The study found that nearly two thirds (64.2 %)
of the authors surveyed have been publishing their books independently for over a year now.
A majority
of authors surveyed reported that 2016 has been the best year since 2010.
We have surveyed 1,800 of our 25,0000 authors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Scandinavia... About one - third
of the authors we surveyed made a conscious choice against traditional publishing... We can identify three big groups.
For example, 75 %
of authors surveyed sold less than 1,000 books since their book was published and 50 % sold less than 100 books total.
[dropcap style =» flat» size =» 5 ″] I [/ dropcap] n every round
of author survey results — from Digital Book World's «What Authors Want» last January, to Dr. Florian Geuppert's report to us last week in Frankfurt on his study of 1,800 European authors using his Hamburg - based Books on Demand platform — entrepreneurial authors tell us that creative freedom and control of their business are top reasons for self - publishing.
Today I saw some of the results
of an author survey from our friends at Digital Book World and Writer's Digest.
Angela DeCaires Publishing Director Today I saw some of the results
of an author survey from our friends at Digital Book World and Writer's Digest.
In every round
of author survey results — from Digital Book World's «What Authors Want» last January, to Dr. Florian Geuppert's report to us last week in Frankfurt on his study of 1,800 European authors using his Hamburg - based Books on Demand platform — entrepreneurial authors tell us that creative freedom and control of their business are top reasons for self - publishing.
Not exact matches
This one statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 %
of their time at work doing what they're there to do; the least content spend only 40 %
of their time on job - related activities, according to a
survey by workplace happiness consultant and
author Jessica Pryce - Jones.
For most, self - publishing revenue remains humble; one
survey found that half
of all self - published
authors bank less than $ 500 for their efforts.
The
authors surveyed nine
of the largest in situ operations, all using SAGD.
«Most
of us will never run an IBM or a GE, but millions
of us around the world run mid-sized entrepreneurial companies, some
of which have the potential to become significant, lasting, and difference - making organizations,» writes Keith McFarland,
author of The Breakthrough Company, which
surveyed 7,000 companies to see what enabled «little firms to become big.»
The following statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 %
of their time at work doing what they're there to do (even happy people need an Instagram break); the least content spend only 40 %
of their day on job - related activities, according to a
survey by workplace happiness consultant and
author Jessica Pryce - Jones.
In a section addressing promotion
of New York Times content — essentially, social media distribution — the report's
authors survey the techniques
of «competitors» and compare them to the Times» strategy.
While it is not directly related to replacement rates per se, the
authors use pairs
of cross sectional data from the GSS and from Statistics Canada's 1992 Family Expenditure
Surveys and the 1998
Survey of Household Spending to illustrate that both real family income and real family consumption adjusted for household size tend to be hump - shaped with respect to age and peak in the 50s, while general satisfaction with life tends to stay relatively constant through different ages.
As one
of 12 keynoters, David kicked off our «UNlearn» conference and mesmerized 450 business marketers from 27 states, earning the # 1 speaker rating in our post-conference
survey from among 55 keynoters and panelists in all, no small feat when you consider the many top marketers and
authors who graced our podium.»
The
authors» real appreciation for the Dead phenomenon, and their compelling and creative analyses
of the Dead's marketing acumen, make this thought - provoking
survey mandatory reading.»
Finally, they summarize responses to a May 2014
survey of 500 SeekingAlpha
authors (95 responses) and 500 non-contributing SeekingAlpha users (104 responses).
The
survey's
authors talked to a wide range
of financial professionals and found that 56 % intend to buy more digital currencies over the next 12 months, compared to 31 % who plan to retain or reduce their exposure.
Authored by economists Raymond Fisman, Pamela Jakiela, and Shachar Kariv, along with law professor Daniel Markovits, the research is based on
surveys of three cohorts
of Yale Law students, one in 2007, another in 2010, and a final one in 2013.
To the
author of this article: I'm dumbfounded as to how that
survey was done.
One important item I'd like to point out to the readers
of this article and the
author, is that the simple 10 question
survey provided on this page IS NOT the same quiz given in the actual
survey.
That's the main takeaway,» says Greg Smith, a senior researcher at the think tank and one
of the main
authors of the
survey.
The
authors report on the results
of a
survey of scientists and theological educators, asking about their belief in a God who intervenes in human affairs.
Dr Bex Lewis, who is a christian and
author of, «Raising children in a digital age,» welcomed the
survey's results and told Premier that parents need to look at their behaviour to better understand how it impacts their family.
A
survey that William McKinney and I recently conducted invited 1,500 conservative and mainline Protestant denominational leaders to choose from a list
of 63 contemporary religious leaders and
authors the ten who have had «the greatest impact on your thinking about the church's life and mission today.»
