News stories included Amazon's fake review lawsuit, three recent seven - figure publishing deals for indies, the luck factor of publishing, the reasoning behind Oyster's new online book store, and the traditionally
published author survey.
One of the observations Beverley Kendall made in her fantastic self -
published authors survey struck me in regards to this issue.
A survey conducted by The Bookseller further demonstrated that only about one - third of self -
published authors surveyed stated that they would consider a traditional book deal.
In fact, a recent survey conducted by The Bookseller noted that only about one - third of the self -
published authors surveyed stated that they would consider a traditional book deal.
Not exact matches
For most, self -
publishing revenue remains humble; one
survey found that half of all self -
published authors bank less than $ 500 for their efforts.
Since then, Plotnicki has further refined the
survey process
authored and
published Opinionated About U.S. Restaurants in 2011, and continually
publishes the rankings of the top restaurants around the world.
Carol is a member of the Expecting More team that is creating state - of - the - science maternity care decision aids; co-
author of 2010 direction - setting companion reports: «2020 Vision for a High - Quality, High - Value Maternity Care System» and «Blueprint for Action»; lead
author of the Milbank Report Evidence - based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve; a co-investigator of three path - breaking national Listening to Mothers
surveys; founding
author of a quarterly evidence column (2003 - 07) that continues to be
published in midwifery and nursing journals;
author of an annual column in Birth (2006 --RRB-; and guest editor of special issues on Transforming Maternity Care, The Nature and Management of Labor Pain, and cesarean section overuse.
Eleven
authors contributed to the manuscript that is scheduled to be
published in Nature: Dr. Steve Holen, director of research at the Center for American Paleolithic Research; Dr. Tom Deméré, curator of paleontology and director of PaleoServices at the San Diego Natural History Museum; Dr. Daniel Fisher, professor of paleontology and director and curator of the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan; Dr. Richard Fullagar, professorial research fellow at the Centre for Archaeological Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia; Dr. James Paces, research geologist at the U.S. Geological
Survey; Kathleen Maule Holen, administrative director at the Center for American Paleolithic Research; Dr. Jared Beeton, professor of physical geography at Adams State University; Dr. Adam Rountrey, collection manager in the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan; George T. Jefferson, district staff paleontologist at
«Our result is that there is no fundamental problem,» said Steve Ertel of the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, instrument scientist for the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer and lead
author on the paper, «The HOSTS
Survey — Exo - Zodiacal Dust Measurements for 30 Stars,» which is
published in the in the Astronomical Journal.
Lisa DeCamp, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's senior
author, noted that although parental
surveys of this kind have weaknesses in terms of parent responses reflecting the breadth of traumas children may be exposed to, the findings,
published in the Oct. issue of the journal Pediatrics, offer new insight into potentially higher childhood resiliency among immigrant families supported by strong community networks and a strong sense of cultural identity.
The
authors also found that minority students were less likely to be encouraged to
publish by faculty members in their department, according to graduate student exit
surveys dating back to 1998.
At least, those are the results of a massive
survey of scientific
authors published online yesterday in Science.
Our results show that regular stellar motions, typical of the star - forming galaxies in the present - day Universe, were already in place about 6 billion years ago,» explains Davor Krajnović, researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and one of the
authors of the now
published papers describing results from this
survey.
For the report,
published online Jan. 9 by the National Center for Education Statistics, the
authors surveyed teachers on professional - development issues during the 1999 - 2000 school year.
Today, I'm talking to Dr Michelle Anderson and Dr Emma Curtin, co -
authors of the LLEAP
Survey Report 2013 — which was
published earlier this year.
[dropcap style =» flat» size =» 5 ″] I [/ dropcap] n every round of
author survey results — from Digital Book World's «What
Authors Want» last January, to Dr. Florian Geuppert's report to us last week in Frankfurt on his study of 1,800 European authors using his Hamburg - based Books on Demand platform — entrepreneurial authors tell us that creative freedom and control of their business are top reasons for self - publ
Authors Want» last January, to Dr. Florian Geuppert's report to us last week in Frankfurt on his study of 1,800 European
authors using his Hamburg - based Books on Demand platform — entrepreneurial authors tell us that creative freedom and control of their business are top reasons for self - publ
authors using his Hamburg - based Books on Demand platform — entrepreneurial
authors tell us that creative freedom and control of their business are top reasons for self - publ
authors tell us that creative freedom and control of their business are top reasons for self -
publishing.
As for the frustration and anger that I'm shutting out small - press and self -
published authors with this
survey?
If you
publish independently and wish to participate, please click through the image on the right column of the screen that reads «Call for
Survey Respondents: Indie
Authors of Literary Fiction».
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I don't think anyone's listed all of them in one list, but if you read enough around the
publishing industry, you will encounter multiple partial lists, several
surveys, and quite a few shoptalk stats swaps that document these comfortably independent
authors who may not be a household name, but don't care because they sell enough books to equal, exceed, or comprise their day job.
