Sentences with phrase «publishing as an indie publisher»

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XSEED seems to have developed an interesting in publishing indie titles as they are to be the publisher behind both physical and digital versions of Shantae: Half Genie Hero, and the digital version of Exile's End.

In terms of trad pub vs indie — most trad publishers don't want to publish collections of short fiction by unknowns, but you can submit to magazines and anthologies as well as self - publishing collections or using them for marketing.

It may sound like a big job but indie and self - published authors need to think more like a publisher and therefore as a business if they want to get their work to a larger audience.

Publishing an ebook that started as a print book is cost effective for both indie publishers and traditional publishers.

Going indie in genres where the publishers aren't interested (and making more money as an indie than in trad publishing!)

As an indie publisher, you also need to set up a publishing schedule and then, as best as possible, stick to iAs an indie publisher, you also need to set up a publishing schedule and then, as best as possible, stick to ias best as possible, stick to ias possible, stick to it.

And as indie publishing ate into the sales numbers of the traditional publishers and their authors, and discoverability became an issue for traditional publishers just as it always was for indie authors, traditional publishers had to adjust even more.

Despite a rocky relationship with the digital publishing revolution as recently as five years ago, a number of traditional publishers have not only made room on the shelves for indie authors, they're building their own self - publishing avenues.

Wow, you really are out of touch with the publishing industry if you think that indie authors aren't investing as much (if not more) money in getting their work edited, covers designed etc that the larger publishers put into their titles.

In mid-year 2014, indie - published authors as a cohort began taking home the lion's share (40 %) of all ebook author earnings generated on Amazon.com while authors published by all of the Big Five publishers combined slipped into second place at 35 %.»

So those who do get published by an indie publisher can put just as much care and effort into their work as what goes into a traditionally produced novel.

As traditional publishers grab for more rights and become even more difficult to work with, more and more writers are moving to indie publishing.

An indie publisher, on the other hand, is someone who treats the book publishing project as a serious business and not just a hobby.

As with all these publishing myths, to really grasp the myth and get past it, an indie publisher must know where the myth came from and why there used to be a little truth to the myth.

As traditional publishers grab for more rights and become even more difficult to work with as they fight to stay alive, more and more writers are moving to indie publishinAs traditional publishers grab for more rights and become even more difficult to work with as they fight to stay alive, more and more writers are moving to indie publishinas they fight to stay alive, more and more writers are moving to indie publishing.

But as an indie publisher, with no real track record yet, (and a world that is expanding into electronic publishing faster than most people can keep up with) how is it possible to make any real projections of sales?

«Indie publishing» means that you act as your own independent publisher.

As Judith Briles said in a 2014 article on the topic of self - publishing versus indie publishers (http://authoru.org/dont-confuse-independent-publishing-with-self-publishing.html):

I am in a quandary; as a self - published indie writer, like many of us denied by Big House publishers who do not want to take chances, I am in search of reviewers.

I have other friends who take the hybrid route, publishing with both traditional publishers and as indie authors.

The term Indie Publisher (and publisher as generally accepted term) is whoever publishing the work of others, not his own (or necessarily not only his oPublisher (and publisher as generally accepted term) is whoever publishing the work of others, not his own (or necessarily not only his opublisher as generally accepted term) is whoever publishing the work of others, not his own (or necessarily not only his own work).

It means an author who chooses to publish some books with traditional publishers and some books as an indie author.

Indie publishers complain that the mainstream publishing establishment acts as a «gatekeeper.»

As the story of successful indie publishers spreads, folks are eager to jump on the self publishing bandwagon.

I have traditionally published clients as well as indie and they will attest — their publisher does little to nothing to promote their work, and fully expects them to bring in sales in order to keep them on for the next book.

I became intrigued by this topic when as an author with two dozen e-books on Smashwords I read founder Mark Coker's «2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions — Indie Ebook Authors Take Charge,» Among other things, Coker noted that «If Amazon could invent a system to replace the author from the equation, they'd do that,» and went on to describe how one innovative publisher, ICON Group International has already patented a system that automatically generates non-fiction books, and he worries that as the field of artificial intelligence increases, «how long until novelists are disinter - mediated by machines.»

I'm still not sure if my first full novel will be published as an indie novel or with a major publisher (my first release on Amazon is a novella).

