Sentences with phrase «required by the book publisher»

When required by the book publisher to bloat up the content to 50,000 + words, the author has to shovel in a second, third or forth anecdote or case study example to illustrate each idea.

Not exact matches

An author fortunate enough to have a book acquired and published by a large traditional publisher will usually be required to sign an agreement that gives the publisher final say over a wide variety of issues include title, format, cover design, word count, price, release date, marketing, sales, distribution, etc..

The publishers require us to abide by one copy / one user model just as we do with physical books.

If they choose to look only at «large publisher» books, it's because they've bought (or are required by their publishers to follow) the «books by other publishers are no good» line, even when a commentator whose review is right there on view on a book's cover obviously knows more about literature than half the editorial staff (even good ones) at most large publishing houses.

If you are fortunate enough to have your book acquired and published by a traditional publisher, you will probably be required to assign your rights to the publisher for at least 35 years.

Death of Dulgath, my next Riyria book was never submitted to a publisher because none of them could get it out in the deadline required (by a non-compete clause in my Del Rey contract for my next series).

«By bringing together Nielsen and Bowker analytic services, book publishers will receive the critical data they require to navigate the transition to digital - first publishing, through one tool set from one source, significantly simplifying the collection of business intelligence.»

That's an investment and risk on the side of the publisher, since it requires doing a print run of books that may not sell as expected, plus all books are returnable by bookstores at any point for a full refund.

The proposed Final Judgment further requires the Antitrust Compliance Officer to ensure that each such person receives training related to the proposed Final Judgment and the antitrust laws; to ensure certification by each such person of compliance with the terms of the proposed Final Judgment; to conduct an annual antitrust compliance audit; to be available to receive information concerning violations of the proposed Final Judgment and to take appropriate action to remedy any violations of the proposed Final Judgment; and to maintain a log of communications between officers and directors of Settling Defendants, involved in the development of strategies related to e-books, and any person associated with another Publisher Defendant, where that communication relates to the selling of books in any format in the United States.

This should tell publishers that there might be some potential in developing their own e-reading apps, especially if they were able to offer incentives for in - app purchasing, but by and large, that would require readers to not only know the title and possibly author of the book they want to purchase, but even to know the publisher in order to search in the correct app.

Bookstore Sell Sheet: A professionally designed document containing the necessary ordering information and metadata (e.g. title, author name, publisher) required by bookstores who wish to carry your book.

Furthermore, he added that this kind of digital media can subside the piracy problem being faced by the authentic publishers as there the book will become a one - piece software app, and won't require a dedicated piece of reader software like Stanza.

The restriction on the book, as imposed by the publisher, also creates a negative impact on the newly released book that requires a healthy promotion to mobilize its sales.

More importantly, these jobs don't require huge publishers with lots of money: authors can hire editors and cover designers by the hour or for flat rates, without giving up the majority of their books» revenue forever!

I look more toward publishers, who either are requiring books to be repurchased after an arbitrary number of uses or, in some cases (for example, Scribner or Simon and Schuster), aren't making new books available for purchase by libraries at all.

Your book was helpful in getting me started in the process, but I found I was overwhelmed and needed your direct intervention to complete the many and complicated tasks required by the publisher.

(Many self - published books sell for between $ 0.99 and $ 3.99, a more attractive price to consumers than the same - as - paperback agency prices required by many paper - and - ink publishers.)

So that leaves one with two choices: Either pretend there's this mythical writing business where you don't have to be effective at marketing or invest time, money, and expertise in making your book selling business go, or acknowledge that writing is a wonderful passtime, but that selling books is a retail business that requires different skills, and that these days getting read by anyone (readers, agents, publishers) involves you figuring out how to find your audience and gain visibility — AKA marketing and promoting your books.

Even though your message may be inspired by the Word of God it doesn't mean that you don't require the expertise of a Christian beta reader to offer you valuable feedback on how a reader in the natural is going to perceive your story or to hire a Christian book editor to polish your manuscript to a high standard so it has the best possible chance of being accepted by a Christian publisher.

It's by no means unknown for publishers of heavily illustrated books to require authors to pay for photos or line art, or to find an illustrator who will work for part of the royalties.

Fr example publishers are being required by libraries to provide electronic books (not print books) for their collections with no payment at all up front and revenue only flowing if and when the content is accessed.

But with respect to the agency discount, Amazon demands that all non-Big-Six trade publishers sell it their ebook and physical book wares under the old trade discount model, which requires only that Amazon buy inventory at roughly 50 % off the publisher's suggested list price (the discounts vary by publisher and can run as high as 55 %) and is silent on pricing — allowing Amazon to discount as steeply as it wishes to win over customers.

Self - edited, self - designed books are almost universally junk, and those authors who invest the time and money required to exceed big publishers» standards are routinely drowned by the flood of DIY books, many of which are written by the same authors who bemoan the fact that they can't get table space at Barnes & Noble.

If ebook sales continue to decline, it just may be the signal publishers need to consider opening books online for free consumption while still being able to gain from it (by relying on ebook models that support free reading through sponsorship instead of opting for business models that require people or ebook services to purchase publishers» ebooks in advance).

«By bringing together Nielsen and Bowker analytic services, book publishers will receive the critical data they require to navigate the transition to digitalfirst publishing, through one tool set from one source, significantly simplifying the collection of business intelligence.»

In the process, Todd realizes his transformation from a writer to a publisher and apparently the book requires his full attention to be seen and accepted by a league of extraordinary colleagues and readers.