Sentences with phrase «opportunity for authors who»

Launching a book promotion campaign is a sound investment... or, at least, it is a wonderful opportunity for authors who can see beyond a hoped - for spike in book sales to achieve far more lucrative, and sustainable, gains.

This means the expected growth in this area provides a great opportunity for authors who are present within them.

Self - publishing provides a wonderful opportunity for any author who wants to take control over the publishing process and get their words into print.

These establishments present many opportunities for authors who are willing to pound the pavement to build up the necessary relationships.

Not exact matches

Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for platform - building include: writing guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities as well as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

The fish offer a fresh opportunity to find out how animals can thrive with traits that would sicken humans, said co-senior author Nicolas Rohner, a former postdoctoral fellow in the Tabin lab who is now an assistant investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri, and an assistant professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dr Jochen Hinkel from Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-author of this paper and a Lead Author of the coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge on climate change, sea - level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work with a solution - oriented perspective focusing on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening coastal resilience in the context of both climate change as well as existing coastal challenges and other issues.»

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Cashin, author of Place, Not Race, explains how the benefits of race - based admissions decisions are actually outweighed by the social costs, and argues for a return to what she considers the original intent of affirmative action policies: helping people — no matter their race — who have been systemically locked out of opportunity.

The authors are leading experts who provide clear guidelines for identifying key concepts, strategies, skills, and routines to teach; designing and delivering effective lessons; and giving students opportunities to practice and master new material.

This was a wonderful opportunity for students to meet this acclaimed author who has been shortlisted for t...

«It takes a community: Community schools provide opportunities for all» is authored by Reuben Jacobson and José Muñoz, who lead IEL's Coalition for Commuity Schools, and Coalition Steering Committee leaders Lisa Villarreal and Robert Mahaffey.

Treasurer Retired District Supervisor of Mathematics and Art Judith T. Brendel is an educational consultant who has been a teacher, supervisor, author and professional educator who develops, facilitates and presents professional learning opportunities for teachers and other educational leaders across New Jersey and nearby states.

Judith T. Brendel is an educational consultant who has been a teacher, supervisor, author and professional educator who develops, facilitates and presents professional learning opportunities for teachers and other educational leaders across New Jersey and nearby states.

«Considering that many of the world's greatest scientists, authors, actors, teachers and leaders were once English Language Learners one would think the public education system in the United States would be designed to promote and support opportunities for those who need extra help learning the English Language.

The fact is parents (who the report's author seems to forget are the very taxpayers they purport to be worried about) are choosing the best educational opportunity for their children.

Some terrific traditional publishing opportunities have also been created for authors who have successfully self - published.

«This is a great reference and how to guide for any author who is looking to navigate the perils and opportunities of today's social media outlets!»

They are there to give an unprecedented, excellent opportunity to writers who have no access to publishers because agents have denied them that access as judging such authors not fit for publication.

Book publicity campaigns also involve book publicists, or authors (or their publishers) who are promoting themselves, looking for news hooks and opportunities to speak in the media (or write op - eds pieces, articles, or blogs) about what's unfolding all around us.

Sure there are social media platforms like Goodreads, Wattpad, Facebook groups etc. and then there are the «real» opportunities that are so much harder to facilitate and organize (and pay for e.g. expense vs profit) like community or regional events and networks as you point out above, but I feel really strongly that the most important thing for an author to do in order to build a loyal paying (italics) fanbase / readership is to produce good quality works that are publicized properly and to spend time interacting with those of your readers who you know buy your books because they came to you in the first place.

It's getting easier and easier for successful digital - first authors to move into print and even bookstores without the help of a publisher, and the spread of e-book reading from dedicated devices such as the Kindle to tablets and smartphones (22 percent of Americans age 18 to 29 read books on their phones, according to the Pew survey) seems to offer new opportunities for those who get the format and pricing right.

In their blog post announcing the Macmillan acquisition, they state that, «Authors who want or need more support will be able to join additional paid tiers for a revenue share — or may have the opportunity to transition to a traditional publishing contract.»

At the same time, electronic publishing has allowed brilliant authors who are controversial and can't find a traditional deal, or, did not care to wait years to publish, an opportunity to share their work and get paid more equitably for it.

If you're an author who hasn't booked interviews before, or even if you are an author who has experience in doing media interviews, here are some tips for getting even more interview opportunities:

This is an opportunity for authors to share more about who they are.

The amazing Triskele Books team, who masterminded the event in partnership with ALLi, set up the opportunity for indie authors to be interviewed by Andy Bromley of Ingram, the book distributor responsible for the publishing and distribution services Lightning Source and Ingram Spark, through which many indie authors, myself included, publish their books.