The
publishing world has been abuzz with the results of the 2014 Digital Book World (DBW) and Writer's Digest
Author Survey.
In a Digital Book World 2014 full report, titled What Advantages Do Traditional Publishers Offer
Authors, by Dana Beth Weinberg and Jeremy Greenfield, a survey is included of over 9,200 aspiring self - published, traditionally published, and hybrid authors that sought to answer the golden question of the hour: traditional publishing vs. self - publ
Authors, by Dana Beth Weinberg and Jeremy Greenfield, a
survey is included of over 9,200 aspiring self -
published, traditionally
published, and hybrid
authors that sought to answer the golden question of the hour: traditional publishing vs. self - publ
authors that sought to answer the golden question of the hour: traditional
publishing vs. self -
publishing?
-LSB-...] Over a year ago, I ran a couple of posts with insights into a
survey of self -
published authors.
How I Gathered This Information These
survey results are based on my discussions with 47
authors who have written and
published at least two non-fiction books.
Statistics from two recent
surveys on self -
publishing show that indie
authors dominate eBook bestseller lists by a whopping 54 %.
That's why I was far more interested in the results of Beverley Kendall's
survey of self -
published / hybrid
authors.
Survey of
Authors Reveals Widespread Dissastisfaction with
Publishing Industry: http://bit.ly/LWoPGC @PassiveVoiceBlg
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Survey participants were required to have met the following criterion: They had
authored one or more
published books including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, educational books and scholarly works, in formats which included traditional print
publishing, ePublishing, self -
publishing, multi-platform works or other equivalent book - length publications (including other digital platforms and related performance works).
Brenda Hiatt's «Show Me the Money» page
surveys self -
published authors too.
Beverly Kendall conducted a
survey with questions to dig into whether self -
published authors who strive for professional quality find more success.
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Fresh Meadows, NY, November, 2, 2015 — Digital publishers, including self -
publishing authors, worry over content quality and formatting as they continue to focus on digital production, according to a
survey on trends in the digital
publishing industry.
Over a year ago, I ran a couple of posts with insights from a
survey of self -
published authors.
Several
surveys have shown that hybrid
authors have the highest earnings, compared to traditional - only and self -
published - only
authors.
I enjoyed the DBW
survey results which shed light on the experiences of the self -
published, traditional and hybrid
authors.
According to this
survey, self
published women
authors earn more than men (random and interesting — I'd like to know the gender breakdown of the overall sample).
The results of the
survey were fairly astounding, with 30 % of those
authors responding that they did not attempt traditional
publishing first.
But a lot of self -
published authors — especially ones who limit their work to Amazon or who think they're not selling enough copies to even register as a blip on Nielsen's radar — overlook the genuine information that can be gleaned from this
survey data.
Our
surveys do not track individual self -
published authors.
The book industry has certainly been overwhelmed since the beginning of 2014 with information gleaned from
author surveys on their satisfaction with
publishing, in all of its forms.
The second
survey,
published by
Author Earnings, polled 900
authors on their
publishing mode, their numbers of books
published, the «ballpark» figure of their earnings last year, and their future
publishing decisions.
Adapted from the
author's Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (2005),
published for adults, this youth edition retains the same concept: an illustrated
survey of what people across the globe eat in a single week.
New
surveys about the process for self -
published authors, however, have provided a closer look at how the experience and the sales have made an impact on
authors and influenced their feelings about
publishing.
It is a disappointing generalization to suggest that numbers are disappointing, especially when the
authors themselves have come out with their
survey answers speaking to their satisfaction with
publishing.
With 54 % of traditionally -
published authors making less than # 600 a year, the DBW
survey is only the latest report to confirm the widening gap between
publishing's haves and have - nots.
In this blog post,
Survey Indicates Indie
Publishing is Pot of Gold for Some, Work in Progress for Many, Marie wrote up her findings, and reported on why authors were indie p
Publishing is Pot of Gold for Some, Work in Progress for Many, Marie wrote up her findings, and reported on why
authors were indie
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Both Weinberg and others with DBW have been careful to note the limitations of the
survey's scope and rigor, in their admirable effort to gather the kind of data so severely lacking around the
author experience in
publishing today.
In a new article for DBW, 2014
Author Survey: Indie Authors and Others Prefer Traditional Publishing... Slightly, Weinberg very carefully acknowledges that the survey sample is self - sele
Survey: Indie
Authors and Others Prefer Traditional
Publishing... Slightly, Weinberg very carefully acknowledges that the
survey sample is self - sele
survey sample is self - selecting:
For more on that controversy, led by
author Hugh Howey, see our coverage here in Writing on the Ether: Where
Publishing Surveys Can not Go.)