Sentences with phrase «more chances on unknown authors»

I've long wondered if some publishing houses could take more chances on unknown authors by offering no advances?

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LYNN NEARY: During the Great Depression, publishers were looking for a way to encourage booksellers to buy more books and to take a chance on unknown authors.

I'm with you on the thought that readers will be more likely to take a chance on an unknown author when the price is below that $ 5 mark.

We're able to do this because requests from book publishing companies like ours are looked upon more favorably than taking a chance on an unknown author.

If I'm taking a chance on an unknown author whose book has caught my eye for whatever factor, I'm more likely to purchase that book if the price is lower.

Publishers wanted to encourage booksellers to buy more books and take a chance on unknown authors, so they stupidly started allowing stores to return unsold inventory for a refund.