Sentences with phrase «publishers know based»

Agents and / or publishers KNOW based on your numbers that you'll be able to help sell a lot of books.

Not exact matches

Mumbai - based ed - tech startup Callido Learning LLP is raising $ 2 million (Rs 13 crore) from a UK - based publisher, a person in the know told TechCircle, refusing to divulge the investor's name.

· Reaching out to industry influencers and / or other content publishers (that have substantial following base) who are genuinely interested about the topic you've written about and letting them know about it (linker outreach).

From 1968 to 2002, Tony was chairman, chief executive and editor - in - chief of Montreal - based BCA Research (previously known as BCA Publications), publisher of, among others, the highly regarded Bank Credit Analyst, a monthly big - picture analysis of the U.S. economy and financial markets.

The deal, announced Wednesday, moves the Los Angeles Times to local ownership after 18 often - contentious years in the fold of the Chicago - based newspaper publisher, formerly known as Tribune Publishing.

About FoodBev Media FoodBev Media, based in the United Kingdom and formerly known as Zenith International Publishing, is a leading international food and drink publisher of magazines including: Beverage Innovation; Water Innovation; Dairy Innovation; Cooler Innovation; and Food & Beverage International; as well as the world's fastest growing food and beverage industry website - www.foodbev.com.

But the only editorial decisions Troy, who is retired as publisher and no longer owns the papers, makes on a regular basis have to do with what topic he's going to write about in his column.

Based on the survival rate of books by Copernicus, Gingerich had expected to find twice as many volumes, but some 300 were destroyed by the publisher, he suspects, because the book's difficulty made it unpopular with its target audience: «A user familiar with the previous way of computing would no doubt freak out in the opening steps of the Rudolphine procedures,» upon seeing all the calculations Kepler had added for accuracy.

Earlier this year, a group of concerned scientists and journal publishers signed an open letter known as the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) to encourage review boards and tenure committees to «eliminate the use of journal - based metrics, such as Journal Impact Factors, in funding, appointment, and promotion considerations,» and to encourage the development of alternative metrics (altmetrics) to measure a scientist's research contributions.

The Maryland - based publisher (best known for the Fallout series) tends to score well; two years ago, Bethesda was our top - ranked mid-sized publisher.

Maarit Rossi in Finland wonders if all classrooms might need a common «global curriculum,» and Carl Hooker in the United States writes, «if we were starting the American school system from scratch today, knowing what skills our students will need, we could change the subjects and not base them on what big - time publishers want us to focus on with our students.»

«If we were starting the American school system from scratch today, knowing what skills our students will need, we could change the subjects and not base them on what big - time publishers want us to focus on with our students,» writes Carl Hooker (@mrhooker).

If you are prepared for this to, say, establish yourself with a publisher, though I don't know why you would want to, at least review it on a book by book basis.

its swings and roundabouts — I know of 5 authors who were indie and now have been picked up by publishers — I Think these publishers are finally realising that they are getting a loyal fan base of potential customers so their job of marketing is easier if they take on an Indie who has proved they have the talent.

Hillary Jenness is a publishing specialist at PESI Publishing & Media, an award - winning publisher known for evidence - based psychology workbooks, self - help books, and therapy cards.

Traditional publishers tend to acquire a book today based on what was popular yesterday and then publish it next year to a market that may no longer need it.

He already has a huge fan - base, who are no doubt excited to check out these projects, and he is able to work freely, without any pressure from publishers to write something that appeals to «the market».

We're based in Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, known as the cradle of modern Ukrainian publishing because many publishers and the three best and most productive printing offices are located here.

«It's well known that publisher William Christensen — with his singular vision — developed Avatar Press as a place for great creators to tell no - holds - barred stories to a devoted base of fans,» said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger.

The family includes ace mechanics, aspiring comic book artists, amateur scientists (because no one will hire a black female astronomer, no matter how brilliant), and writers, including Uncle George, editor and publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide, based on the real Negro Motorist Green Book.

«Based on the continued success of short fiction on Kindle as well as the enthusiastic response to Day One — we received thousands of subscriptions in the first week — we know readers are hungry for short stories and excited about exploring new genres,» said Daphne Durham, Publisher of Adult Trade and Children's Group.

As for our author base, I suspect many big authors are locked into long - winded, long - term contracts with their current publishers or see the safety in remaining with the known.

You know it's worth publishing, even if you don't have the huge fan base a publisher is looking for.

While Redmayne is such a logical choice for the position, given his history as the chief digital officer for HarperCollins UK and after his stunning track record with building the Pottermore company into what it is at present, the appointment clearly points to the publisher's desire to have someone at the helm who has a firm grasp of the digital side of the industry and who knows how to grow a brand based around digital content.

