreshing to see a company that has the experience and capability to command the respect of big - name best - selling authors, and yet, can service those of us just getting Read More

Finally — I'm supposed to be at work — I think it's often forgotten that the vast majority of authors don't do it full time, and don't make millions (or even thousands) out of it; the big names like JK Rowling or Ian Rankin might be able to exist full time as authors, but most of them don't, and while no one has an absolute right to be able to live off the proceeds of their writing, I'm sure many do feel that the creators should be a little more fairly remunerated than at times is the case.

Much as I love self - publishing, even in the current market, I think I am more likely to be able to get blurbs from big name authors if I get a traditional book deal.

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