Sentences with phrase «small indie bookstores»

And the small indie bookstores can't afford gamble on large inventories of books and to wait on refunds on the inevitable returns.

Now, if we're talking about a soulless Barnes & Noble, that may not be such a terrible loss, but if we're talking about Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, or any of the smaller indie bookstores struggling to survive but which are providing an unduplicated cultural service to their communities, that's reason for rethinking the «death to print!»

Not exact matches

And I am helping start an indie distribution company for indie and small press publishers to distribute work to bookstores.

I visited a small independent bookstore and knew going in that her business model didn't often support indie authors.

I get the impression small but actual presses had a better rep at least with some bookstores etc. before the indie publishing began to boom.

One of the problems I keep seeing with big publishing is you guys stick to current models and don't look at down the road or how something could help smaller bookstores (think a POD in an indie bookstore) or with books that aren't ordered as frequently.

Indie companies often are relegated to the timeless «Zine» format that is a fixture at many small bookstores.

If indie stores belong to each booksellers association, they can opt into this new program and it is in Kobo's best interest to keep the bookstores alive, whether small or large.

Indie and smaller press publishers can do books easily and quickly and get them distributed around the world and into bookstores.

Lauren Charles [00:09:12] Yes, a sell sheet, and in fact if you can walk in with something that has your title, the cover of your book, make sure that cover looks nice, make sure that it pops, and then, and I would highly recommend to anyone who's coming in, indie press, small press, anything like that, anyone who's coming into any level bookstore, you should be able to say with absolute certainty, this is how you can order my book, this is the discount I know you can get it at, and I know it's returnable, and I can even help you.

You'd probably use them to approach small or indie bookstores, hoping they'll stock your book.

For example, CreateSpace is such a small part of Amazon's overall sales that indie bookstores are just hurting themselves by not carrying CreateSpace books.

Obviously, on the retail level there are a lot of indie bookstores closing, and with Borders going out of business, there is a lack of availability in your average small town.

Each book customers purchase will pay Sony a small commission, similar to how Kobo cuts in indie bookstores all over the world.

Essentially, the complaint seems to come down to the fact that the American Booksellers Association has a partnership with Kobo to let indie bookstores not only sell the devices in their shops, but also to sell ebooks to customers while making a small affiliate - style profit on it.

Indie bookstores help fill the gaps in smaller markets.

I think its very important for all major bookstores to have an indie section because small publishers and indie authors are abusing the system.

Good literary citizenship ensures that readers get great books, authors obtain the exposure they deserve, indie bookstores remain viable and small presses can fund worthy projects.

Most of us with small press or who are indie published do not see our books in bookstores, thus browsing readers will never discover us that way.

Because few indie and small publishers can afford to offer returns, bookstores rarely stock their books.

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Though many bookstores have small indie sections or may want to carry more indie titles, it is not always such an easy thing to do.

And with no other major retail partners in the U.S. the only other place to get them was from a small number of indie bookstores like Powell's Books and Family Christian Bbookstores like Powell's Books and Family Christian BookstoresBookstores.

Yet, those are very real cuts — Even if indie bookstores fantasize that customers will visit just as often — they can't neglect the fact that they get a smaller cut and that ebooks will cost less.

But those sales figures, limited to just the largest publishers, leave out most small presses and indie authors, and they also counts sales of physical books to bookstores rather than those sold to consumers.

It's also going to focus on the small, single location indie bookstores since the big chains can be problematic.

I thought indie - bookstores would be the natural place to start pitching my self - pubbed non-fiction historical research title... but as a small business, it seems they are even less likely to take risks on indie authors.

After the big mess with illegal self - pubbed erotica making it into some of the big UK bookstores via Kobo in 2013, Kobo removed a huge number of indie books (both small press and self - pubbed.)