I would rather have someone with a deep
understanding of the publishing industry and a modicum of statistical know - how than a Harvard Phd in statistics who doesn't understand the basics about the book biz.
There are countless writers that used to have a trade publishing contract and decided it might be more lucrative to take their firm
understanding of the publishing industry and try out self - publishing.
Besides this he has a thorough
understanding of the publishing industry, from commissioning to sales and marketing, which is probably what you're more interested in.
However, that's no reason to be discouraged; building up your author brand, upping
your understanding of the publishing industry, and investing in good book publicity will help tip you into the black over time.
The assumption an eBook * should * be that cheap is based on poor
understanding of publishing industry economics.
But hey, sometimes it's not simply about passivity, it's about a lack of marketing knowledge,
understanding of the publishing industry, real life, health issues, desire, and let's face it, time.
Our team incorporates the experience of book promotion and
understanding of the publishing industry to ensure that publishers, publicists and authors will be working with a team that understands the unique opportunities and challenges of the publishing industry.
Rob has an extensive
understanding of the publishing industry.
Not exact matches
«The Story So Far», an interesting new report by Bill Grueskin, Ava Seave, and Lucas Graves
published by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School, presents a great tour d'horizon
of the business
of online news in the U.S., and is an important contribution to our
understanding of where the private news
industry might be heading.
Per the job posting: «The ideal candidate will have 3 + years PR / Communications experience with some
understanding of the advertising and
publishing industries.»
The new study,
published in the peer - reviewed journal Anthrozoös, analyzed two decades
of English - speaking film trailers from the period 1993 - 2013 to
understand the modern use
of primate «actors» in the film
industry.
A lot
of my self -
publishing clients tell me they don't
understand what happens in the mainstream
publishing industry's editorial process.
All
of her experience in the
publishing industry has led Ms. Ferguson to a deep
understanding of how to make the author / agent connection a win - win deal for everyone involved.
A
publishing veteran, Lucienne has superb
industry knowledge, numerous editor relationships, and a keen
understanding of the foreign rights market.
Similarly, I agree that the line between hobbyist writer and professional writer has been blurred by a few factors: the ease
of self -
publishing, as you point out; but also the degradation in education and
understanding of language, literature, and standards
of good storytelling; and let's not forget the massive
industry built around the «amateur struggling writer.»
Barbara Freethy, Bella Andre, and Hugh Howey presented their
understanding of the state
of the
industry where self -
published authors are concerned.
And with the income potential
of both female authors and self -
published authors on the rise, it's no wonder that mainstays
of the
industry are looking for ways to dismiss and discredit the popularity
of a model which they don't
understand and can not fathom appreciating.
Before any author gets too invested in writing a novel and / or trying to sell it, I think it's useful to build a basic
understanding of how the
publishing industry works.
It would be better to use the
industry -
understood techniques
of polishing the presentation, and the usual (and essential)
publishing techniques
of editing, proofing, QAing, etc, which must be added to the equation.
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.
We bring to all projects not only technical expertise, but also a deep
understanding of the book
publishing industry and online book marketing.
Authors walked in to the store each week and Chandler was frustrated by the mistakes she witnessed: lack
of editing, amateur cover designs that clearly looked self -
published, books priced inappropriately, and authors lacking a marketing plan or an
understanding about the
publishing industry.
With over 28 years» experience in the
publishing industry, we
understand the pain points felt by stakeholders at each stage
of the
publishing process — from researchers preparing their manuscripts to peer reviewers and publishers requiring perfect XML.
The biggest lesson here for me was to make sure that everyone I work with
understands the realities
of the
publishing industry.
Unless there will be a stripe painted down the middle
of the conference, relegating the traditional
industry to one side and the self -
publishing industry to the other, the intention
of the event is to empower anyone who has any involvement at all in the world
of books to better
understand the nature
of the
industry in its current climate.
