Sentences with phrase «take chances on new authors»

Readers take chances on new authors, without knowing a thing about us.

With ebooks, I can take chances on new authors and books, that I wouldn't do on a paper copy.

Small presses often accept unsolicited manuscripts, which the big publishers don't, and are more likely to take chances on new authors.

Unless there is a history of sales or a clear book marketing plan from the author to get books off bookstore shelves, most stores won't take a chance on a new author.

These great new books were released Nov 2011 - Feb 2012 by Indie authors, priced right so that taking a chance on a new author doesn't have to break your wallet.

However, if fewer people are browsing bookstore shelves, publishers can't count on the serendipity of the bookstore visitor bumping into a front - of - store display and taking a chance on a new author.

Now, how many more like me are out there, readers who enjoy science fiction but aren't willing to take a chance on new authors because of the price of their books?

At 99c potential readers are willing to take a chance on a new author, and at a limited time, they have to act quickly or lose out.

Low prices also encourage readers to take a chance on new authors that they aren't familiar with.

The Kindles or gift cards tend to make a new reader take a chance on a new author.

Some of our bigger - name authors continue to see print growth, but with so many bookstores facing financial problems, it's harder to get them to take a chance on new authors than it used to be.

I am far more likely to take a chance on a new author if the cost is less than $ 5.

Pricing your debut at $ 2.99 to encourage readers to take a chance on a new author is a great strategy and one I wish I took because I might have seen my audience grow more quickly than it did.

Kindle books are unique in that thanks to their lower, more affordable prices, most readers are much more willing to take a chance on a new author if a particular book strikes their fancy.

We can provide a synopsis and query letter (at no extra charge to our book writing clients, upon request), but you have to be able to ignore rejection after rejection to eventually find the publisher ready to take a chance on a new author on the strength of your manuscript alone.

There will always be those that take a chance on a new author, and if your book is free or discounted, they may be more likely to do this.

Not exact matches

New York Times bestselling children's author Tony DiTerlizzi (The Spiderwick Chronicles) details the precedent - setting augmented reality used in his new Simon & Schuster novel The Search for Wondla; LAIKA president / CEO Travis Knight (lead animator on the Oscar - nominated stop - motion movie Coraline) explains how his studio will continue to take bold chances in the animated feature film world; and graphic novelist and Comic - Con special guest Douglas TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) describes exactly how a blank page comes to be inhabited with his compelling imageNew York Times bestselling children's author Tony DiTerlizzi (The Spiderwick Chronicles) details the precedent - setting augmented reality used in his new Simon & Schuster novel The Search for Wondla; LAIKA president / CEO Travis Knight (lead animator on the Oscar - nominated stop - motion movie Coraline) explains how his studio will continue to take bold chances in the animated feature film world; and graphic novelist and Comic - Con special guest Douglas TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) describes exactly how a blank page comes to be inhabited with his compelling imagenew Simon & Schuster novel The Search for Wondla; LAIKA president / CEO Travis Knight (lead animator on the Oscar - nominated stop - motion movie Coraline) explains how his studio will continue to take bold chances in the animated feature film world; and graphic novelist and Comic - Con special guest Douglas TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) describes exactly how a blank page comes to be inhabited with his compelling imagery.

The author takes every chance he gets to slight New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whom he says «made a name for himself by beating up on educators.»

$ CP encourages readers to take a chance on a new, undiscovered authors with initial pricing at free or almost - free.

Some say that this behavior by book agents in the early 20th century was responsible for the trend of publishers beginning to print fewer titles and take fewer chances on newer and / or lesser known authors... another trend that continues today, and continues to be debated.

I tend to buy lots of hardcover books by my favorite authors or take a chance on a new business, geopolitics, or other non-fiction type of reads.

If that price gets pushed down to five dollars, Kindle shoppers have a lot less incentive to take a chance on new and underexposed authors, and will use that money to buy something well - known.

Or at the least, they're getting the books by authors they already know, because they don't want to waste their trial taking a chance on something new.

This means they are open to taking a chance on new and indie authors

I was a new and unknown author and precious few readers were willing to take a chance on my books.

New authors with little to no existing fans will find it hard to convince readers to take a chance on their books at this price point

At $ 2.99 - $ 3.99, the price is still low enough that a reader is more apt to «take a chance» on a new author than they would be at a higher price point

From a fact - based, marketing research perspective, it makes sense to start off with prices low enough to give people a reason to take a chance on a new, unknown author.