Sentences with phrase «new author contracts»

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No one exemplifies the benefits of a renewable marital contract better than Married with Luggage bloggers and authors Betsy and Warren Talbot, whom we interviewed for The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels.

«This study demonstrates that despite high rates of Tdap vaccination, the growing number of adolescents who have received only the newer acellular pertussis vaccines continue to be at higher risk of contracting whooping cough and sustaining epidemics,» said lead author Nicola Klein, MD, PhD, co-director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center.

«The young age of the small scarps means that Mercury joins Earth as a tectonically active planet, with new faults likely forming today as Mercury's interior continues to cool and the planet contracts,» said lead author Tom Watters, Smithsonian senior scientist at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

In this respect, Dan Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, said: «The last few decades have belonged to programmers who can break a code, lawyers who know how to draw up a contract or economists who know how to work with numbers.

That realization dawned on me this morning when I saw an announcement that a SF author I want to be when I grow up just signed a contract to do a collaboration with new to traditional publishing author.

Hi, I learnt my lesson with Xibris who is under the wing of Penguin House they were over the top with praises but got nothing right they didn't follow any of my instructions for my artwork or cover the did nt edit my manuscript as I paid $ 3500 for and received delay after delay after 8 months which they promised 6 weeks and my book would be in my hand and on shelves, I pulled the plug and cancelled payments through my bank and received all my money back I sent all 9 consultants emails on my termination of our contract due to their unprofessional ism and prying on new authors Plus I sent 9 written termination letters as stated in their contract I now have learnt research every publisher outlet in legitimacy saves on the heartache

One last thing: New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker once blogged that the best way to get a literary agent is to write three books — because first - time contracts with first - time authors typically cover three or more books.

I'm not sure how anyone would consider the new contract B&N is using would even remotely benefit an author in any way.

Since Audio is so new to Harlequin, they are going to have to change the way author contracts work.

Any new contract that publishers give to an author will now include a provision for digital distribution in e-Book form.

But Adam Rothberg, vice president of corporate communication for Simon & Schuster, said that another attraction of Archway was that Simon & Schuster would be carefully monitoring sales of books completed through the new venture and would use it as a way to spot authors it might want to sign to a contract.

Welcome to the Hybrid Publishing Maze Hybrid publishing, a type of publishing that combines professional support and self - publishing options, has evolved as a new way for authors to get help outside a traditional publishing contract.

They have to think about their contractual obligations to authors (often defined in pre-Internet contracts); a myriad companies offering complex arrays of digital services; countless stories of the wonders and horrors of digital publishing; an apparent dearth of staff with both publishing and web - technical skills; financial pressure to cut costs, not start new departments with new staff; and the demands of their day jobs.

Authors, writers, publishers of eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major eBook retailers - we convert eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on eBooks

The author wanted to send out new trade book proposals to the industry and shop for an extra source of income despite the fact that the new proposal was a historical novel and the current contracted books were also historicals (different time periods but still historicals).

(And by the way, I'm rooting for * any * platform or company that gives authors a fair shake, whether it's Amazon, iTunes, B&N, Kobo, small - to medium - size presses, some new distribution system being dreamed up right now in someone's back bedroom, or even any of the Big 5 publishers willing to significantly change their contract terms and treat authors more equitably.)

Every author wants to work with a major New York publishing house, and no author I've met would turn down a publishing contract from, say, a Random House or a Penguin.

You don't have to be a New York book agent to accept queries from authors, submit their work to publishers, and negotiate contracts.

See also: http://jaslarue.blogspot.com/2012/01/dear-publishing-partner.html (to see how our system works), and http://jaslarue.blogspot.com/2012/01/statement-of-common-understanding-for.html (to see our proposal for a new «license» that makes it possible for us to help authors find readers and make money, without requiring us all to pay for lengthy and restrictive contracts).

As a new author in the midst of my very first publishing contract, I very much feel like I am flapping in the wind.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware One of the effects of the phenomenal growth of ebooks over the past few years has been to bring new value to the backlist — both for publishers who hold the contracts for backlist books, and authors who wa... -LSB-...]

New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Brandewyne weighed in on how much author advances are «An author signing a first contract can expect to receive an advance of anywhere from $ 1,000 to $ 10,000, on average, per book.

But the same thinking that makes a publisher offer a book contract to an internet comedian does speak volumes about how indie authors can work to reach new readers and build an audience that will buy their books.

For authors with newer works, Kodansha has started to work digital distribution into the contract up front.

