Sentences with phrase «traditional books only»

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By definition, one of the things traditional publishing weeds out is people doing books only for themselves.

Traditional publishers will even get in on the game, only publishing an author who commits to buying a certain number of their own books.

Through its rapacious little - to - no profit strategy, it has not only challenged the supremacy of traditional retailers like Walmart, but has also put downward price pressure on companies across the economy, most notably in book publishing, where Amazon got its start.

The only place where the Bible and science conflict at all is the science of origins (if science it could be called), and that is only an issue if one insists that 1) genesis is absolutely literal; 2) genesis is the whole story and there is nothing more; 3) traditional assumptions about genesis are the only ones and there is no other way to understand the book.

I'm assuming the law suit would include bi people who want to have a multi-partner marriage, as this would be the only way to truly get the old religion - inspired traditional bigotry off the books while giving the bis full access to their right to the pursuit of happiness.

This change of convention is itself illustrative of the theme of the book; the traditional notation has been retained only where it is necessary to support the reasoning.

The Koran, by way of contrast, is the product of one single mind; not so the New Testament, which has all the variety of the Old, and is a «social» product, a «traditional» book — that is, a book enshrining traditions, letters, anecdotes, revelations, sayings, stories — and its unity is found only in its central affirmations, convictions, loyalties, and the general way of life which it reflects.

His 2011 book Love Wins, however, became not only a mainstream bestseller but one of the Christian world's most hotly debated issues of the year, as the megachurch pastor challenged traditional Christian beliefs on hell and the Cross.

Not only is this revised green bean casserole considerably healthier than your traditional recipe (it's even healthier than the version in my own book!)

Flash forward to this fall, and while doing research for a new book about New World foods spreading to the Old World, I learned that not only is the turkey beloved in France and England for Christmas, it's the traditional Christmas meal in Italy, too.

I read a book where a mother had a-one of her babies was born with several developmental disabilities - and she actually started, maybe when he was two - when she realized that he was plateau - ing in his progress with traditional medicine, she already had another baby and she started giving the two year old breast milk again and that was the only change she made; and started noticing huge milestones in his improvement.

Putting a child with special needs in a traditional classroom setting will only make things worse, according to Thomas Armstrong, author of the book «The Myth of the A.D.D. Child».

All you have to do is pay the salaries of civil servants even if it is the only thing you can do, be in the good books of traditional rulers and patronise as many local politicians as your ego allows.

With such a venomous critique of so many beloved celebrities and widely - used treatments (even multi-vitamins don't make the cut), one can only imagine that Dr. Offit isn't making the rounds on a traditional book tour, where angry mobs of chiropractors, homeopaths, Chinese medicine practitioners, and integrative medicine doctors would likely try to lynch him.

First explored in his 1983 book, Frames of Mind, Gardner's theory challenges the traditional view that intelligence is defined only by logical reasoning and verbal - linguistic abilities.

In the resulting book, I will develop the theoretical concept of «borderless education»; present a series of narrative portraits that examine how transnational actors engage with the structures, content, pedagogy, and purposes of education in conflict settings; explore how this transnationalism is distinct from traditional aid and may address challenges of access to learning in conflict settings; and investigate the implications not only for conflict settings but also other situations of uncertainty, be that economic, political, technological, or related to globalization processes.

Joyce and Showers (2002) report that only 5 % of traditional professional development programs (workshops with a lecture format, classes, conferences, reading books and journal articles) ever results in classroom implementation.

When I finished, I noticed something odd: there's only one traditional leadership book on my list, Jim Collins» Good to Great.

In this book, Mark Barnes introduces and outlines the Results Only Learning Environment — a place that embraces the final result of learning rather than the traditional methods for arriving at that result.

Can't happen in traditional because your book in ten years is long forgotten and only an accounting number in a ledger.

