Sentences with phrase «of smaller independent presses»

It's also a big deal for thousands of small independent presses around the globe who now have a convenient onramp into the OverDrive network.

Not exact matches

«Small - Business Optimism Plunges Amid Recession Fears,» announced the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in a press release after its monthly survey.

Tim Christiansen, the owner of Vino Per Tutti, an independent wine shop in Bozeman, Mont., said in a press release from the Seattle - based Main Street Alliance, that he, as well as the vast majority of his small - business owner compatriots, make less than $ 250,000 a year.

A press release issued by Ulrich's campaign said the National Federation of Independent Businesses, identified by many as a leading lobbying group for small businesses, gave Addabbo a 50 percent score on his business record, among the lowest of ratings received by New York senators.

If you are going to be an independent or small publisher, if you are going to take on the time, expense and trouble of publishing your own book instead of letting a vanity press do it for you, you need to know the following about the name of your endeavor:

NIEA is proud to be a champion of self - publishers and small & independent presses that go the extra mile to produce books of excellence in every aspect.

The importance of increasing independent bookstore sales, coupled with expanding customer purchases of niche books from small presses and evolving publishers, demonstrates the ability of indies and small regional chains to thrive and profit under the giants» shadow.

The small independent press side of the equation is a huge piece of the puzzle that is all too often left out of the discussion.

Before you resign yourself to self - publishing or vanity press, do your homework and look into the world of small, independent, publishers.

In a recent WBJB Publishing Basics Radio interview with Jan Nathan, the Executive Director of PMA, Jan was asked the question, «What type of publishing (vanity, subsidy, traditional, small press, independent) best describe places like Author House, Xlibris and IUniverse?

All of the books that are given away are from small independent publishers, external self - publishing platforms such as Smashwords and the companies internal self - publishing unit, Nook Press.

Our awards were started back in 1996 when Small Press (the original name of Independent Publisher) was hearing a lot of criticism lobbed at major book awards contests and was encouraged to produce its own «best of the year» list.

If the small press has founders and staff with experience in both traditional and independent publishing, a vision focused on the needs of their readers, author - friendly contracts, and growing sales, they might be a good option for us to consider.

Presentation Description Coming Soon About the Speaker: Angela Bole is CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest book publishing association in the U.S. serving small presses and self - published authors.

Angela Bole is CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest book publishing association in the U.S. serving small presses and self - published authors.

(Boston, Massachusetts)-- In a move designed to attract the attention of booksellers and librarians across the country, small publisher Peanut Butter and Jelly Press announced today the «I Love My Independent Bookstore Because...» and «I Love My Local Library Because...» monthly contests.

I have very little respect for the organizers of this event for what looked like an obvious snub to self pub, small press, and independent authors.

You can also go cruise on Google for other «best of 2015» fiction lists, such as those from or by Small Presses, Independent Publishers, more Indie / Self - Pubbed authors, Debuts, Flash Fiction, and on and on.

With integrity, responsiveness, and a detailed straightforward presentation, Jenkins Group provides the best menu of marketing and custom book publishing services for independent and small press book publishers available anywhere.

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It's ironic how there is so much discussion of «otherness» and inclusion in the SFF community, but nobody seems to feel that the nasty comments they make about small press or independent authors in our community is hurtful.

Publishers from three of America's leading independent literary publishers chat with Jeffrey Lependorf, Executive Director of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses about their moves from larger houses and how they've shaped their current small presses into tiny publishing Presses about their moves from larger houses and how they've shaped their current small presses into tiny publishing presses into tiny publishing giants.

We began our PCIP program many years ago to serve the needs of small and independent presses and authors, and we have an established track record in providing high - quality cataloging to the publishing community.

The company distributes press releases for companies large (like Exxon & Apple) and small (start - ups, independent retail shops, etc.), any company that wants to send an announcement to thousands of reporters, newspapers, websites, investors, analysts or bloggers.

Small presses and independent publishers are very real, very vital parts of the publishing industry, but only if they're legitimate.

- The Writer Beware website, which provides warnings about common schemes, scams, and pitfalls (there are sections on literary agents, vanity publishers, vanity anthologies, small presses, independent editors, contests, self - publishing, writers» services, and copyright, as well as a page of writers» alerts, a series of case studies of defunct scams, and our famous Thumbs Down Agent and Publisher Lists), advice on how to avoid them, and links to helpful online resources.