You also seemed to view «traditional publishing» as being the larger publishers which isn't true (correct me if I interpret you incorrectly)-- Indie, as you define it, is a subset of traditional publishing.

As an author, whether you are indie or published through a «traditional» publisher (no matter what their size), you need to check what is going on.

In this process over the next five to ten years, the slush pile will almost vanish as we know it now and editors will go mostly to solicited novels, either from agents who have published their clients work or from indie publishers.

As Kate and I both noted, publishing is easy, but distribution and marketing isn't, whether you're a traditional publisher, new media start - up, or indie author.

As one of a few thriving independent publishers with the original owners at the helm for over forty years, Cleis Press / Viva Editions epitomizes the spirit of today's indie publishing.

Professional indie authors, especially those who release multiple titles per year, typically establish their own publishing company and list it as the publisher of record at retailers, at distributors, and in industry databases.

We wouldn't go as far to say that publishers were «excited» about indie publishing.

«After only a month KDP Select has dramatically changed things — finally indie publishers are playing as equals with the big publishing houses in the world's biggest eBook marketplace,» said Serhiy Grabarchuk, Co-Founder of the Grabarchuk Puzzles company.

AG is not known for a reputation of supporting self - published authors, and some commenters see this as a move to provide a cheaper, faster solution for bigger authors and major publishers who want to get swift take - down notices against indie authors who still don't have the means to defend themselves.

Obviously, there's been lots of «hooting and hollering» from many authors, indie - publishers as well as long - time industry professionals within the publishing space.

Fortunately, for those writers who are determined to publish a novel, whether as an indie author, or through a traditional publisher, there is no shortage of advice.

While it's owned by Penguin Group, a traditional publisher and one of the «Big Five,» Book Country is truly an independent entity that helps authors looking for traditional paths to publish their work, as well as indie authors.

As a new indie publisher, you need to take the fear away by just carving out a few hours to try some indie publishing.

Established, recognized literary awards in independent publishing include, but are not limited to, the Ben Franklin Book Awards (Independent Publishing Association); the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book); the EVVY Award (Colorado Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society / publishing include, but are not limited to, the Ben Franklin Book Awards (Independent Publishing Association); the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book); the EVVY Award (Colorado Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society / Publishing Association); the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book); the EVVY Award (Colorado Independent Publishers Association / CIPA); Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year / Indie Fab Awards; Global Ebooks Award; Historical Novels Society Awards; International Book Awards (USA Book News); IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards); Midwest Book Awards (MIPA): National Book Awards; Next Generation «Indie» Book Awards; Indie Excellence Award (National); Pen Center USA Literary Awards; WILLA Literary Awards; Writer's Digest Self - Published Book Awards; USA Book Awards / Book News Awards; and genre specific awards such as the RITA (Romance Writers of America and the HUGO (World Science Fiction Society / Worldcon).

As an indie author, I didn't have to wait for an agent or publisher to «approve of» my book or to give me permission to become published.

I've published with traditional publishers but more recently as an indie author.

What I've seen with indie - published e-books is that they've taken the place of traditional «vanity» publishers, and as with the typical output of vanity publishers they're filled with typos, grammatical errors, logical inconsistencies, and other things that would have been caught by the editorial chain at a traditional publisher.

As indie authors continue to find success writing and publishing (and selling) their works, mainstream publishers are playing catch - up with the boundaries of what readers want... and apparently, what they want is a few more sh ** s to give.

A trade publisher who pays poor royalties (as most trade publishers still do on ebooks) can still be a good choice for an indie, if the scale and publishing and marketing plan is good.

A publisher that is willing to take account of a writer's self - publishing credentials, and to acknowledge the writer as the creative director of the book and — crucially — reflect this mutual collaboration in royalties and terms (not just lip service) can be a good partner for a successful indie author.

Through our ongoing «Open Up To Indie Authors» Campaign and other guides, campaigns and associations, ALLi is helping to facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships between authors and the publishing industry and book trade — publishers, bookstores, libraries, book clubs, festivals, literary events, as well as reading agencies all over the world.

In other words, might be worth a shot to take a look at that slice of the pie a little closer to see just how many are older medium - sized publishing imprints such as University Presses and how many are indie publishers growing.

We've now got WMG Publishing identified as an Indie, but as you point out, there are many similar multi-author Indies out there, so a portion of the Small / Medium Publisher red in our charts is actually more «Indies in disguise.»