Sentences with phrase «out of authors pockets»

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And it's no secret that Amazon and iTunes take a chunk out of authors» and artists» earnings, with iTunes currently pocketing 30 percent of its artists» profits and Amazon taking a hefty 30 — 75 percent.Though it's easy to be critical, I am more interested in looking for a viable alternative to disrupt the existing system.

The authors cite literature showing this is a strategy that many patients would prefer anyway, since it could reduce their out - of - pocket costs, and would not expose them to the risk of serious side - effects associated with biologic therapy.

She and her colleagues, including senior author Brahmajee Nallamothu, M.D., M.P.H., note that the growth in out - of - pocket costs was 6.5 percent a year, compared to a 5.1 percent growth in health insurance premiums, and a 2.9 percent growth in overall health care spending.

«Our findings suggest that physicians should use caution in assuming that the use of free samples ultimately reduces patients» out - of - pocket prescription cost,» said study author G. Caleb Alexander, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

I hate taking money out of the author's pocket so I find other ways to let them know I like their work.

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner is a good book for authors just starting out to keep in the back pocket.

Now we're back where we started, with Indies still trying to compete with authors who somehow have a leg - up in the market by undercutting their prices even more, offering more books for free, and taking money out of their pockets, instead of earning money back from their books as they should.

Indie AUTHORS pay more out of pocket for professional editing, to promote their books, to gain their fan base, than traditional authAUTHORS pay more out of pocket for professional editing, to promote their books, to gain their fan base, than traditional authorsauthors do.

And authors have awakened to the fact that publishers are leaving a lot of money out of their pockets.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

Well, Amazon takes a cut out of that, and if you the author are not also the publisher, the publisher takes a BIG cut out of that, and if you have an agent, they take a cut, and eventually, a trickle of income slides into the author's pocket from the sale of that book.

For self - published authors, they need to procure their own editors, and yes, that means out - of - pocket expenses.

As an indie author, you're going to need to find an editor like that on your own, and pay them out of pocket.

This is a high value give away to the author and potentially great exposure for you, with no out of pocket expenses.

More importantly, the «feel good» aspect of the concept means authors aren't walking around yet again with their hands out, looking for consumers» dollars to line their own pockets.

However, authors who choose this route will incur a substantial financial risk and out - of - pocket expenses.

In particular, in the period before their book appears, authors should pay attention to the direction of cash flow; does money flow into the author's pockets or does money flow out of the author's pockets?

We wanted to make these options available to any author, regardless of what operating system they prefer, and without adding to your out - of - pocket costs.

The advantages of self - publishing your own books in terms of author relations and minimizing out of pocket expenses (as opposed to paying authors) are so obvious that there's no point dwelling on them.

No out - of - pocket cost to the author at any stage; like never.

Do not rely on the publisher's word that the contract is «hybrid» or «fair» — and don't forget: a traditional publishing house will never expect the author to pay anything out of pocket (and none of the publishing costs, except for unreasonable changes demanded by the author after the proofs are approved).

If the Amazon review system was scrapped, authors would no longer feel the need to pay out of their pocket to beg people to read their work.

Legitimate traditional publishers never make authors pay for anything out of pocket, either as part of the publishing contract or in a separate (but required) agreement.

The marketing contract is an addendum to the «traditional publishing deal» and can cost the author several thousand dollars out of pocket.

Artwork has to be paid for out of pocket — unless the author happens to also be a graphic designer.

Traditional deals don't require the author to pay for anything, either out of pocket or by allowing the publisher to recoup expenses before calculating the author's royalty share.

There are others but most require an agent and, as JL Knapp said, that adds time to the submission process and takes money out of the author's pocket if a contract is signed.

Every penny of that extra profit comes out of the pockets of authors.

As I said, we're here to make money for our authors, not take it out of their pockets.

I remember about 10 years ago at the very last Dark & Stormy mystery conference, the guest speaker (NY pubbed author) literally said self - published authors were taking money out of her pocket.

So the author would pay out - of - pocket for editing before sending the book in.

However, the author is responsible for obtaining a cover before submission, which requires upfront money out of pocket and saves Amazon that cost.

And since the retail prices are the same, every penny of that profit is coming out of the pockets of authors.

No editor or book designer I pay out of pocket has any stake in my success and maturation as an author.

Authors who publish with major publishers and don't pay for editing, printing, etc, still usually have to pay for lots of marketing costs with both time and out of pocket expenses.

Each pirated copy is taking money out of the publishers» pockets, and in turn out of the authors».

First of all, the commercial author has his / her advance, rather then having paid out of pocket.

But no matter how small the advance, the author hasn't paid out of pocket to publish, and doesn't have to worry about recouping his or her investment.

Randazza may have outclassed Mastrantonio but ultimately Dear Author is hugely out of pocket and EC carry on as if nothing happened with a few of their sock puppets claiming they won.

Well, Dear Author's hugely out of pocket so far as we know.

And since the retail price is the same, all that money coming out of the pockets of authors and publishers.

Widely misunderstood under this scenario is the fact that the discount came out of Amazon's pocket, not the publishers» nor the authors».

There were no out - of - pocket production costs to me as the author.

And yet there are hosts of literary types out there, people who regard themselves as being on the side of the angels, who happily and repeatedly dip their hands into authors» pockets.

«One of the main objectives of any health insurance scheme is to provide financial coverage (or risk protection) by reducing such burden while enhancing use of healthcare,» Dr Anup Karan of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and first author of the study, Extending health insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out - of - pocket spending for healthcare, told The Indian Express.

Jennifer is the author of «A New Approach to Primary Care for Australia» and «Out - of - pocket: rethinking co-payments in the health system», and a contributing author to CPD's recent publication More Than Luck: Ideas Australia needs now.