Unlike traditional publishers — who only take on a book if it has a chance of doing really well, either because the author has an established platform or because the book is in a very popular genre — I work on a lot of projects that probably won't be as successful.

Traditional publishing houses only publish one book from every 200 submitted manuscripts.

A writer will (in traditional publishing) sell the rights to publish their book, but they won't sell the actual copyright, and they might only sell for, say, North American publication.

No traditional publisher would survive in 2015 with only paper books and their old trade channels.

Whether you're unpublished, self - published, or working with a traditional publisher (like Random House), it's important to know that book royalties should only be one of your many streams of income.

Think traditional publishing or self - publishing are the only two ways to get your book into the world?

It's a travesty that Traditional publishing only pays authors 12.5 %, and the book is often only in the stores for six months.

I've decided to try the traditional route for one main reason: I've only got one book ready to go.

that Hugh»... achieved a feat few traditional authors have... inked a print - only contract with major publishers and retained the electronic rights to his own books (meaning all of his Amazon ebook sales are still his own).»

Quality control: a traditional publisher will set standards for the quality of your book, which means that your book will only get published if they think it's good.

We are also the only company to offer expanded distribution, similar to a traditional publisher, which puts your book in the hands of book buyers from Barnes & Noble, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and others, making it more inviting for retailers and libraries to order copies of your book for brick - and - mortar locations.

Traditional publishers have functioned under the idea that a book is only active and available new to readers for a short time.

The gates are wide open now, and the traditional gatekeepers can only hope to siphon off the best and most marketable books to keep themselves in business.

Almost all publishers only accept submissions through agents, so they are essential gatekeepers for anyone trying to sell a book in the traditional market rather than self - publishing.

NOTE: It's important to note that unlike exclusivity with a traditional publisher, the contract applies only to a specific book, and not to the author's work as a whole.

One of the great things about the Indie revolution is the only path to traditional publishing used to be work through an agent and have the book acquired.

If your book actually earns royalties, you don't receive that money for several months, because most traditional publishers only pay royalties every six months, and they typically cut the check a month or two after the royalty period ends.

The Big Five probably won't be interested in a BoomerLit book unless it's written by Cher, but you can still go the traditional route with a small or digital - only press.

Barnes & Noble may be attempting to charge publishers not only for traditional co-op (which usually means display on the New Releases table, Mother's Day table, etc.), but also for giving books any shelf space at all, including spine out.

And only have to sell about 11,000 books over the ten years to do that, compared to the 40,000 plus the traditional publisher had to sell.

I read both e books and traditional, but I have to say not only has my reading speed picked up but I'm getting more books read than ever and love the convenience of the e book experience.

More and more it seems traditional publishers are only interested in books capable of extremely high volume sales by authors with best sellers already on their resume.

It's a decision that no one had to make a few years ago, when the only alternative to traditional publishing was «vanity» publishing, where you forked over a lot of money for a pile of poorly constructed books that had your name on the cover.

Where it surpasses the Kindle is in screen resolution, which bumps up the rendering of text to the point where everything looks crisp, and that's only going to make it feel more akin to reading a traditional book.

Too often, traditional publishers see black romance authors and think their books would appeal only to black women.

Just know that we'd love to publish more books... but there are only so many slots in a year for a traditional publisher.

Literary Agent Undercover is only for authors who understand the benefits of traditional publishing: no financial risk because someone else is paying for the privilege of publishing your book; a higher quality product thanks to a top - notch editor and cover designer; more profit due to better sales, distribution, and publicity; subsidiary rights opportunities like merchandising, translations, TV, feature film, etc; increased credibility and more book reviews; and the ability to spend more time writing, promoting, and doing what you love.

Design at these electronic books quite traditional, is reported only about the raised crash - worthiness of the screen.

In a traditional career, you can get away with only writing and publishing one new book every few years.

3) Opening up backlist and some new products published by writers for readers to find can only HELP traditional publishing and their sales on the same author's books, since more readers can find the author.