Over 10,000 words, $ 3.99 and above 20,000 words
price it as a novel in the genre and call it a short novel.
Not exact matches
The clinical - stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing
novel medicines to transform the lives of patients with life - altering central nervous system (CNS) disorders, SAGE Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGE) seem to be poised for a
price surge
as per its latest charts.
But one or two speakers offered more
novel arguments, such
as increased stigma for children on free and reduced
price lunch (when paying students leave the program) and attempting to draw a connection between California's drought and wasted fruits and vegetables.
LAURA *** / **** Image B Sound B - Extras B starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent
Price, Judith Anderson screenplay by Jay Dratler and Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt, based on the
novel by Vera Caspary directed by Otto Preminger PINKY * / **** Image C Sound B - Extras A + starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan screenplay by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols, from a
novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner directed by Elia Kazan by Walter Chaw A camp classic of a very particular variety, Otto Preminger's stylish, pedigreed Laura might best be read
as a satire of Hitchcock's Rebecca, reuniting that film's Judith Anderson with another late, lamented mistress and acres more scenery to chew.
Even The
Price of Salt — her second
novel, adapted last year, by film director Todd Haynes,
as Carol — was more than merely a lesbian love story (certainly a bold enough literary statement for 1952, when it was first published), occupying, in its intense focus on desire and its consequences, similar territory to Highsmith's thrillers about killers.
Though
as early
as 1996 she was reportedly at work on a film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's
novel The
Price of Salt, later adapted by Todd Haynes into 2015's Carol, Macdonald has worked exclusively in television ever since, and has been back in view lately for directing the acclaimed new miniseries adaptation of Howards End, scripted by Kenneth Lonergan.
Phyllis Nagy's adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith
novel (also known
as The
Price of Salt) breathes life beyond the confines of the romance,
as Carol's high society life and Therese's department store day - job are
as believable
as the romance itself.
Based on Reif Larsen «s cult
novel «The Selected Works Of T.S. Spivet,» the film, which seems to be right in Jeunet's quirky wheelhouse, is toplined by young newcomer Kyle Catlett, with Helena Bonham - Carter, Callum Keith Rennie, Kathy Bates and Judy Davis also on board, and marks the Gallic helmer's first time shooting in 3D, which,
as with Martin Scorsese and Ang Lee in recent years, is surely worth the
price of admission alone.
Her second
novel, The
Price of Salt, published in 1952, is
as groundbreaking
as they come.
From Phyllis Nagy's script (adapting the 1952
novel The
Price of Salt) through the loving cinematography from Edward Lachman (not
as flashy
as the Mad Max: Fury Roads and Sicarios of the world, but no less impactful), from the shrewd editing of Affonso Goncalves to Carter Burwell's understated yet foundational score and Sandy Powell's beautiful costuming, Haynes has put together a professional crew that sets the tone with aplomb.
An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's
novel «The
Price Of Salt,» we're in Sirkian melodrama territory here, though likely without the same kind of stylistic aping
as the great «Far From Heaven,» and
as usual, Haynes has rustled up a killer cast: after their last collaboration on «I'm Not There» won her an Oscar nomination, Cate Blanchett returns to work with the director, while Rooney Mara looks to have her best material since «The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo» (also in the support cast: «Portlandia» and Sleater - Kinney's Carrie Brownstein, awesomely).
As a novel, Carol was originally published as The Price Of Salt in 1952, with Highsmith (Strangers On A Train, The Talented Mr Ripley) writing pseudonymously as «Claire Morgan»
As a
novel, Carol was originally published
as The Price Of Salt in 1952, with Highsmith (Strangers On A Train, The Talented Mr Ripley) writing pseudonymously as «Claire Morgan»
as The
Price Of Salt in 1952, with Highsmith (Strangers On A Train, The Talented Mr Ripley) writing pseudonymously
as «Claire Morgan»
as «Claire Morgan».
Providing one of these rare Preludes for a quick evaluation was Holler Honda, Winter Park, which offered the
novel car at $ 20,049, a
price that includes many major extras
as standard equipment.
No one sits down to spend a few months or years writing a
novel thinking «wow, if this book is
priced too high the Kindle readers will just move on to another book
priced more reasonably with which they'll be just
as happy.»
As a specific example, the
novel Burning Tower by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, released in December 2006, is
priced at $ 5.59 in the Kindle store.
Has anyone in recent memory written such complex, insightful and entertaining
novels about urban life in America
as Richard
Price?
After the Dempsey
novels, Lush Life marks a return to New York City,
as it were, for
Price, a 59 - year - old native of the Bronx whose first
novel, The Wanderers (1974), portrayed gang life in that borough.
Another winning effort by Tyler; for readers of Reynolds
Price's The Promise of Rest and early Tyler
novels such
as Dinner at Homesick Restaurant.»
Before KU most shorts were in the 2.99
price range, same
as most indie
novels.
Gone are the days of daunting audiobooks that require 12 CDs to get through a
novel,
as well
as the high
prices to purchase one.
And since almost no traditional publishers do 99 cent
novel pricing except rarely
as a short - term promotion, a 99 cent
price for a
novel will label you
as a discount or hobby publisher.
My search for an ebook version of Nightmares and Geezenstacks, released
as a Bantam Book in 1961 with a cover
price of $.40, came up short, although many of Brown's
novel and short - story collections are available in Kindle form.
