Sentences with phrase «there by published authors»

I know $ 6.99 might be lower than other works out there by published authors, but that seems awful high for a eBook and I can't help but think it would kill sales.

Not exact matches

It would have been easy to dismiss her challenge, but now that I'm a published author, now that Bodies on the Potomac is out there in the public domain being read by friends and family and strangers alike, I realize that listening to a respected friend's advice might be the catalyst others can use to break through.

But there's a downside as well: self - published authors don't get the marketing materials provided by the Big Six, and have to work very hard in order to rise through the ranks, establish their personal brand, and attract the necessary readership to succeed.

Finally, in the «sadness» category, I am disheartened that there's an almost universal disparaging in this thread of those who happen to be published authors and / or speakers, as though this by default makes us The Man and incapable of basic human compassion.

While this statement might seem fuzzy, it is best appreciated by contrast with a statement published almost fifty years earlier by one of the author's predecessors in the presidency, who was explaining why there was no room for a graduate school, in the usual mode, on a Catholic campus.

G. E. Lessing (1729 - 81), a leading figure in the German Enlightenment, found the manuscript in the library at Wolfenbüttel, on his appointment there as librarian in 1770, and published parts of it as «Wolfenbüttel Fragments by an Unnamed Author» between 1774 and 1778.

There are different kinds of journals written by various authors and published by different printing houses.

Essentially, by dropping this dense lithospheric anchor, there has been an upward bobbing of the entire land mass across hundreds of kilometres,» said Professor Oğuz H. Göğüş of the Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), lead author of a study reporting the findings published in Nature Communications this month.

On June 30, following on work published in the scientific journal Nature by STRI post-doctoral fellow, Scott Mangan, a group of 50 researchers from 12 countries published a paper in Science (lead author, Joe LaManna, Washington University in St. Louis) showing that close plant relatives make bad neighbors and that the negative interactions between relatives are stronger in the tropics, which may explain why tropical forests are so rich in species diversity: Because plants do not do well next to their relatives, there is more space for non-relatives to fill.

Scientists can figure out how much mass there is in a galaxy by tracking how fast things inside move, Pieter van Dokkum, one the authors of a new research paper published in Nature, told Newsweek.

Lauren is also the author of Maybe It's You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life (published by Hachette Book Group, April 2017), a no - nonsense, practical manual that helps readers figure out not just what they want out of life but how to actually get there.

In this paper, part of the Productivity for Results Series published by George W. Bush Institute, authors Jon Fullerton and Marguerite Roza examine the curious practice of states funding school districts for students that no longer attend school there.

I don't like giving advice on how to become a published author, because there is just too much bs out there about being a successful writer, written mostly by unsuccessful writers.

While most authors secretly want to be published by one of the big, well - known publishing houses, there are now so many wonderful benefits to self - publishing that you just can't ignore them.

There are many posts by professional editors on this site, and each has something to offer to authors contemplating self - publishing.

As a self - published author, there are some things that you can do to improve your business, further your brand, and hopefully make more money by selling more books.

Worse, perhaps, is that there are now hundreds of thousands of free books available online — from most of the classics to all the free offerings by indie authors and even the teasers from corporate publishing houses.

There was so much going on, and this year's conference included a whole track of workshops to meet the needs of self - publishing authors, a trade show for purveyors of services related to self - publishing, and a splashy meet - greet - eat evening reception hosted by Amazon.

While most authors (like me) secretly want to be published by one of the big, well - known publishing houses, there are so many reasons why it's a good idea to self - publish — nine to be exact (but that's only because I was restricted by the cats.)

By your definition, being able to make a living with your writing, there are many traditionally published authors that would not be considered an author.

There is also an option to sort by author, title or publishing date.

There is no way for the author to terminate the contract, other than through a breach of contract by D Publishing — unlikely since the contract places almost no obligations on D Publishing.

You're not alone; there are a lot of awesome authors seeking to self - publish and intimidated by the costs they believe they'll have to pay.

While Smashwords» Mark Coker's 2013 book publishing predictions have been widely disseminated, there are a number of other predictions by leading authorities in the book publishing world that will have a profound effect on e-Book marketing and authors.

To understand the industry and manage your career, there's Closing the Deal on Your Terms by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The Everyday Novelist: Business 101 by Daniel Sawyer, From Dreamer to Doer by Jude Wilhoff, Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing by Dean Wesley Smith, Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful Author by Bob Mayer, Pros and Cons by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett, and The Science Fiction Professional by Mike Resnick.

And there's no reason you can't do both: become a «hybrid» author by traditionally publishing some books and self - publishing others, according to what you think is right for each book.

