Sentences with phrase «read about an indie»

Now, about this particular product, after reading about Indie Lee's journey and being in dire need of a new facial oil, I decided to give Squalene Facial Oil a try and I am really impressed!

Way back in June 2013, after reading about indie polishes on Reddit and talking to other nail enthusiasts about them, I took the plunge and ordered some of my own.

Createspace — I chose Createspace for my print books after reading about another indie author who used them.

I like reading about indie writers and publishers.

It's hard not to when you hear about the latest seven - figure book deal or read about an indie author hitting the bestseller lists or selling their film rights.

I'd read about Indie from Smashwords, but I was surprised by Russia.

Barnes & Noble (I just read about an indie author who had been established at B&N, then he went exclusive to Amazon with KDP Select and was lamenting that, now that he is back with B&N, he's having to re-establish his book rankings), Smashwords, Kobo, Apple and more.

Not exact matches

Even the newest of newborns know better than to stick their hands in my stinky pits, but I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I read this on the «About» page of indie natural deodorant company Colorado PitStik's website.

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Read on to find out what C.L. has to say about being an indie author and learn more about her books...

In the days of digital technology, e-books, tablet reading devices and Kindle Direct Publishing (to name one distribution platform), paperback for indie authors was the one «as yet unconquered» land for self - published authors everywhere until about four years ago, when Amazon - owned print - on - demand company CreateSpace built traction and changed the playing field for indies everywhere.

Everything else that I have read, recently, about local book signings for Indie Authors only mention things like «grueling,» or they go on to question the value of such in today's digital marketplace.

She got so much buzz about her decision to turn down a trad pub contract to go indie, that everyone wanted to read or at least look at the book.

These can include, but are not limited to, an author panel featuring traditional, hybrid and self - published authors from the community; presentations from local indie authors about writing, marketing and more; book readings and / or signings from local authors; presentations from local industry leaders; writing workshops and informative presentations and workshops about tools available to the writing community through the library.

Also, lest anyone have any doubt about what exactly «indie» refers to or whether it would include... [Read more...]

I stopped sending out queries and instead started reading everything I could about indie publishing this series.

But that doesn't mean it's all... [Read more...] about Celebrating Five Years as an Indie Author

I used to stress about bad reviews, my ego throbbing like a bee sting, but then I read something by Indie author John Locke (who set the record for eBook sales and is starting to turn «traditional publishing» into a bad word) that completely changed the game:

I had done... [Read more...] about Celebrating 6 Years of Indie Publishing

While a lot of reviewers write to help themselves remember what they read or to tell other readers about the book (good or bad), the book reviews that help indie authors are the ones posted where readers will ultimately make their purchasing decision — or where the readers go for trusted opinions.

If you are an indie author — or thinking about self - publishing — this is a book you need to consider reading from cover to cover.

[Indie = self - published or small - publisher, for the purposes of this post, because no matter how we're published, we're all... [Read more...] about Indie Book Fair 2012!

But no big numbers like the news we read about with Hocking or Konrath or (insert name of recent big indie seller).

Honestly, it will always sting for a nanosecond when I read about authors winning awards that I can't begin to hope to win as an indie, or heading off on book tours, or getting picked to speak at big events, or receiving glowing reviews from notable publications, or hobnobbing with other big name authors.

Here's the link to the thread, and you're invited to participate or just read along if you're curious about my book or indie publishing.

Indie authors are an important part of the Goodreads community and there are several ways authors can engage with readers on Goodreads for free, including sharing what you are reading yourself (Maggie Stiefvater, Rick Riordan, and Roxane Gay are three great examples of authors who do this), using our «Ask the Author» feature, and providing additional content about your books with our Kindle Notes & Highlights on Goodreads feature (see how Emma Chase shared notes on her book, Royally Screwed, which led to some great interactions with her fans — authors should contact our author team if they are interested in doing something like this too).

With so much of the industry divided on the benefits of e-reading versus the damage it can do to the vital indie bookstores — and with so many of the players in the industry, including BookPeople, divided on Everyone vs. Amazon — an evolution of this kind seems not only natural, but laudable; it means bookstores can still be the place to turn to for reading content, selection advice, and the sense of community that comes from people getting together to talk about a book.

While progress has certainly been made — namely in the fact that more and more readers don't care how the book came about so long as it's a great read — there are still a few holdouts where indie authors don't garner the same respect or privileges that publishers and their authors can find.

With so much talk in recent news about the poor quality of indie authors» works and data that shows that only about 59 % of self - published authors go so far as to pay a professional editor before hitting that publish button, it's easy to forget... [Read more...]

The funny thing is that when I started googling «Indie», I realized that there is some level of controversy surrounding that term in both... [Read more...] about Call Me Indie

The next thing the indie authors reading this are thinking is, but what about that contract?

Other recommendations of sites not offering titles but rather allowing readers to learn more about the indie authors whose books they are reading?

If you love taking bookish pictures for your Instagram feed and are passionate about sharing the word about incredible indie reads we would love to have you as a host!

I just read a very interesting piece on Yahoo Finance (of all places) about successful indie romance authors.

I do so because we indie authors are always agonizing about how to categorize our own books within the existing... Continue reading →

I had such a great time talking about my experiences so far as an Indie author.For the talk, I decided to put together a series of handouts and walk - throughs people could refer to if they... [Read more...] about Self - Publishing Resources

My thought is that very few who are buying indie books care about or read the NY Times, which is typically understood to be a mouthpiece for whatever spin the NY industries are trying to put on any given topic.

TLDR: An encouraging read for indie authors looking to learn about a wide range of marketing topics: covers, titles, formatting, pricing, publishing to multiple platforms, and more.

Or I read a report about how some indie writers are booming, and then I read articles about how everything is flat.

I think educating the public about what indie publishing really means and the rise of review blogs that cater to them and carry as much weight as places like Dear Author and Smart Bitches Trashy Books will go a lot further toward informing the public what qualifies as a good read.

An encouraging read for indie authors looking to learn about a wide range of marketing topics: covers, titles, formatting, pricing, publishing to multiple platforms, and more.

This episode is entitled «What's Wrong With Indie Publishing» or perhaps, «3 Things I Worry About And That I... Continue reading Episode 006 — What's Wrong With Indie Publishing?

If you are indie publishing, don't worry about this too much, but do ask your fans whether this a story they'd want to read.

For me (I'm an indie author), I see social media as a way of building a community, a tribe of fans who are interested in what I write, but who are also interested in simply talking about books and reading.

Read more for tips about how to get your book on their shelves or listen to our podcast episode about how to sell your book to indie bookstores.

Here are the ebook sets up for grabs in the... [Read more...] about Indie eBook Giveaways!

Reading between the lines, this says to me that it's a new author who isn't well informed about the indie world and is terrified of new things.

What I've learned (through my own experience and by watching other indie authors) is that they use being a «hybrid» author (as first coined by Bob Mayer and has a post about income here that you should read) to their advantage.