Literary Agent Undercover is only for authors who understand the benefits of traditional publishing: no financial risk because someone else is paying for the privilege of publishing your book; a higher quality product thanks to a top - notch editor and cover designer; more profit due to better sales, distribution, and publicity; subsidiary rights opportunities like merchandising, translations, TV, feature film, etc; increased credibility and more book reviews; and the ability to spend more time writing, promoting, and doing what you love.

For every big name six - figure - earning indie author, there are dozens of writers who earn money by looking toward local opportunities.

Authors who write for niche markets or whose work is defined in traditional publishing as «non-commercial» have the same opportunities for their work.

Keith Ogorek, senior vice president of marketing for Author Solutions — which operates Balboa Press for Hay House, had the opportunity to interview Adam Hall, who shares some important tips for designing a book cover to capture the attention of readers.

So what's a book publicist, or an eBook author, to do when they want to find eBook promotion opportunities and they can't find them in the usual places that were so friendly to traditional authors who needed media visibility for their traditional books?

The change only affects authors who've opted into KDP Select, which lets authors grant exclusivity of their ebook to Amazon in return for promotional opportunities such as inclusion in the Kindle Direct Lending Library and Kindle Unlimited.

Which is why it boggles the mind that more libraries aren't fostering relationships with individuals who can stand to draw in patrons, provide free content for circulation, and offer educational opportunities: self - published authors.

Attendees at the Austen conference can register for the opportunity to spend fifteen minutes with an evaluator who has read their manuscripts weeks in advance, giving them ample time to offer suggestions to improve the work and therefore improve the authors» chances for traditional publication.

Mercy, Thanks so much for this... as one of the authors who have benefited greatly from the opportunities given to indies, it is so frustrating to see articles like this that are filled with innuendos, unverified opinions, and bias — knowing that to the casual reader it all sounds plausible — that it was great to have someone call the author out on this.

Given that Kobo pays 70 percent on ebooks priced beyond $ 9.99, there is considerable opportunity here for authors who regularly bundle their ebooks together or can charge premium prices.

The opportunities are generally for authors who have been doing it the traditional way for so long, have no marketing background.

So for authors who won't be forced or «guilted» into social networking, there are still opportunities for online book promotion now, and there are more cropping up every day as technology evolves.

Book bloggers who have popular websites can provide powerful promotion opportunities for book authors.

I had the opportunity to contact SF author Teresa McLaughlin, who gave the following tips for writing SF:

While that provides quick — if not instant — gratification for authors who want to see their words reach book buyers as soon as possible, the mad dash from the computer to the bookshelf does require the sacrifice of long lead - time book publicity opportunities.

Despite the surge of new companies offering better opportunities for authors interested in self - publishing, companies that produce high - quality print editions or who give authors a valid distribution channel for their digital editions, it still seems as though the entire literary world feels the need to put air - quotes around the word author whenever a writer chooses to independently publish.

While self - published authors are now afforded the opportunities to publish their work and app developers have a marketplace to share their content, the same is now true for smaller magazine publishers who otherwise wouldn't necessarily produce the requisite volume to display their titles among the household names in a physical storefront.

As always, CreateSpace has given authors the opportunity to pay to have professional design services for their works, but unlike platforms that are making a huge profit by preying on authors» fears of publishing books that look homemade and are riddled with formatting errors, CreateSpace has always offered free tools as well for authors who have the know - how to go forward on their own.

For authors — and for readers, too, I suspect — another significant pleasure afforded by physical books is the book signing; an opportunity for writers to meet (and thank) the people who let them keep doing the job they love, and for readers to interact with their favourite authors, and complain about the unsatisfactory endings of their best - known booFor authors — and for readers, too, I suspect — another significant pleasure afforded by physical books is the book signing; an opportunity for writers to meet (and thank) the people who let them keep doing the job they love, and for readers to interact with their favourite authors, and complain about the unsatisfactory endings of their best - known boofor readers, too, I suspect — another significant pleasure afforded by physical books is the book signing; an opportunity for writers to meet (and thank) the people who let them keep doing the job they love, and for readers to interact with their favourite authors, and complain about the unsatisfactory endings of their best - known boofor writers to meet (and thank) the people who let them keep doing the job they love, and for readers to interact with their favourite authors, and complain about the unsatisfactory endings of their best - known boofor readers to interact with their favourite authors, and complain about the unsatisfactory endings of their best - known books.

Fortunately, for authors who can't afford to hire a freelance translator, there are various opportunities to get their books translated for free.

Q. Is there still advertising opportunities for Indie authors who want to pitch paperback books but can't get any into traditional retail stores?

For the past five years in my role at Author Solutions, I have been working with our team to build relationships and partnerships in Hollywood and help create events like the Book - to - Screen Pitchfest to expose entertainment executives to self - published titles and give our authors unique opportunities to put their books in front of people who are making decisions about what makes it to the screen.

For authors who hope to one day be signed by a traditional publisher, this is an opportunity to get your foot in the door.