There is no reason to avoid printing
small numbers of copies, the concept of a «print run» is unnecessary, and books can simply be printed to order.
«Small presses make their profits by selling books to consumers, rather than selling services to authors or selling
a small number of copies to the author's friends.»
If you've decided to offer your book through CreateSpace, the only reasons not to upgrade are if you can't afford it, or if you're planning to keep your book private and order only
a small number of copies.
FACT: Small presses make their profits by selling books to consumers, rather than selling services to authors or selling
a small number of copies to the author's friends.»
You can find another printer (i.e. not print - on - demand) to print
a small number of copies of your book.
A small number of copies of a book will be bought by a library system, not a single library.
The talk comes in advance of the book's publication, but we've had
a small number of copies shipped directly from the press.
Not exact matches
While some rights holders have argued that the standard for a substantial is very low (the National Post recently argued in a case that «even the reproduction
of a
small number of words in a newspaper article can be an impermissible reproduction»), the Copyright Board says that its preliminary view is that «
copying of a few pages or a
small percentage from a book that is not a collection
of short works, such as poems, is not substantial.»
You can also try to contact leading media players and recommend your book or actually send them a
copy, you can spend some
small amounts
of money in advertising your book on a limited
number of websites, you can do direct mail advertising by contacting thousands
of US bookstores and so on.
For a very
small number of genes, though, people inherit only one working
copy; the other
copy is turned off, forever silenced.
American geneticist Calvin Bridges discovered
copy number variation in 1936, when he noticed that flies that inherit a duplicate
copy of a gene called Bar develop very
small eyes.
And instead
of just several types
of brick, it turned out that there were dozens
of smaller variations within each type
of brick, represented by the many slightly differing
copy numbers in the gene.
The mice seem to develop normally when only one
copy of the gene is removed, but microscopic inspection reveals a
number of small «gaps,» or disorganized regions
of tissue (on the scale
of a few nanometers) on their aortas, the largest artery in their bodies.
This suggests that aside from neocentromere formation, mechanisms that reduce satellite
copy number could account for the
small amount
of CentO at rice centromere 8.
The software, called DECoN, accurately and quickly detects changes in
copy number of blocks
of DNA called exons, by analysing sequencing data already generated to identify
smaller gene changes.
This is to accommodate
small variants that occur at sites
of copy number variation as well as in samples that are not pure: for example, due to tumor heterogeneity or sample mosaicism.
Outlier - based identification
of copy number variations using targeted resequencing in a
small cohort
of patients with tetralogy
of fallot
In tumor samples, where we frequently encounter variants with a very
small allele frequency due to contamination with normal tissue,
copy number variation, and tumor heterogeneity, high coverage is essential for accurate detection
of these variants with high power.
To date, studies
of copy number variants (CNVs) have been limited and inconclusive because
of small sample sizes.
In a series
of electrophysiological studies, Zoghbi's team further found that neurons from animals with depleted MECP2 levels have reduced electrical activity due to a
smaller number of excitatory synapses, whereas cells from animals carrying an extra
copy of the gene have increased electrical activity because
of an increase in synapse
number.
You may share these pages with your students at individual computer stations or by assigning
small groups to share a
number of computers; by means
of computer - projected images displayed to the whole class; or by printing out the images and distributing
copies of them to students.
INCLUDES: 24 Student Activity Books (4
copies of each title, 32 - pages each) 8 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for whole - class practice,
small - group guided practice, independent or partner work, learning stations Clearly stated objective for each activity that allow you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Level 5 Titles: Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Expressions and Patterns
Number and Operations: Whole
Numbers and Decimals Fractions: Add and Subtract Measurement and Data: Convert and Interpret Geometric Measurement: Volume Geometry: Graphing and 2 - D Figures
INCLUDES: 24 Student Activity Books (4
copies of each title, 32 - pages each) 8 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for whole - class practice,
small - group guided practice, independent or partner work, learning stations Clearly stated objective for each activity that allow you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Level 6 Titles: Ratio and Proportions: Ratios and Problem Solving The
Number System: Rational
Numbers The
Number System: Factors and Multiples Expressions and Equations: Write, Solve, and Analyze Geometry: Problem Solving Statistics and Probability: Variability and Displays
INCLUDES: 24 Student Activity Books (4
copies of each title, 32 - pages each) 8 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for whole - class practice,
small - group guided practice, independent or partner work, learning stations Clearly stated objective for each activity that allow you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Level 4 Titles:
Number and Operations: Whole
Numbers Number and Operations Multi-Digit and Fractions Fractions: Equivalence and Ordering Fractions: Operations Measurement and Data: Convert and Solve Problems Geometry: Angles and Plane Figures
INCLUDES: 24 Student Activity Books (4
copies of each title, 32 - pages each) 8 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for whole - class practice,
small - group guided practice, independent or partner work, learning stations Clearly stated objective for each activity that allow you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Level 3 Titles:
Number and Operations: Multiply and Divide Multiply and Divide: Problem Solving Fractions: Fractions as
Numbers Measurement and Data: Use and Interpret Data Geometric Measurement: Perimeter and Area Geometry: Shapes and Attributes
Production
numbers would be
small, and Volvo has admitted to having enough parts to build 10
copies of the Polestar S60.
Their hope is that a
small number of people who have read the complete book for the purpose
of doing a review, will report any content errors directly to the author, publisher or the website that the advanced reader
copy was downloaded from.
Literary fiction traditionally sells in
smaller quantities: but even so, will usually have a print run
of over 1,000
copies even here, in the UK: in the USA, the
numbers are proportionately larger.
This can be dangerous — it's easy to get tricked by the savings and order more books than you could possibly sell — but if you have serious plans to hit the con circuit or otherwise know you can regularly move a
small number of books, increasing your print run by 100 or 150
copies can be worth it if it lets you bring the cover price down, even if selling through them takes a few years.
When we're talking about total distribution
of 10K
copies, there just isn't much money to go around because 10K is a
small number.
Additionally, with print books, retailers contracted with a publisher to buy a certain
number of copies and then returned those they couldn't sell for a
small percentage back.
Getting hold
of a
copy of F - Zero X Expansion Kit is tricky, due to it only ever being released in Japan and in relatively
small numbers.
To reinforce the idea
of a
small - press production, he embossed «The Beatles» in one corner almost haphazardly and
numbered each
copy in a style that suggested a hand -
numbering machine.
In addition to his favourite hobby
of copying the narrative «action» paintings
of Old Masters, he specialized in
small - scale detailed works
of landscape painting, executed in oils, containing a
number of human subjects and typically several features
of topographical or other interest, including crowds or military scenes.
It also acts as an example
of sustainability, despite the fairly
small number of printed
copies available.