One notable feature
of the author - centric self -
publishing movement is the
understanding that indie authors and companies are moving the entire
industry forward at a rapid pace, while only a few holdouts in the traditional
industry are digging their heels in and refusing to follow the crowd.
Now that I work in the
publishing industry I have a better
understanding of the differences.
To the second point, it's entirely possible the same
industry that wants you to continue to believe all
of that also believe it themselves, which could be why they still don't quite
understand — as a collective whole — what happened to their business model when Amazon opened up ebooks to self -
published authors.
The other is the quantification and
understanding of the size and scope
of publishing, which can be accomplished only by counting
industry output — which can not be done without some form
of identifier, a tag.
What I really liked about this book was the way Levine explains everything in easy to
understand terms and gives a realistic view
of the self
publishing industry minus the hype.
The retailers» «rules» and best practices for self -
publishing are ever - changing — and the advice is ever - conflicting — so we need to have an
understanding of why we're choosing certain paths so we can adapt as the
industry changes.
While
industry experts speculate away on what this will mean for digital
publishing in terms
of other authors going it alone as Rowling has done, it's important to
understand that not everyone has the financial and literary clout that Rowling brings to the decision - making table.
When you self -
publish, you have no
understanding of how the
publishing industry works and you never will.
Some admit they lack marketing savvy, they don't fully
understand the mechanics
of the
publishing industry, and they feel frustrated by the fact that marketing and promoting their work falls more on them than on the «small army»
of people who supposedly have a vested interest in their success.
While I
understand that price pressures in the
publishing industry are crushing, each
of these books was selling for upwards
of $ 25 at retail, yet felt insubstantial at best.
They are staffed by people who have some kind
of background in the book
publishing industry and
understand the market challenges you will face.
In my personal opinion, as someone who has been in and around the indie and small press
publishing industry for 14 + years, trademarking a specific word or combo
of words in order to prevent them from being used in a book title and / or series is both in bad form and shows a deep misunderstanding
of the concepts
of copyright infringement and writing to market as well as a lack
of understanding of the book
publishing world in general.
Our team has been impressed by the Firebrand consultants; their knowledge
of the
publishing industry and
understanding of the challenges companies like ours face gives them an ability to develop solutions that solve our business needs.
So I bring both
industry experience and a thorough
understanding of publishing trends to the table.
Yet what a lot
of indie authors don't
understand is that we need to know the
industry before we
publish.
A person who designs a book cover must
understand the dynamics
of the
publishing industry.
Make sure they
understand the
publishing industry; otherwise, you may end up with a huge inventory
of books.
Basically when someone decides to self -
publish, if they can afford to, they will look for help, and having a VAA certificate might be attractive it might not, but at least it shows that we have an
understanding of the
industry.
And if and when the
publishing industry finally begins to
understand the price / volume trade off and Amazon sells the same books for $ 4.99, the writers will sell a even more
of them and do just fine (especially if the publishers» share is squeezed).
Seasoned authors and people in the
publishing industry understand that it takes consistent dedication, focus and passion to fuel your books marketing machine, which ultimately is the key factor to you selling books and finding any measure
of success.
Understanding the direction the
publishing industry has been going as
of late, Insomnia decided to distance itself from the traditional
publishing model in some ways.
Our
Industry Standards Checklist for a Professionally
Published Book is a separate initiative: a standards checklist for any book published using any publishing business model, with the goal of helping publishers and authors understand the elements of a professionally publis
Published Book is a separate initiative: a standards checklist for any book
published using any publishing business model, with the goal of helping publishers and authors understand the elements of a professionally publis
published using any
publishing business model, with the goal
of helping publishers and authors
understand the elements
of a professionally
publishedpublished book.
She is constantly working with companies involved in all angles
of the
publishing industry, so she has a deep
understanding not only
of the editorial side, but the cover design, formatting, sales, printing, and distribution sides as well.
This piece
of post is very easy to
understand and will go a long way to help me to be able to market my books as a new person in the
publishing industry
Understand the business
of being a well - informed author in the
publishing industry.