Sentences with phrase «treat authors right»

Thing is, my layman's view is that it's unfortunate that the Fletchers of the world don't put the same amount of effort into doing something different in the small press publishing arena, but designed to treat an author RIGHT.

Not exact matches

Not only have cars become more complex and expensive, but many dealers still can't get it right when it comes to treating their customers fairly and with respect,» said Jack Gillis, CFA's director of public affairs and author of «The Car Book 2013.»
Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman, an author on the study from University of Malaya, Malaysia, said: «In recent years, compulsory drug detention centres in Malaysia and across Asia have come under scrutiny and question over their lack of effectiveness in treating addiction and their human rights transgressions.
Through cognitive training, male students can however be taught how to «read» the right sexual cues better, says lead author Teresa Treat of the University of Iowa in the US.
Although further research into A-CRA's efficacy in treating various combinations of substance use and psychiatric disorders is warranted, the authors argue that there's no reason for providers to wait when it comes to offering comprehensive treatment to adolescents who could benefit from their help right now.
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The acclaimed science fiction author has written that practicing homosexuals should not be treated as equal citizens and has described gay rights as a «collective delusion.»
Reactions have ranged from outrage and disgust that once again self - published authors were being treated as amateurs, wannabes, and «aspiring authors,» to anger at indie authors for trying to liken their plight to the civil rights movement with Howey's choice of title and comments along the lines of, «It's like shades of Jim Crow when blacks had to sit in the back of the bus...» [1.
Even if the naysayers are right and self - published titles are always objectively worse than traditionally published titles, at least with a self - publisher you can count on the publisher treating the author with respect.
(And by the way, I'm rooting for * any * platform or company that gives authors a fair shake, whether it's Amazon, iTunes, B&N, Kobo, small - to medium - size presses, some new distribution system being dreamed up right now in someone's back bedroom, or even any of the Big 5 publishers willing to significantly change their contract terms and treat authors more equitably.)
To me, Amazon is treating Indy authors as true authors with promoting us right alongside the big name authors.
No wonder publishers feel suddenly sidelined and frequently blamed for what many self - publishing authors complain are standard industry practices: paying authors too little; providing them with next to no details about their sales; locking down their rights for punishingly long periods of time; treating authors, in some instances, as talented airheads.
Savvy authors treat audiobooks as unique and valuable creations in their own right, not as an afterthought.
An author who is exclusively self - publishing new titles while trying to get backlist rights reverted from traditional publishers will be treated identically to an author choosing to be both self - published and traditionally published.
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