In the last 90 days, our AWS team got back to work on a big government contract, we brought 8 million square feet of fulfillment center capacity online, deployed 1,382 Kiva robots in three FCs, provided a new venue for artists to reach customers, signed up millions of new Prime members, announced Kindle MatchBook, Login & Pay, and nine new original TV pilots, joined the Code.org coalition, acquired TenMarks - a company that helps kids with math, scored a win for customers who want to use Kindles on airplanes even during takeoff and landing (also, a big hat tip to Nick Bilton on that one), began hiring and training 70,000 new U.S. FC employees to help serve customers this holiday season, and saw the Kindle Million Club grow to include 14 KDP authors.»

Although the connection to a major publisher may have been a carrot for aspiring authors, it did not propel them into any lucrative contracts with their new parent.

For the new author, that author without a contract, there are a number of choices.

Anyone who tries to tell you that the «author pays» model is a «typical New York contract» or a «traditional publishing opportunity» is trying to take advantage of your ignorance.

In the intro I mention The Author's Guild fair contract initiative, the new Kindle for Kids Fire HD device and the interview about KDP Kids ebook creator, Thrillerfest in NYC in July.

Thanks to the ability to reach out to audiences, both old and new, the publisher has decided to contract new covers with art by award - winning author and artist Kazu Kibuishi.

Juliar had his eye on local Baltimore author (and librarian) Laura Amy Schlitz and negotiated a contract that gave Recorded Books first look at her newest work.

As I am sure you know, for a new, previously undiscovered author, in exchange for this great privilege of carrying the imprint of one of the publishing houses, the author, if deemed «talented» enough, gets to sign the rights of their work away, and be locked into a contract from which there is no escape.

Hybrid publishing, a type of publishing that combines professional support and self - publishing options, has evolved as a new way for authors to get help outside a traditional publishing contract.

Self - Publishing - A Clarification (for those who don't know)(61 Comments) With publishing houses no longer being able to afford to promote new authors and technology allowing more new authors to appear every year, the lucrative publishing contracts are harder than ever to obtain.

They provide editorial and production support to authors, contract authors to write books, compile new and existing material into new books, etc..

What many aspiring authors don't know is that (1) the shelf - life of new books in brick and mortar bookstores is 2 - 6 weeks; (2) traditional authors get 8 - 15 % royalties vs. 70 % royalties for those self - published; (3) almost 30 % of hardcover and paperbacks end up in landfills; (4) the timeframe between book contract to actual publication at traditional houses is 18 - 24 months; and (5) agents are rarely interested in authors who only have one book up their sleeves.

Eileen Gunn sez, «Amazon, seeking to force independent book distributor IPG to accept a new, less favorable contract, has struck out at all the publishers and authors whose books are distributed by IPG.

No, it stems from big publishing houses manipulating new, starry - eyed writers into Fuck The Author Over contracts... especially if the starry - eyed writer is lacking a penis.

To the best of my knowledge, Close to You by Kara Isaac is the first novel from a New Zealand author contracted and published by a major US Christian publisher.

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My understanding from other new authors taking the traditional route is that the burden of marketing, post-publication, rests mainly on their shoulders — it's even in the contract, with deadlines.

I think that publishers will continue to try to restrict authors in new contracts as they attempt to hold on to talent, but it's only a matter of time before some of the big names abandon their publishers and go fully independent.

As if the cryptic countdown clock on her new website wasn't enough to spark viral speculation, along with a video announcement that later appeared on the site promising ebooks, interactive content, virtual worlds, and more, today author J. K. Rowling severed her contract with her agent of sixteen years, Christopher... [Read more...]

As if the cryptic countdown clock on her new website wasn't enough to spark viral speculation, along with a video announcement that later appeared on the site promising ebooks, interactive content, virtual worlds, and more, today author J. K. Rowling severed her contract with her agent of sixteen years, Christopher Little.

These authors have grown tired of the query game and the contract negotiations involved in turning over their book rights to a publisher, and often highlight the new - found freedom write what they wish and the control over their final products as key reasons for going it alone.

She began her career as a traditionally published author in historical romance, but after selling two books to the New York publishing industry, her contract was not renewed and she was left without a publisher.

Also, authors should be aware that working with newer publishers represents a business risk, because publishing houses have high failure rates — so make sure the contract contains appropriate protections for the author (including appropriate termination rights).

Now there is no reason a new author can't put out work independently while, at the same time, looking toward a possible traditional contract.

That's right, Penguin supposedly canceled a new author's publishing contract because she dared to self publish some old work during the long - long - long period between signing a bood deal and the book actually appearing for sale.

But the mid-listers, those few who still have contracts, and the new authors will.