Sentences with phrase «sheer volume of books»

Sure, a large chunk of the million is old, obscure texts that few people are interested in, but the bookstores continue to taut the sheer volume of books.

With the cost - saving decrease in printing these days, the sheer volume of these books going to print is both a surprise and impressive.

Or, perhaps, your Kindle is actually starting to slow down or malfunction because of the sheer volume of books you own.

The sheer volume of books available, though, suggests that it ain't the press.

Until then, the sheer volume of books out there will make it even more difficult for those of us who are trying to publish quality work to break out of the pile.

All authors see the hold against returns, the negative sales in later quarters, and the sheer volume of books coming back from accounts that never needed to have ordered so many books in the first place.

This is so critical, because of the sheer volume of books available out there.

It is hard to believe that tighter controls on uploaded material can not be put into place, but with the sheer volume of books being published in e-reader format, often by the authors themselves who have opted to break away from the traditional publishing model in order to have more control over their work, e-book piracy may only get worse.

The sheer volume of books being published every year has grown exponentially over the past few years.

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The sheer volume of tragedy that had taken place in the months leading up to its release made the arrival of the book feel bittersweet.

The sheer volume of papal addresses and homilies mean that the book can not be read quickly but requires pauses for reflection: even a chapter at a time might be too much.

But refined it is not, and by the midway point the sheer volume of comic book references, new characters, and general carnage starts to feel a bit exhausting.

Amazon has a potentially industry - changing idea on its hands here with Kindle Scout, as the system provides a way to give books a stamp of approval that can cut out the noise and sheer volume of self - published titles out there, and yet it manages to provide a better deal to authors than most big publishing house deals, including a 5 - year term on publishing rights granted to Kindle Press, a $ 1,500 advance, 50 % royalties paid on e-book sales, built - in Amazon.com marketing and what Amazon terms «easy rights reversion.»

The «paid review» industry will grow because of the sheer volume of self - published books; the market is inundated with them and judging by the standard of some I've seen, they could well have been written and published within just one week.

When you self - publish, there are no literary agents to pitch to who, more often than not, reject books due to the sheer volume of manuscripts they receive and the specificity of the books they're actually looking for.

I am a big fan of the kindle and I appreciate the sheer volume books available for the kindle but Amazon's dominance of the eBook industry is very alarming.

Many times, authors are overwhelmed by the sheer volume and learning curve of book marketing.

And we do, now, because of the sheer volume, have a jacket designer on a retainer of doing a small number of jackets, but nowhere near enough to do all our books — and actually we don't want them to look all the same.

With self - publishing there are no literary agents to pitch to who reject books due to the sheer volume of manuscripts they receive and the specificity of the books they're looking for.

With the sheer volume of print edition content available via the retailer, determining an author's number of total book sales by deciphering the ranking is simply not possible.

Self - publishing has become the latest vehicle for spammers and content farms, with the sheer volume of self - published books making it difficult, if not impossible, for e-stores like Amazon to vet works before they go on sale.

Writers who don't have reviews from well - known opinion - makers might still impress agents by mentioning the sheer volume of reviews the book received online.

«Self - publishing has become the latest vehicle for spammers and content farms,» writes Fast Company, «with the sheer volume of self - published books making it difficult, if not impossible, for e-stores like Amazon to vet works before they go on sale.»

So, if you actually encompass all of the different publishing models for e-books now, their rise has been absolutely spectacular, and in sheer volume (ebooks) are absolutely dominating print books, they haven't declined at all.

The growth of e-books as a business is going to see a lot more firms come into this arena, and the sheer volume of self - published books will draw a lot of them to working with indie authors.

Because the sheer volume of promoted books is just too much for BB's subscribers.

Dyer says he felt a certain weight of pressure designing the Writings book given its sheer volume, but has come to trust the unique working process he has established with Flavin and Rainer.