Sentences with phrase «publishing as their first option»

... some of the most savvy authors are looking at self publishing as their first option, not their last.

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I shared how when we launched Smashwords five years ago, self - publishing was seen as the option of last resort, and today it has becoming the option of first choice for many writers.

Midnight Publishing offers three distinct packages currently, with our first tier, proofreading, as the perfect option for an experienced author desiring a final cleanup of their manuscript before publication or querying to agents / publishiPublishing offers three distinct packages currently, with our first tier, proofreading, as the perfect option for an experienced author desiring a final cleanup of their manuscript before publication or querying to agents / publishingpublishing houses.

As a publishing option, independence is now the first choice for the majority of authors.

When I self - published my first book in 2012 (the Do - Pad), I knew nothing about self - publishing — given this was a journal where I was mainly using self - publishing as an affordable option to print - on - demand, that made sense.

When self - publishing first began to take off as a viable option for authors (at least in terms of publishing and book sales, if not exactly for acceptance and respect), a typical scenario involved «resorting» to self - publishing after disappointment from the traditional industry.

I still lean towards traditional publishing as my first choice but I love that self - publishing is becoming a viable option.

Some agents, such as Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency and Scott Waxman of Waxman literary, were the first to embrace digital publishing as a viable option for their clients, citing the desire to get a client's book «out there,» regardless of the interest from publishers.

Many writers now aspire to self - publish as their option of first choice rather than the option of last resort

As a completely free to use and ad - free website, NovelRank provides a risk - free option for authors publishing their first, second, or seventh book.

My first book was published by a very small independent press, as will the sequel, and I've learned so much over the past year and a half from the publisher, about the business of writing, and the options.

Some of the first uproar over Amazon's newest publishing option, KDP Select, has quieted down as various industry watchers wait to see some results.

When digital publishing first reached the mainstream, some of the many benefits included the ability to bring books to outlying areas where bookstores and libraries were few and far between, as well as making access to publication a far more viable option for those authors — especially international authors — who did not... [Read more...]

This initiative makes Penguin the first of the Big Six traditional publishers to not allow tolerate the need for digital publishing, but to actually embrace it as a viable option that more and more authors are exploring.

Even as I began to write my first novel and then shop it to agents, or even when I realized that indie publishing provided more options for me, it never fully dawned that I was starting a company.

As you address the questions that follow, (you can preview all 99 Questions here), you'll probably find yourself referring back to your answer to the first question as you dig deeper into your writing and publishing optionAs you address the questions that follow, (you can preview all 99 Questions here), you'll probably find yourself referring back to your answer to the first question as you dig deeper into your writing and publishing optionas you dig deeper into your writing and publishing options.

And I do believe that authors today (whether first - time novelists or mega-bestsellers) should seriously consider self - publishing as an option — and that, in some cases, it may make more sense than publishing with a legacy publisher who is fighting instead of adopting electronic publishing.

Many writers now aspire to self - publish as their option of first choice rather than the option of last resort Many writers no longer bother pitching their books to agents and publishers; instead, they publish directly to their readers using self - publishing platforms Hundreds of thousands of writers now enjoy the freedom to reach readers on their own terms.

But it's apparent that indie self - publishing remains as viable and robust a publishing option as it was a year ago, and an increasing number of authors — perhaps even the majority, according to Digital Book World's 2015 publishing survey — now see indie self - publishing as their first choice, and traditional publishing as a backup plan.

But there are some self - publishing, the stigma is really going away and a lot of major authors who have published a lot are doing the self - publishing route, but print on demand can be tricky as I'm sure you guys know, so I would encourage anyone listening to really research their options and not just go with the first print on demand place.

It could be that earlier on, when indie publishing first became a possibility and Amazon was the go - to, a lot of people did see it as the best and only option, and perhaps got themselves into an exclusive situation without realizing what that would mean later on.

The geoengineering concept, which has been developed in Britain and first published in The Chemical Engineer (tce magazine), should be used as an option to tackle global warming if other solutions are not effective in reducing carbon emissions.