Sentences with phrase «pub authors and books»

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Some of the challenges faced by self - published authors include an unspoken stigma attached to self - pubbed books, getting reviews and publicity, and ultimately, distribution.

You have no overhead and as a self - pubbed author, you won't be making money based on the dollar / book value, you will make money on the volume of total sales.

The point is, the market is self - adjusting and dynamic, and plenty of self - pubbed offerings are hitting the lists, indicating that those who paint all self - pubbed books as garbage aren't hurting many self - pubbed authors» chances.

The top news of the week touched upon waning ebook sales for trad pubs, the EU's recent ruling that ebooks aren't books, the new Author Earnings Dashboard, the getting - by attitude, and the indie startup mindset.

A trad - pubbed author gets an advance, and often this is the only money they ever get for the book.

Sabrina Ricci presents Indie Authors: Book Sales and Other Income Strategies posted at Digital Pubbing.

Now, the one thing that makes me different from a lot of self - pubbed authors is that if I find a typo or some other issue with a print book, I can't just change it before the next on - demand book is printed and shipped out.

When you think about it, it makes sense: back when trad pub limited us to one book a year per author, there were still plenty of people who became fans of Terry Prachett, Mercedes Lackey, Patricia Briggs and David Weber.

And you're also correct that trad - pubbed authors earn only a fraction of the net revenue for each book sold.

I went to an author talk by a trad pubbed author and she had to buy a copy of her own book at the bookstore because her contract doesn't allow her to buy copies of her own book at a discount from the publisher.

However, we know they're elitists from things they've said in the past about self - published books being of lesser quality compared to trad pub books (how ironic that now trad pub authors are complaining more about their books having so many typos and problems when printed).

I've got a friend whose updates have turned into nothing but advertisements of his own books, retweets of other self - pubbed authors, and slams on commercial publishing.

(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.

I make SO much more money as an indie author, and sales of my self - pubbed version of the book that small press put out are much bigger because I sell at a more attractive price (2.99 compared to 5.50) and I have a better cover (a fun, custom illustration depicting my exact characters rather than a $ 10 stock photo image.)

Pub Site is relatively new, but its advantage is that it was developed specifically for books, authors, and small publishers, and is very easy to use.

If a self - published book sells 5,000 copies in its first six months, an agent or publisher is not going to let first rights issues stand in their way (always assuming that the book is well - written [I've known self - pubbed authors who've managed to sell large numbers of really pretty bad books] and the sales suggest a market that could be tapped, rather than one that has been exhausted, as with some niche products).

And most authors have heard the stories of how some self - pubbed book campaigns have been very successful with social media efforts alone.

I am confident that the books that you publish yourself will be of the highest quality, unfortunately that hasn't always been my experience... and I'm not talking newbie self - published authors either, but NY pubbed authors.

When a trad - pub book weighs in at $ 9.99 and you can buy somewhere between two to four times as much reading material from Indie authors, the choice seems obvious.

It's incredibly cruel and I hate myself every time these thoughts enter my head, but, being honest with you again, the days where I gladly accepted review copies of self - published books from authors setting out on the self - pub trail are behind me.

Just completed my first full year (plus 11 days) as a published sci - fi / romance ebooks author (2 pubs, Vol I, 12/19/13; Vol II, 6/9/14) in the 10 - book The Spanners Series, on Amazon, Smashwords, iBooks, nook and Kobo (and Smashwords» affiliates).

ONIX — Online Information Exchange The information feed through which all book metadata (author, publisher, price, pub date, description, etc.) passes from a publisher / creator into the information centers of third - party retailers and other relevant data aggregators.

As an Indie author, I would not get the thrill of walking in B&N and seeing my book on the shelf, though if I choose the right options and self - pub as POD, my book could also be a special order by those stores.

Here, a book blogger confesses to her bad experiences with self - pubbed authors and... changes her mind.

The book has marketing tips with timelines and budgets for both self pubbed and traditionally pubbed authors.

One book we recommend is written by global indie author M.A. Demers (available EVERYWHERE through every major e-retailer's catalog) and is one of the best all inclusive self - pub help / advice / support books out there.

IndieReader (www.indiereader.com), the essential consumer guide to self - pubbed books and the people who write them, was created to help adventurous book - lovers sort out the plethora of new indie titles and authors... a road map of sorts to help navigate the rocky terrain.

Every reader loves a book about books, and Swedish author Bivald's warm and uplifting debut, which pubbed in January, has become a word - of - mouth hit.

It should be noted that IndieReader's goal, since it was launched five years ago (an eternity in self - pubbed book years), was to help adventurous book - lovers sort out the plethora of new indie titles and authors... a road map of sorts to help navigate the rocky terrain.

Besides seeing two Self - Published books win major awards the first year self - pubbed books were eligible for nomination, I also spoke to at least 20 authors who were making over 6 figures a year, and I didn't recognize any of their names.

