Sentences with phrase «sheer volume of it»

Or did the sheer volume of drafts, critiques, and attempts push me to my goal of publication?

Few industries match publishing for the sheer volume of challenges, demands, and overhead — from production costs to distribution considerations to marketing strategies.

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.

By sheer volume of sales, the top - ranking author will outpace in profits her midlist counterpart.

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.

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.

While piracy and protection are only one half of the equation in the debate over these restrictions, compatibility is the other half; with the sheer volume of choices in the digital reading market, it's also a concern that authors, publishers, and self - publishers need to address.

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.

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.

Another decision: don't get discouraged by the sheer volume of potential sites.

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

Not surprisingly given the sheer volume of content that fans of the genre consume, numbers eight and ten on the self - published bestseller list from Amazon were also romance titles, Christmas on Main Street by E. Ayers and Western Kisses by Carré White.

However, the sheer volume of used iPads that has landed up with them has forced them to review their selling policy.

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.

And here's the thing: while I think none of us would have asked a man like O'Reilly for the sheer volume of selfhood that musical artist and writer Amanda Palmer brought to her pivotal keynote address at the Muse this weekend in Boston, I can tell you that a lot of TOC folks — even business - side operatives, not artists — thought that in this man O'Reilly we were seeing what the critic James Wood (also in Boston) has reminded us Walter Benjamin quoted Nicolas Malebranch to call «the natural prayer of the soul»: attentiveness.

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.

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.

Finally, the good to excellent self - publishers get washed into oblivion in many cases, due to the sheer volume of self - published titles.

In all of these scenarios, the marginal cost of production is not going to be even $ 1 for a trade paperback and will rarely be over $ 1.50 for a trade hardcover (obviously the last big brick Harry Potter novels cost a teeny bit more due to sheer volume of paper needed to print a 750 page novel, but not * that * much more), meaning that if we're talking marginal cost of production as the difference in price between a paperback and an ebook, we're not talking about a huge difference in price.

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.»

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With the sheer volume of content that is available at any time of the day or night, wading through the virtual stacks is daunting.

The staff overall is generally amiable, but you can tell the sheer volume of service customers restricts them from being able to offer outstanding customer service.

We chose the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge route for the sheer volume of commuters who cram through it every weeknight as they leave the city and head home for the suburbs of the East Bay.

That and the sheer volume of consumer frauds related to used cars, said Scott Fredericks, Carfax's vice president.

It's the vibe... The sheer volume of videography, safety and recovery equipment required for a multi-vehicle comparison such as this meant the Everest was used as our pack mule for the leg from Melbourne to Adelaide and back.

Plus, the sheer volume of Corsas sold means that dealers are more able to give discounts on a Corsa than you'd perhaps get from a rival such as the Volkswagen Polo, SEAT Ibiza or Toyota Yaris.

What really impresses about the Lexus ES's cabin, though, is the sheer volume of the passenger compartment.

It's not just the sheer volume of the boot that's impressive, but the way Skoda has made it as useable as possible.

So many things happened at the world's biggest auto show that it's hard to comprehend the sheer volume of debuts we saw in the last few days.

1644 - There's no denying that the sheer volume of coverage of the Paris motor show is testament to its size and importance; our picture editor, Ben Summerell - Youde, has precisely 2222 images from the show.

Its sheer volume of technologies was vast and included some that no other car had at the time, particularly NavTraffic live traffic data incorporated into the navigation system.

Press days for the 2011 IAA, commonly known as the Frankfurt motor show, have come and gone, but it'll be a while before we forget the size, scale and sheer volume of vehicles this international...

Caterham moved into this large grey building in 2014 after its original premises (more on which later) burst at the seams with the sheer volume of Sevens being produced.

You don't need a measuring device to discover that it pulls harder than the GTO; every sustained surge of boost brings a crazed whooshing noise — like a recording of paper being ripped and then replayed much louder — as the sheer volume of ingested and recirculated air comprehensively muffles any exhaust noise.

Those long gears help keep the Viper's 345 - section rear tyres hooked - up even when you hit full power in second, and such is the V10's urgency and the sheer volume of its voice as it climbs up the rev - range that you naturally find yourself shifting up at around 3500rpm, well short of the 525 lb ft torque peak at 4200rpm.

Making good choices is complicated by the sheer volume of new products that claim to be aligned to the Common Core, the ambitious national goals adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia that aim to encourage critical thinking and deeper learning.

Apart from the sheer volume of students, for whom silence and / or camouflage are often a common self - defense tactic, one may also deduce that the quickly changing realities of the current economy will likely result in a rapid growth in the number of children requiring an adjustment in educational delivery.

Thousands took part and, overwhelmingly, people talked about the sheer volume of lesson planning, marking and data management which was too often being driven by fear of inspection rather than for the benefit of the child.

Noting the «worrying picture» in schools, including «some very disturbing evidence about the sheer volume of sexually predatory and abusive behaviour experienced by young girls», the government said existing legislation on the issue within the Government Equalities Office (GEO) was «already strong» and would not be immediately changed.

Managing the sheer volume of learning opportunities, provided by a multitude of different departments and offices, is a challenge.

The sheer volume of words that children are expected to read quickly and accurately is daunting.

In response, the government noted the «worrying picture» in schools, including «some very disturbing evidence about the sheer volume of sexually predatory and abusive behaviour experienced by young girls», but said existing legislation on the issue within the Government Equalities Office was «already strong» and would not be immediately changed.

Just the sheer volume of things [to do]; all things had to be built and policies set, such as discipline and bus monitors.

Given the sheer volume of policies to enforce, rules to create and problems to solve, it's inevitable that mistakes will be made. . .

As Emma Carney, Head of History at Kings High School, Warwick explains, the sheer volume of «must - visit» sites in the area is remarkable.

The sheer volume of subjects a literate individual has some knowledge of, and the size of a proficient reader's vocabulary, mean that the race to improve reading comprehension is by definition a marathon.

Once users get past the sheer volume of materials, they'll find that the quality is second - to - none.

Schools and the stakeholders who populate them (teachers, counselors, administrators), due to the sheer volume of kids they see and the concentration of time spent together, have a good sense of what's animating the student population; what's being talked about and whom; what music is being listened to, and what's being watched.

This movie is full of jokes (they seem to ricochet off of each other in all sorts of spectacular ways), and it's not just the sheer volume of jokes that impresses — it's the fact that jokes that connect, consistently, more often than not.