Sentences with phrase «spoke on behalf of authors»

BFuniv reemphasized the iTunes» ripple effect towards the music industry as he spoke on behalf of authors to adjust themselves to the business model Oyster is currently offering.

As editors of the book, we speak on behalf of the authors to invite you to embrace the content of this book, accept its voice and incorporate it into your practice in the spirit of Yatdjuligin.

Not exact matches

Speaking on behalf of the ex-IGPs, Mr. Tafa Balogun commended Dr. Solomon Arase for the efforts and time in coming out with the book saying «We know the author very well, his capacity and disposition to excellence.

But being blissfully unaware of the taboos that constrain the professional reform discourse, these authors also have license to observe what those of us within the echo chamber can not: that the kids themselves, and many of the adults who claim to speak on their behalf, are too often their own worst enemies.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

After giving the letters a couple reads, Authors United and ABAs» pleas to the DOJ seem to speak mainly on behalf of Big Five traditional publishing, while overlooking the opportunities small presses, indie publishing, and self - publishing been afforded by the online vendor.

Speaking to the new site, HC chief marketing officer Angela Tribelli said the goal was «to ensure that hc.com featured the best on behalf of our authors.»

She said: «We will be speaking up on behalf of independent authors, and making links with booksellers, wholesalers, agents and legacy publishers, so people have an idea of what our creative needs are.

In another case a romance agent spoke up on behalf of Harlequin's business practices after an author complained of getting an effective royalty rate of less than 3 % compared to Harlequin's promised 6 % rate.

Indie authors trying to speak on tradpub authors behalf essentially becomes an echo chamber, because publishers don't care what we think: we're not part of their stable.

My only intent was to advise new authors not to speak «on behalf of the I.P.C.C.» because we are an inter-governmental body consisting of 194 states.