Do they offer insight into self - publishing, or are they geared more
toward traditional authors or those who hope to become traditionally published?
Not exact matches
About five years ago, Malcolm Gladwell,
author of bestselling books like The Tipping Point and Blink, made this prediction, basically writing off the power of social media for businesses: «In about five years, everyone will head back
toward traditional advertising.»
They were the first ones to tag commercial publishing as «
traditional», and began poisoning their marks
toward such presses with the idea that they were outmoded and hated new
authors.
As for there not being a wide selection of children's lit for ebooks he needs to quit looking at over priced
traditional publishers and
toward the enormous number of self - publishing
authors who are bypassing the gatekeepers and publishing youth orientated literate by the bit loads every month now.
For nearly a year,
authors who write books about corporate shenanigans have been telling other
authors there is a cyberbully - bad review professionally developed campaign to damage the reputations of self - published
authors, and push buyers
toward «
traditional publishers» this Christmas season.
Now there is no reason a new
author can't put out work independently while, at the same time, looking
toward a possible
traditional contract.
Passive Voice notes: «It sounds like (Data Guy) was able to accomplish in person what the voluminous statistics and analysis he and Hugh Howey created with
Author Earnings could not do — convince an audience oriented
toward traditional publishing that AE provides very useful information about ebook sales.»
More disenfranchised
traditional authors will shift
toward self - publishing.
These services are a step
toward leveling the playing field when it comes to indie versus
traditional authors.