The LearnPad comes complete with pre-installed content, access to free apps and it also had the advantage (unlike the iPad) of being able to run Flash - based resources from a range of well known publishers.

I know publishers» websites mean a lot to me, and those that I find helpful, I use on a daily basis.

I don't even know how to say what I feel about publishers at this point — part of the problem is that they insist on acting as if we are still in the 1800's — they haven't changed their business models in a long time and they really are almost clueless when it comes to looking at the future of books — I wouldn't mind paying more for an ebook or even a paper based book if the author was getting more revenue but it's not about the author at this point it's all about the publisher.

What really bothers me with the print runs and backstock issue is that publishers continue to tell authors they don't really know how many books were printed / distributed / sold but this is their «best guess» based on the Bookscan numbers.

My publisher pushes me because she knows not having too much time between books is key to establishing a reader base.

This is what is known: The New York Times prepares a list of expected bestsellers (based in part on past performance and on wholesale preorders and what the publishers tell them should be on the list) and sends that list to bookstores.

Somehow, no matter how eBook is defined in developing markets and how proficient the publishers / authors can develop and deliver the content based on their client's needs, it is easy enough to compare the quality of the eBook to the commercially successful version distributed by all the major vendors in the West.

Publishers who attend this session will leave knowing how to maximize the value of BookBub's various offerings to boost sales of backlist titles, grow an author's fan base, and launch a new release.

Under the proposed scheme, French publishers will set a single price for their e-books, and distributors must follow it, no matter where they are based.

Publishers want to know how large your reader base is.

SFWA authors know they can easily be replaced by the next ten newbies off the slushpile, but by appealing to the publishers on an ideological basis, they promote their members as being agreeable to the political zietgiest the publishers wish to project.

But if you want your work to be available for a larger audience base, opt for bigger and well - known publishers.

While we think DiggyPOD is the best printing house for self - publishers (admittedly, we're biased) we appreciate the opportunity to teach you what we know about the publishing and self - publishing industry based on our nearly 30 years of experience so you can make an informed choice as a future - published author.

MEXICO CITY: Bertelsmann's 100 % acquisition of Random House Mondadori, its trade book publisher in Spain and Latin America, allows the Barcelona - based company to continue to focus on what it knows best, the vast and growing Spanish - language market.

Wide - Eyed And Bookish In the United Kingdom, Zoe Sugg — known as Zoella to her huge fan base — has pulled off the kind of book - sales numbers that most authors and publishers will never see.

Toronto - based publisher Udon Entertainment, best known for comics based on Capcom games like Street Fighter, is launching a new line of original graphic novels — and dropping the monthly - comic format.

YouNeek Studios, the Maryland based graphic novel and animation company, has announced their exclusive deal with Turnaround Publisher Services, the UK's leading independent book distributor — well known for their...

Publishers like Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Hachette are all no doubt wary of all - out supporting Amazon's new service out fear that unlimited subscription based services will undercut full - price book sales.

Given Amazon's first - mover advantage and ever growing installed user base, publishers knew that no single publisher could slow down Amazon and unilaterally force an increase in eBook retail prices.

Based on the positive feedback Day One has garnered, «we [Amazon] received thousands of subscriptions in the first week - we knew readers are hungry for short stories and excited about exploring new genres,» said Daphne Durham, Publisher of Adult Trade and Children's Group.

On the basis of «CREATOR principles» previously set by the SoA, demands include that authors should receive «at least» 50 % of the revenue from e-book sales, «not a mere 25 %» they do currently, that authors don't have their «hands tied with contracts that can not be terminated when a book is no longer being exploited», for publishers to drop non-compete clauses and for indemnity clauses, often included to help protect publishers financially against cases brought on the basis of plagarism and libel, «to spread the risk fairly between the publisher and the author».

This arrangement — known as «agency pricing» — resulted in publishers requiring retailers to sell ebooks on a commission basis, in which publishers could set the price.

I first knew Ibu Kompiang when she was secretary to (the then) Hotel Bali Beach G.M., Sigfried Biel, the German visionary who first gave Ubud - based artist Hans Hoefer a leg up — in 1970, as publisher of the first APA GUIDE,» The Guide to Bali» — on his way to becoming South - east Asia's most successful travel book publisher.

As we know, many high profile publishers base decisions for bonuses or continuation of a franchise on Metacritic scores.

I mean, at this rate he might as well believe EA is just one HUGE TEAM lol That is one of my biggest pet peeves when someone makes a comment about game based on publisher and not team not knowing that they have many teams.

«It's also new territory for us and we're partnering with Shanghai - based publisher Circle Entertainment who know the market well.»