So now,
as I write this here in the middle of 2014,
pricing on electronic books, in most cases, has stabilized in a range for
novels.
The sweet spot It seems to me,
as pointed out by Catherine Ryan Howard and others, that the sweet
price for a
novel published
as an ebook is currently $ 2.99; sweet
as in a decent return for the author, a cheap offer for the customer and not demeaning to the work.
As an author you need to experiment with pricing and ultimately the market will decide where your novel sits as far as sales pric
As an author you need to experiment with
pricing and ultimately the market will decide where your
novel sits
as far as sales pric
as far
as sales pric
as sales
price.
In all of these scenarios, the marginal cost of production is not going to be even $ 1 for a trade paperback and will rarely be over $ 1.50 for a trade hardcover (obviously the last big brick Harry Potter
novels cost a teeny bit more due to sheer volume of paper needed to print a 750 page
novel, but not * that * much more), meaning that if we're talking marginal cost of production
as the difference in
price between a paperback and an ebook, we're not talking about a huge difference in
price.
See how many people won't buy a
novel originally
priced at 99 cents because they know it's by an «indie» and won't be any good or will be so poorly formatted
as to be unreadable.
Right now, there are two digital comics marketplaces: Comics apps such
as comiXology, Comics Plus, and Dark Horse, which cater to serious comics fans and specialize in single - issue comics that are
priced at 99 cents to $ 3.99 for a 32 - page comic (with probably 26 - 28 pages of story), and e-book platforms such
as Kindle and Nook, which reach a more general readership and sell digital graphic
novels for $ 7.99 and up.
I'm not sure if Amazon's Wolverine graphic
novels on Kindle are discounted from their usual
prices,
as Amazon doesn't make that easy to see, but they do seem to be
priced well below the print editions, so give that a look if you want even more Wolverine.
As graphic
novels proliferate on a variety of platforms — both e-book stores and dedicated comics apps — something interesting has happened: The
prices vary, sometimes by... [Read more...]
And while some are starter packs, others give you a set of complete stories at a good
price, such
as the Richard Stark's Parker Omnibus (three of Darwyn Cooke's adaptations) for $ 25.99 or the Archaia Digital Firsts, a set of seven graphic
novels for $ 39.99.
As graphic
novels proliferate on a variety of platforms — both e-book stores and dedicated comics apps — something interesting has happened: The
prices vary, sometimes by quite a bit.
The issue I have
as an indie graphic
novel writer and editor... is that they may publish to iPod in which case they will have no choice but to charged
as much
as the shelf
prices or more, this is due to Apple charging so much for the use of their platform.
Whether you're publishing your first
novel or your 10th, sometimes it can be hard to know how to
price your work or use the
price as a tool to achieve your goals.
In fact, it is this combined with its affordable
price tag that had made many to term the
Novel as the poor man's iPad.
With books costing between $ 1.99 and $ 3.99 for the full - color graphic
novels, readers who simply enjoyed the books —
as opposed to actual collectors who may pay the hefty
price for an original print edition — can revisit the classics.
When Pandigital introduced the
Novel e-reader sometime ago, it was touted
as a dream e-reader coming in at a dream
price.
From USA Today bestselling author Paullina Simons comes a fascinating
novel of love, betrayal, and the
price of passion.Nothing is ever
as it seems... Larissa...
That Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs. Hulk graphic
novel is back at its regular
price as well, after being on sale for weeks.
One of the most enticing aspects of publishing one's own manuscript is taking into consideration all of the details that are normally handled by the publisher, such
as timing the release date of the
novel to not coincide or compete with a
novel of a similar slant and establishing a
price base, providing advanced reader copies of the text to other authors in order to solicit back jacket reviews, and bringing the manuscript to the e-reader markets.
And since no traditional publishers do 99 cent
novel pricing except rarely
as a short - term promotion, a 99 cent
price for a
novel will label you
as a discount or hobby publisher.
And since a lot of us saw electronic books replacing mass market paperbacks, our suggestions were to
price novels and collections in the same
price range
as mass market paperbacks.
Fact: A 100,000 word mystery from an Unknown Writer, when traditional publishing sells it, is
priced EXACTLY at the same
price as similar - sized
novel from a bestselling writer.
A publisher can ship almost twice
as many 60,000 word
novels in the same carton for the same
price as they can a 120,000 word
novel.
But
as you point out, some authors on the Kindle Store are
pricing their
novels for
as little
as 99 cents.
So 99 cent
novel pricing of electronic books,
as I have said over and over in many ways, makes no sense at all.
It does make me wonder if works will be sorted out by length in the future — perhaps a minimum
price will be set for
novels rather than selling the at the same
price as a short story.
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As we noted Wednesday, all weekend Oni Press is offering some of its graphic
novels for 50 percent or more off their cover
price, and single issues for just 99 cents each.
Slash your
price: This was mentioned in a piece about marketing romance
novels a while back, but can and should be used for mysteries and thrillers
as well.
In truth, each book manuscript requires a specific level of attention rather than fitting neatly into some category (
as some editorial services seem to assume), and a sample edit allows A-1's
novel and non-fiction book editors to determine the appropriate level of service and therefore to offer an appropriate
price quote.