As part of the Infinity Publishing / Combined Book Exhibit partnership, you save all the money associated with attending yourself, while being a part of a collective located in a prime location and alongside other small independent presses, and in many cases larger reputable publishers like Random House Harper Collins and others.

(These 535 are only a fraction of all mysteries published last year, given independent presses, small presses, and self - published works, too.)

Writing / Publishing Category — The National Indie Excellence Awards recognizes self - publishers and small and independent presses that go the extra mile to produce books of excellence in every aspect.

Greenleaf Book Group is a publisher and distributor specializing in the development of independent authors and the growth of small presses.

CRISTINA SALAT has spent a lifetime enjoying many facets of the media industry, working behind official New York / California desks and freelance with and for large & small book publishers, magazines, film producers, newspapers, new & independent presses, and emerging / established authors nationwide.

has spent a lifetime enjoying many facets of the media industry, working behind official New York / California desks and freelance with and for large & small book publishers, magazines, film producers, newspapers, new & independent presses, and emerging / established authors nationwide.

Let me interject that there are hundreds of legitimate, reputable, outstanding small presses out there - independent publishers that have nothing to do with New York or the Big Six.

But there's always been good work coming out of other streams — the v - word presses were simply scams on writers, but there were other small, independent, and even cooperative presses that weren't scams.

The Company's merchandising strategy for its Barnes & Noble stores is to be the authoritative community bookstore carrying an extensive selection of titles in all subjects, including an extensive selection of titles from small independent publishers and university presses.

James has enjoyed a long and varied publishing career that has included ownership of an independent editorial services business, work as a copy editor for electronic book and small press publisher, Ellora's Cave, and executive editor for Samhain Publishing.

In 2013 Patchwork Press teamed up with a group of independent authors in a NetGalley Co-Op in order to gain the benefits of being a small publisher within NetGalley's system.

My first book was published by a very small independent press, as will the sequel, and I've learned so much over the past year and a half from the publisher, about the business of writing, and the options.

Our annual Independent Publishing Issue includes information about fifty magazines and five small presses accepting submissions with no reading fees; a profile of poet Kevin Young, author of a new nonfiction book, Bunk, and the new poetry editor of the New Yorker; our second annual 5 Over 50 roundup of debut authors; William Giraldi on James Baldwin; a look at how book advances work; self - publishing advice; writing prompts; and more.

The Rational Writer: A to Z is equally suited to up - and - coming independent authors who self - publish their own books and traditional authors with hopes of landing a publishing contract with a large or small press.

It seems that more and more people have access to creating a book these days, whether it is through the large number of publishers both big and small, a print - on - demand service like CreateSpace or Lightning Source, or any of the independent presses that are springing up to meet the needs of authors who are tired of... [Read more...]

Txtr is aiming to provide its customers with the largest and most relevant choice of ebooks in every country where it operates, covering books from large publishers, small independent presses, specialty publishers, and self - published authors.

Now that many of the barriers and critical stigmas associated with independent publishing have been stripped away, a large number of authors are opting to create their own small press publishing imprints to produce and market their works.

It seems that more and more people have access to creating a book these days, whether it is through the large number of publishers both big and small, a print - on - demand service like CreateSpace or Lightning Source, or any of the independent presses that are springing up to meet the needs of authors who are tired of playing the publishing game.

LEAVING MONTANA is Thomas Whaley's first novel and also the WINNER of the 2015 ERIC HOFFER Small Press Award, the 2015 INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD for Best New Literary Fiction, the 2015 INDEPENDENT AUTHOR NETWORK AWARD for Outstanding First Novel and THIRD PLACE in the 2015 IAN Book of the Year Award!

TH: Pro Se Productions is my passion, but it's also the product of a lot of hard work by a lot of people to truly move from being a small press to a player as an independent publisher.

NIEA is proud to be a champion of self - publishers and small and independent presses that go the extra mile to produce books of excellence in every aspect.

As he says himself, Smashwords has become one of the largest distributors of ebooks from SELF - PUBLISHED authors and small independent presses.

I think the independent and small press sales that aren't reported would account for a good sized portion of that market loss.

In fact, the largest number of editorial horror stories I've heard have come from not from writers at big and medium - sized publishers, but from unpublished or self - published writers who hired less - than - qualified independent editors (there are a lot of them out there), or from small press authors whose inexperienced publishers employed editors without the proper professional skills.