Dawidowicz contended that
survey research by its very nature was inconsistent, could not accurately measure the extent or the intensity
of anti-Semitism, and reflected the values and prejudices
of the
authors.
Using national
surveys done in 1992, 1996 and 2000, the
authors have been able to describe some
of the moral and political attitudes
of the various religious groups in each region.
(ENTIRE BOOK) A
survey of process thought for the layperson: The
author writes for those not necessarily versed in complex theological language.
«We found actually that among the Tea Party, rather than being libertarians, at least on the issues
of abortion and same - sex marriage, they're actually social conservatives,» the
survey's lead
author, Robert Jones, said Tuesday.
He is the
author of The King and His Cross; Preface to Old Testament Theology; The Holy Scriptures: A
Survey (a volume in the Seabury Press Church's Teaching Series), and The Apocrypha, Bridge
of the Testaments.
Kregel sent me a copy
of What the Old Testament
Authors Really Cared About: A
Survey of Jesus» Bible, edited by Jason DeRouchie.
Writing for a general audience, the
author surveys some
of the disputes over whether the public square should be naked, sacred, or civil.
CNN: My Take: More doubts about God doesn't mean religion is weakening Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and
author of «The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation,» gives his take on a recent
survey by the Pew Research Center, which shows a sharp increase in the number
of millenials who doubt the existence
of God.
The
author agrees with some and disagrees with other parts
of the speech and offers a
survey of the varieties
of the Zionist «settler ethos.»
«You would think it would be sex, drugs and rock and roll,» said Todd Hunter, pastor and
author of «Our Favorite Sins,» whose book was consulted in conjunction with the
survey.
Although the
survey analysis did not explore this issue in its most politically charged terms, vis - a-vis proposals for «domestic partnerships» and homosexual marriage, the
authors are at pains to show that family «is not defined in terms
of households or bloodlines.»
If that pejorative phraseology does not give away the inclinations
of the
survey authors, a closer look at the data surely does.
Retired Wheaton College professor John McRay,
author of Archaelogy and the New Testament, says the
survey's lab report was convincing.
University
of Connecticut extension economist and the study's lead
author Ben Campbell worked with Hayk Khachatryan, a University
of Florida food and resource economics assistant professor to
survey 2,511 people online in the United States and Canada in 2011.
He also
authors the Firm's Food and Beverage industry news alerts, highlighting business issues, distributes the only regional industry
survey, and hosts regular industry events including presenting to well over 100 companies at Anchin's annual State
of the Food and Beverage Industry event.
Since then, Plotnicki has further refined the
survey process
authored and published Opinionated About U.S. Restaurants in 2011, and continually publishes the rankings
of the top restaurants around the world.
«That's more than twice the rate
of depression we usually see in men,» explains James F. Paulson, Ph.D., associate professor
of psychology at Old Dominion University, and lead
author of a
survey which assessed 43 studies
of more than 28,000 fathers worldwide.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (June 20, 2017)-- BabyCenter.com, the # 1 pregnancy and parenting digital resource, and Dr. Harvey Karp,
author of the celebrated parent guide The Happiest Baby on the Block, today announced the results
of a joint
survey on the experiences
of new parents.
Here, the
author takes a scan
of matrimonial history, conducts online
surveys, talks to women and men and joins Ashley Madison.com to pick apart the modern marriage.
The End
of Plagues (2013,
author John Rhodes) is a comprehensive yet readable
survey of the history
of vaccines from the beginning to present.
Carol is a member
of the Expecting More team that is creating state -
of - the - science maternity care decision aids; co-
author of 2010 direction - setting companion reports: «2020 Vision for a High - Quality, High - Value Maternity Care System» and «Blueprint for Action»; lead
author of the Milbank Report Evidence - based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve; a co-investigator
of three path - breaking national Listening to Mothers
surveys; founding
author of a quarterly evidence column (2003 - 07) that continues to be published in midwifery and nursing journals;
author of an annual column in Birth (2006 --RRB-; and guest editor
of special issues on Transforming Maternity Care, The Nature and Management
of Labor Pain, and cesarean section overuse.
Dr. Meredith F. Small,
author of «Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent,» reports that in a
survey of 186 societies, researchers found that «infants are carried most
of the time in nonindustrial societies, 56 percent
of the time in less traditional societies, and 25 percent
of the time in the United States.»
«Our
survey reveals that perinatal death has a profound effect on obstetricians, and 8 percent had considered giving up obstetrics because
of the emotional difficulty
of caring for patients with perinatal death,» says lead
author Katherine Gold, M.D., MSW,
of U-M's Department
of Family Medicine and Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Study lead
author Dr. Matthew Greenhawt said, «Since early peanut introduction is a relatively new idea, we were not surprised to find that more than half
of those
surveyed said following the guidelines was
of no or limited importance.»