Sentences with phrase «traditional authors expect»

The problem is indeed that traditional authors expect to have their book published, get a big advance, and if it doesn't earn out hard luck for the publisher - they have to take risks.

The problem is indeed that traditional authors expect to have their book published, get a big advance, and if it doesnâ $ ™ t earn out hard luck for the publisher - they have to take risks.

Not exact matches

We would concur with Mr Bogle about the excesses of feminism, as we expect would the poem's author, given its traditional familial focus.

Five years later, the authors stand by that prediction (see Forbes.com blog entry, May 30, 2013), though they expect most of the online delivery to be blended into traditional brick - and - mortar classrooms.

(p. 222) It does not seem unfair to expect the authors to provide evidence, other than the fact of differentiation, to support these assertions, or to say what is being done in traditional public schools that better prepares students for life in a democratic society.

I self - publish, so I do pretty much everything myself; but I've heard several traditionally published indie authors say they were surprised to find out that even with a traditional publisher, they were expected to do a lot of the marketing for their own books, particularly if the publisher is small, since they were * not * a celebrity name that could sell itself.

$ 3 is still not a huge stretch compared to the $ 10 or more most traditional publishers are charging for ebooks, but as an Indie author, I want to make sure to keep a handle on what my readers are expecting and willing to pay.

When you sign an author with a traditional publisher what should they expect as far as marketing?

Yes the royalties are higher than one would expect to earn from a traditional publisher but it hardly offsets the amount of money spent by the author getting their book to press through one of these publishers.

I got the impression that even if you publish with a traditional publisher, you're still expected to do all of the things a self - published author is supposed to do: blog, network, sign books, endear yourself to any stranger who might buy your book or who knows someone who might appreciate your prose.

If the economics are getting better and the pendulum is starting to swing back in the traditional publishing market so that a new author can have faith that they can interest an agent / traditional publisher, and can expect reasonable editing and promotional assistance / training, then traditional publishing definitely has it advantages.

Sepinwall's case shows that authors with a built - in platform and direct communication to his / her readers will be able to forgo the traditional system, especially when it would necessitate turning in a book that would not be timely, for an audience that expects literally current day anaylsis.

iUniverse provides the publishing services that you might expect from a traditional publisher and has built its platform on editorial excellence, author recognition and strategic partnerships.

With most agents, editors and publishers expecting new authors to have an already established author's platform, it simply makes more sense to build that platform with real readers who enjoy your stuff before considering the traditional publishing route.

I'm afraid the days of big advances for first - time authors are behind us and you're right, even authors who publish the traditional way are expected to do much of the marketing themselves, too.

The traditional publishers pay for book production, but then expect the author to pay back those costs from his or her royalties.

Publisher - Initiated Marketing: Traditional publishing houses generally handle book marketing, though most expect their authors» cooperation in publicizing, promoting, and marketing their titles.

Or am I very happy and content with living a quiet life where I can do as I please (be an indie - author) and I don't have to change what and how I write according to what other people expect (traditional publishing)?

Traditional publishing often (but not all the time) pays its authors an advance (a lump sum on expected royalties).

Gone are the days where social media was optional, today's authors are expected to have an online presence no matter if they choose to go the traditional route or not.

Yes, even if you are with a traditional publisher, you will be expected to put your Author side forward.

2) Expect to have differences of opinion regarding cover art — With traditional publishing, it's one of the main things authors have the least control over.

Traditional publishing and self / author / indie publishing both have standards — the usual, expected terms and conditions authors have a right to expect.

It's a great read about how authors of traditional publishing houses are expected to promote their own work using their own money to do so.

Indie publishing works opposite from everything that authors have come to expect from traditional publishers.

Do not rely on the publisher's word that the contract is «hybrid» or «fair» — and don't forget: a traditional publishing house will never expect the author to pay anything out of pocket (and none of the publishing costs, except for unreasonable changes demanded by the author after the proofs are approved).