The bottom line is that Amazon's eBook market is not yet big enough to cover the losses the top selling indie / self - pubbed authors lose out on by not being widely distributed in physical book stores in the U.S. Of course, this disadvantage is mitigated over time because once the trade publishers stop pushing their new releases, these books» sales typically decline, but indie / self - pubbed authors can keep their market pushes going indefinitely, and they can publish new books more frequently than once a year.

With inspiration from you and other indie authors, I self - pubbed my first book a few months ago.

It would also be great if Author Earnings could study this, and compare the money made by a trad pub author in libraries vs an indie author's, and also the raw numbers of books trad published in libraries vs indie publAuthor Earnings could study this, and compare the money made by a trad pub author in libraries vs an indie author's, and also the raw numbers of books trad published in libraries vs indie publauthor in libraries vs an indie author's, and also the raw numbers of books trad published in libraries vs indie publauthor's, and also the raw numbers of books trad published in libraries vs indie published.

As the Big 6 publishers — now down to 5 — spend more money on one - offs by Snooki than on cultivating mid-list authors such as Mr. Sepinwall, the onus is on self - pubbed authors to produce interesting, thought - provoking, quality books — of which we're hoping The New York Times and other mainstream publications will continue to take note.

Sabrina Ricci presents Indie Authors: Know Your Rights posted at Digital Pubbing, saying, «Writing and publishing books can be so much more than simply put a print and ebook out.

To take a chance and review a self - pubbed book, perhaps somewhere between the time they make it onto your bestseller lists and before their authors are signed by one of the Big 6.

But before you go and get all excited about what this seismic shift might mean, we should point out that the title, A Hologram for the King, was written and published by Dave Eggers, author of seven books — including the well regarded (and, not coincidentally, traditionally pubbed) A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Zeitoun.

No one has ever suggested this — what has been said, and is true, is that self - pubs do not carry the vast overheads — New York premises, a lot of staff at NY wages, doing something... that has little bearing on and adds little value to the author's book, and a need to pay huge advances — which may not be coming your way.

Unfortunately, a lot of publishers and authors just aren't ready to release their book yet and have a mid - November / December pub date planned.

Amazon introduced Kindle Unlimited, which enables customers to pay $ 10 a month and borrow as many books as they like — with the caveat that only some titles are in the program, which pays $ 1.33 for a borrow instead of the royalty an author would normally see (except for Amazon imprints and trad pubs, which see their full royalty on a borrow); a windfall for those writing 10K short stories or serials, but not so great for those with novels, hence limited participation.

One author, who self - pubbed her first book at the end of July had sold 39,000 books by September 1, and she claimed she got «lucky».

You know, the # 4 book on the NYT bestseller list of combined paper and ebook sales is a The Mill River Recluse, a self - pubbed novel by first - time author Darcie Chan.

Social media training, content curation, scheduling, branding, and book marketing for traditionally pub'd, hybrid, and self - pub'd authors.

Out of my ginormous TBR list, I've read only two trad - pubbed books this year: one, a book by Darcie Chan, who had been an indie author; and two, David Levithan's marvelous YA novel, Two Boys Kissing, which I picked up at BEA and couldn't stop reading.

Many self - pubbed authors do work with editors, etc., to improve a book and proofreaders to find those inevitable errors, etc., but most don't because they either don't know they should or they don't want to spend the money.

The Fact sheet contains the book's title, author, category, both ISBNs, pub date, price, page count, binding / book type, publisher, language, product dimensions, shipping weight, Web links, and media contact information needed to query a bookstore about placing your book on their shelves.

Trad - Pub Authors: Launch Big or Die In 2012, Rachelle Gardner noted the typical advance for a first - time traditionally published author is $ 5,000 - $ 15,000 per book, and most of those first - time authors do not sell through their advance, so that is all the money they will ever get from thaAuthors: Launch Big or Die In 2012, Rachelle Gardner noted the typical advance for a first - time traditionally published author is $ 5,000 - $ 15,000 per book, and most of those first - time authors do not sell through their advance, so that is all the money they will ever get from thaauthors do not sell through their advance, so that is all the money they will ever get from that book.

IF that trend continues, it will be very difficult to get visibility, as Amazon is methodically squeezing out indie authors, or at least prioritizing trad pub and their own books.

If the work had merit they would coordinate setting the author up with all those necessary functions normally expected from trad pub like cover development, final copy edit, marketing and promotion, adding the polish to take a book indie with better chance of success.

And a vast majority of these self pubbed authors were unhappy with their publishers and the quality of their books... and most of them didn't sell more than a handfAnd a vast majority of these self pubbed authors were unhappy with their publishers and the quality of their books... and most of them didn't sell more than a handfand the quality of their books... and most of them didn't sell more than a handfand most of them didn't sell more than a handful.