Sentences with phrase «where readers and authors»

4) Fundamentally, it's going to be champions for indie authors as the driving force and indie authors as the hammer that brings the current revolution in books to a glorious conclusion (and hopefully a steady state where readers and authors and the ecosystem can create a win - win - win).

We're stepping out of running every promotion as a monthly stint, and driving the site to more of a community, where readers and authors have more interaction, bloggers and reviewers can connect and choose books based on availability, and education spans every aspect of self - publishing, from harnessing the power of social media to creating strong websites and platforms, and effective book marketing.

Not exact matches

It comes from author Jen Hatmaker's blog and Facebook page, where readers regularly chime in to share affirmations, funny anecdotes, and helpful parenting tips.

The authors don't go into great detail about the scientific basis of eating Paleo — because there are tons of other books and websites available that do this they say — but they provide a list of resources where readers can find more information.

About Blog Small Town Homestead where the author shares stories and ideas to encourage readers in their journey and teach them the knowledge and skills they need to homestead today for a better tomorrow.

About Blog Small Town Homestead where the author shares stories and ideas to encourage readers in their journey and teach them the knowledge and skills they need to homestead today for a better tomorrow.

This is where Fitzpatrick comes into play as ghostwriter, crafting the authors» stories or point of view on a subject through interviews and research, and translating it for readers.

There is also the Connected Educators Series website where readers can connect with all of the authors of the series, find more resources, and find real support for putting flipped leadership into practice.

There is also the Connected Educators Series website where readers can connect with all of the authors of the series, find more resources, and find real support for putting Edcamps into practice.

The blogger is placing ideas and concepts out into the blogosphere in an effort to start a virtual conversation where both parties, author & reader, benefit from the exchange.

Our job as author / publishers is to ensure our books are where the readers are, and today, the readers have chosen Amazon.

Think of Goodreads as a large library where authors and readers can wander and see everyone's bookshelves, reviews, and ratings of their favorite (or least favorite) books.

It is important to build a relationship with your readers, where they can respond to you and communicate with you as an author.

This will serve as a meeting ground for readers and authors where they can discuss issues pertaining to books they have read or are reading.

That's where sites like Bublish come in, bringing with them the opportunities for authors and readers to connect over like content and common interests in reading material.

From my personal experience, I haven't heard one friend or an acquaintance or a reader on the forums online where I lurk complaining that they can't find good books, but I have heard the same complaint over and over again from authors.

«The main thing was really to bring writers and readers together more and to offer a place where we can hear more of the voices of self - published authors in the retail setting.

That's why I'm excited to be at Goodreads, where we're helping solve the problem of choice for readers and helping authors get their books discovered.

Despite that we do not cherry pick books and we do not limit ourselves to already established authors C) We're sensible enough to realize that a win - win - win relationship / partnership where authors profit, where we profit, and where readers profit will benefit all parties much more than some arrangement where one party gets greedy and ends up losing its partners.

As we get closer and closer to the tipping point and less books are bought through physical places where debut authors find the bulk of their readers is going to change.

An author website, where you always have an avenue to connect with readers and provide them with information about you and your book, is yours.

I will say, however, that readers in general are more vocal than they used to be (mostly because there are now platforms for their reviews where there weren't before), and every author gets a few one - or two - star reviews.

With your help, libraries around the globe have a bright future as the nexus where writers, readers and authors come together to create, celebrate and enjoy books.

Readers got ta wan na read it, and this is where author participation comes in handy.

In an announcement on the Kindle Author Forums, the company said that the site would act as a «community where readers and writers come together around the creative process to make good stories great and great stories better.»

They used to operate their own store where people could order books and authors received a much higher royalty, and it also gave authors the ability to promote discount codes so readers and distributors could order discounted copies.

«No matter where you land (and believe me, I have been rock bottom before with many, many rejections),» Joanne commented, «hold on to the hope that God doesn't make mistakes, and the refining process is only going to equip you to be a better storyteller and a more tenderhearted author for your readers.»

You can join GoodReads, Shelfari, LinkedIn, Twitter, and all of the other social networking sites that are where readers gather, and you can post messages, and you can build your own author platform online, and you can build your brand as an author offline, too.

An eBook that allows an author to change section, to move up plot points depending on reader input, to change the entire setting based on a reader's location — that is a wholly different genre than that of regular books, and is obviously where we're heading (some of the more adventurous of us).

This is where you tell your potential readers about yourself, including your author website URL and bio.

The books were ready where they were supposed to be, we had bottled water and pens, volunteers offered help if we needed it, there was a program with a map of all the authors, and to my knowledge no readers were turned away.

I can tell you this: as the former director of the now - defunct Gravity Imprint for Booktrope, the books that sold the most were where the authors did everything on that list above — they interact with readers, build their platform, generously share others» posts and content, blog consistently, and have a clear, strong message.

5) We're focused on The Future of Books and on Envisioning, Manifesting, and Creating a world where Authors can connect to Readers easily, where they can sell their books to readers painlessly, and where they can find success and hapReaders easily, where they can sell their books to readers painlessly, and where they can find success and hapreaders painlessly, and where they can find success and happiness.

Is direct sales one of the baskets you think authors should consider, or do you believe the costs of not having those sales count toward rankings and having your books show up in the marketplaces where most readers browse outweigh the increased percentage of return on the sale?

The other crucial component here is to understand that it's not what they, the author, are most comfortable doing, but discovering where their readers are and connecting with them there, e.g., if their demographic skews younger, then Instagram and Pinterest are probably a better use of their time than Facebook.

She gets to offer her authors distribution through Lulu's retail partners like Amazon, iBookstore (SM), and NOOK Bookstore — where many readers already shop.

Before we sign off, can you tell us a little bit more about yourself, your history as an author, and where readers can find you online?

Using services like Mailchimp (our preferred provider for author websites we set up for clients) lets you set up an auto - mailing where new readers can easily subscribe to your blog and receive an elegant email notification on the days / times you specify to let readers know about new content.

Claim your URL, post a bit of information that directs readers to the websites where you are most active, and ensure that this essential piece of your author platform belongs to you — and not someone else who happens to have the same name.

Goodreads is a place where readers can share what books they have read, discover new books, learn more about books, and the authors who write them.

I'd much rather shift gears and focus on the issue of where publishers» and authors» interests overlap, and more importantly, where the READER fits into the overall equation.

I think where there is a deliberate personal attack on an author, it's best just to report it to Amazon but if we ask for a reader's opinion, I guess we can't complain when they take the trouble to sit down and write it and we aren't impressed!

This is important in an industry where businesses struggle to differentiate themselves to authors and readers, competing on royalties, distribution channels, services offered and general visibility.

Our goal is to create a place where readers can discover books and feel a sense of connection with authors and fellow fans.»

With all of the concern on the part of self - published authors about not being readily included in bookstores and libraries, the data shows that's simply not where readers are finding content.

With accusations hurled from both sides of the table — reviewers and authors alike — it can often feel like readers are caught in the middle, unsure of whom to believe where book reviews and book awards are concerned.

While progress has certainly been made — namely in the fact that more and more readers don't care how the book came about so long as it's a great read — there are still a few holdouts where indie authors don't garner the same respect or privileges that publishers and their authors can find.

«Over 25 million readers use Goodreads, and all our BookBaby authors will automatically be listed on the site, where readers can link to bookstores to purchase, write reviews, and share with their friends on social media.»

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