Hearing from several published authors \» blogs that you are expected to do your own promotion even with traditional authors is one of the main reasons I decided to just try self - publishing.

But for those indie authors who worry about competition, her good news is that traditional marketing budgets have evaporated for most except for those brand - name authors already expected to sell.

The vanity publishing industry offered these authors a way to have their work published, but instead of the advance offered by a traditional publishing contract, the author was expected to pay to have the work published.

And nowadays even authors who've landed huge contracts with traditional publishers are expected to do social networking with gusto.

Traditional publishers expect authors to be aggressive marketers.

In traditional publishing, you could expect 10 % or less, unless you were an established and prominent author.

For writers who transition to traditional publishing from Wattpad, the fans who played a role in that success expect the authors» work to be made available for free to them, in serialized form, out of courtesy and respect.

If this is becoming the new norm, publishers asking for more rights, paying smaller advances, taking forever to make a decision on buying a manuscript, and delivering less marketing and promotion then expecting authors / agents to pick up the slack, I'm not sure how I'm going to keep convincing my hybrid authors to stay the course with traditional publishers when they are making more money self - publishing.

Particularly since I am still reeling from a Globe & Mail article which states that Canadian authors publishing in a traditional method can expect to earn a sizzling $ 12K this year.

Last week, I broke down what authors can expect from advances and royalty rates of traditional publishers.

This isn't yet another murky blog that defiantly stamps its foot over the «problems» in traditional publishing, and the sheer audacity of publishing companies to expect an author to help with marketing, all of which usually acts as a thin veil that covers what is, at best, an uninspired book and at worst a flimsy manuscript littered with bad formatting, typos, grammatical errors and plot inconsistencies.

This isn't yet another murky blog that defiantly stamps its foot over the «problems» in traditional publishing, and the sheer audacity of publishing companies to expect an author to help with -LRB-...)

As far as the ongoing need or demand for traditional publishers, it's tough to imagine their demise when it comes to non-commodity authors, though I do worry that if publishers have been playing at the commodity publishing game all along (which they have), and their existing corporate parents expect growing profits, should we expect their fortunes to fall if / when the genre fiction authors increasingly go - it - alone -LCB--LCB- 3 -RCB--RCB--LSB-[3]-RSB- I've also written about my concern that traditional publishers may not evolve to offer sufficient value for authors.

I expect as this process of digital change continues publishers and authors (some of them self publishers, some of them hybrid authors who both self publish and use traditional publishers and some of them pure line traditionally published [though I expect these to be a smaller and smaller band over time]-RRB- will work together not less frequently, but more frequently and in multiple ways rather than in the more straightforward ways of the past (the emerging value web I discus here).

Traditional publishers are taking notice and are now gearing up to offer their own «self - publishing» opportunities... Expect to see all of this push into a higher gear — after all, there is money in wannabe author's pockets.»

Now, I'm sure there are exceptions to any or all of this, but the vast majority of the time, what I've described is what authors can expect from the traditional publisher pathway.

Whether you decide to self - publish or are a first - time author with a traditional publishing house, you will be expected to do the bulk of your own marketing and publicity.

By all indications, you'd expect that readers and traditional media alike would be wrapping their arms collectively around indie authors and their books into something akin to a big «ole hug.

Jan Bear presents Author Beware: Self - Publishing Book Scams Abound posted at Market Your Book, saying, «Authors looking to self - publish don't expect to find self - publishing book scams among the traditional presses.

11) Josh Gans: Take advantage of the freedom that comes with self - publishing and innovate «Traditional publishers expect authors to create an index for their book — which can be a bit of a chore.

I also knew that even with traditional publishers, a lot is expected from me as an author.

Today, even authors of traditional novels are expected to maintain an online presence for themselves.

Authors are expected to acknowledge all sources of funding or financial support (Example: Funded by a grant from the American Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine).