So one day, an author asked me about a self publishing program that said they would connect her with such - and -
such Big Name Publisher about her self published book if she used their services.
Not exact matches
When a
big -
name writer
such as Rowling — who, let's face it, is the
biggest there is — goes solo and decides to sell her own ebooks independent of any
publisher, that contributes to two things.
These days,
big name publishers are playing it safe by banking on low risk sequels or reboots and this has allowed smaller, more independent developers to step up to the plate and offer up some truly original gaming
such Chair's Shadow Complex and Runic Game's Torchlight.
For those of you who don't know, the IDPF ePub format is an open standard eBook format that is fast being adopted by many
big name publishers including Penguin UK and O'Reilly as well as projects
such as Feedbooks.com.
Yes, the company entered the mobile e-book business for IOS and Android devices, being backed up by some of the
biggest publishers such as Shueish, Shogakukan and Kodansha, to
name a few.
Many
big publishers are supporting the Worldreader initiative,
such as PCaine Prize for African writers, CK - 12, Harlequin, Pearson, the U.S. State Department, and the World Health Organization, to
name a few.
The editor at Penguin Random House who asked to remain anonymous, citing fear of backlash from institutions in the literary world
such as the Times and Amazon, termed this dilemma «the problem of continued consolidation,» referring to the increasingly common pattern of
publishers relying on only a few
big name books a year to achieve commercial success.
Several companies have started offering ebook subscription services,
such as Oyster, Scribd and Entitle, over the past year; it was only a matter of time before Amazon got onboard with the idea as well — now if only they can convince some
big -
name publishers too (that's probably what's delaying the announcement).
On top of the
big -
name book
publishers is access to the content generally available on Scribd, which is submitted by users,
such as reports and self - published pieces.
These days,
big name publishers are playing it safe by banking on low risk sequels or reboots and this has allowed smaller, more independent developers to step up to the plate and offer up some truly original gaming
such Chair's Shadow Complex and Runic Game's Torchlight.