Just to let you know where we are in this case, which is proceeding with the deliberate pace of US litigation: In late 2014, Ellora's Cave sued Dear Author and Jane, its proprietor, claiming that Dear Author defamed EC by publishing a blog post stating that EC was not paying a set of its authors, editors, and cover artists in a timely fashion, and that there were additional indicia of financial difficulties, as evidenced by tax liens.

Building an Enthusiastic Fan Base as a Self - Published Author This interview with John Sundman appears on Jane Friedman's must - read blog There Are No Rules, and it will give you a portrait of a writer seeking success not merely by getting outside the box.

By Ron Pramschufer, President, Self Publishing, Inc. - Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995 There's a line from one of my favorite movies, «The Usual Suspects,» that goes, «The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.»

There are some very motivated authors published by Independent publishers using digital or POD technology and eBook publishing that have far surpassed the measily 100 books touted as their limit by naysayers.

Thank you for the info Vinny, now I think I see, You'd like a blog about marketing from lil» ol' me, Promote only when you are in a happy mood, And never promote your books by being far too rude, Try to make your posts interesting, clever and funny, And try not to part with a large amount of money, Now I feel there is one thing I should stress, Never go and give your cash to a vanity press, Blog, tweet and update your Facebook status as often as you can, Make contact with other authors and befriend your only fan, Be courteous, considerate and always be kind, And you will slowly find, You'll get people interested and make them all see, Especially when you give your book away for free, Sit back, relax and be rather nice, And always think about the price, People will not part with their cash unless the price is low, Particularly for an author they do not even know, Always remember to write purely for fun, Never think that your profit will be a huge great sum, And pray for exposure to the lord above, Because self - publishing is a labour of love,

One distinction I would make: While there is absolutely such a thing as self - publishing, there is no such thing as a self - publishing company, unless you mean the small business owned by an author to publish his or her own books.

So if the «computer» says there are «plenty of books in the sea» (which are being created by self - published authors and other traditionally published authors not with Hachette)... I think a major shift will occur.

there's a part of me that's really glad I'll be entering publishing in this time of change, where the author appears to have more choice and more control if he / she is willing to take the bull by the horns and invest the time and effort into learning the ropes.

Errors in self - published versus traditionally published books Typically, there are more editorial eyes on a manuscript published by a publishing house than on a self - published manuscript, simply because an indie author usually doesn't have the financial resources to hire a developmental editor, substantive editor, line editor, copy editor, and proofreader.

There are continuous referrals to traditional publishing as «greedy» by both wannabe self - published authors, and authors who seek to blaze a new trail being published by Amazon, without understanding of how the traditional business model really works.

Well, I don't think that any aspiring author out there would turn down the chance to be published by the likes of Harper Voyager (who print books by Robin Hobb, George R.R. Martin and Mark Lawrence) or Gollancz (home to Patrick Rothfuss and Brandon Sanderson).

There are two types of distributors of interest to self - publishing authors: (1) those that make a book available to be ordered by retailers, such as IngramSpark or CreateSpace, and (2) those that actively represent and pitch books to retailers.

There are myths that persist and so often new authors are blinded by possibility and forget the practicalities of the business that is publishing.

There's now a «Writer's Voice» podcast in which short stories published by The New Yorker are read by their authors.

There are many pseudo-gatekeepers in the self - publishing world who make their money by preying on an author's insecurities.

According to bestselling author Scott Turow, there remains a bias in mainstream media, which favors reviewing books produced by traditional publishing houses.

I believe that there IS an author of Traditional Publishing quality out there... maybe one as good as Peter Brett, Trudi Canvan, etc... they were probably missed by the Agents.

There's been a lot of talk about paid book reviews since the New York Times ran an article by David Streitfeld this weekend about Todd Rutherford (a.k.a. «The Publishing Guru») and the business he started selling reviews to authors.

There are a few criteria the system has developed in order to have quality ebooks in their system, such as any book that has been recognized for excellence in any Midwest Book Awards category, any book written or published by a member of the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, any independently or self - published book written by a Minnesota author, and any independently or self - published book about Minnesota.

There has been a lot of discussion and speculation over the years as to what constitutes the right price for an ebook, especially one by a self - published author.

But there are still a few facets of the book industry who remain holdouts, who refuse to acknowledge the contributions of these authors by right of not having been traditionally published.

The problem is there are two self - publishing ideas: authors who self - published by choice, and authors who self - published by default.

Howey went on to expand on his fear that the current climate of self - publishing will continue to perpetuate the model that traditional publishing has always experienced, namely that there will be a limited number of bestselling and successful authors at the top, followed by the remaining «unknowns.»

The publishing industry is going through very difficult times, and there are many people who argue an author is doing themselves terrible damage by signing a traditional publishing deal.