Sentences with phrase «while authors and publishers»

It would keep 30 % of the proceeds, while authors and publishers will split the remaining 70 %.

L. McMaken 11-22-11 Cincinnati, OH While some authors and publishers aren't very happy (a few are quite angry) about Amazon's new eBook Lending Library, marketers are quite happy.

While some authors and publishers aren't very happy (a few are quite angry) about Amazon's new eBook Lending Library, marketers are quite happy.

Schroeder, a former Colorado Congresswoman, said, «While authors and publishers know how useful Google's search engine can be and think the Print Library could be an excellent resource, the bottom line is that under its current plan Google is seeking to make millions of dollars by freeloading on the talent and property of authors and publishers.»

and its partners will accomplish a similar catalytic industry change for e-books by allowing consumers to experience and access books in new ways while authors and their publishers will be given more insights, data and control.»

True, consumers probably save a few dollars while authors and publishers may lose some sales from a used book market.

Not exact matches

Since then, he has spent most of his time editing for publishers, non-profits, authors and aspiring writers while raising his two children.

While this strategy works just fine for large publishers that already have established brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such as Mashable or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts with great content on your client's website, but the missing link is getting journalists, contributors, authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content so that they can link to it when writing relevant stories / articles.

While I am on the subject of the publishing industry, let me make one little tiny suggestion to publishers and book agents: Please, out of respect and courtesy to the authors who submit books to you, don't you think it would be wise to create a little form letter that you send to authors whose books you reject?

Note: While I did receive a complimentary copy of this book for review, I was not paid by the publisher or author to review and feature it.

I recieved this book from the publisher and while I'll be skipping over the author's nutritional recommendations, the recipes look really tasty to me; it's also beautifully photographed and I am a sucker for pretty cookbooks.

While the author is a no - show, her publisher, critics, educators, fans, and cast members sing her praises.

The policy makes rights sharing with publishers and self - archiving the default, while allowing faculty to waive Harvard's license on a case - by - case basis, at the author's discretion.

While print on demand appeals to a wide variety of authors and publishers, authors and publishers should evaluate their options and decide what works for them.

The WOOL OMNIBUS was selling well enough for me to quit my day job and make a go of it as a full - time author, while at the same time, major publishers were making incredible offers for the rights to my book.

Other major publishers may be content to reap record profits off the growth of ebook sales while paying authors practically nothing for digital books with far lower production and distribution costs, but we wouldn't feel right doing that.

While you may not be able to call yourself an indie publisher unless you own an actual publishing company, I think you * can * call yourself an indie author if you are maintaining control of your work and putting it out independently, but anyway, sorry about rehashing old stuff there.

While Weinstein doesn't see corporate publishing going away, ever, he does think the business is at «an enormous transition point» and that the outsourcing major publishers have been doing for years — forcing agents to do more editing, going with outside PR, telling authors they need to take hold of their own marketing — will mean that more agencies, and others, will jump into the publishing fray.

While it's easy to get a manscript thrown together and printed through a service like CreateSpace, this author wanted it to be the same quality of a traditional publisher.

As authors and business owners, self - publishers need to toe that line between acquiring new readers while also maintaining a high perceived value for their books — so Midnight Publishing cautions against pricing a book that low unless it's for a limited time and coincides with another type of discount or special, like Amazon's Kindle Countdown Deals.

Plus, ASI was apparently on the block for a while with no buyer, so I find Penguin's CEO John Makinson's claim odd, as reported by Publisher's Lunch, that he expects there will be a «new and growing category of professional authors who are going to gravitate towards the ASI solution rather than the free model.»

We deliver essential book development, book printing and binding services with one aim: to help first - time and veteran self - publishers get to market while retaining their authors» rights and full control over their work.

BookBub is a service that helps readers discover books they'll love while providing publishers and authors with a way to drive sales and find new fans.

Author, agents, and publishers can argue all they want while the industry watchers report on it, but at the end of the day, the reader simply does not care how the book was published.

While libraries are concerned with meeting their budgets and offering relevant content in a way that keeps patrons looking to their libraries for material, publishers have to ensure that their authors are compensated and that they continue to earn enough of a profit to keep their doors open.

Traditional publishers have disrespected authors and underpaid them for decades, while at the same time fleecing their readers.

Based on the author's extensive reporting — and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading «lifestyle» publisher — SHAM shows how thinly credentialed «experts» now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy.

While Wattpad has been likened in the past to becoming the new «slush pile» due to the high number of stories and authors that have been picked up by traditional publishers and have even reached the top of the bestseller lists in several countries, one of the lesser known innovations is the amount of Wattpad content that has been adapted for film, including serialized television shows and feature - length films, particularly in foreign markets.

Some authors are even selling the rights to some of their books to traditional publishers while keeping control of others, or selling print rights and keeping those to e-books.

While authors are seeking better tools to craft and market their work, publishers and other businesses are seeking proven automated solutions that can credibly deliver new content and revenue streams.

While writing and publishing your own book can be sufficient reward, regardless of money, there are plenty of author - publishers who are earning a good living and more, from their self - published books.

All told, RG - NTPP's investigations and subsequent findings indicate an industry on the cusp: The traditional publishing mode by which publishers fronting authors a cut of money then handle publishing and marketing, all the while hoping for the best on the buyer's market, is in transition.

And while we believe it's important that publishers and even authors attend publishing industry events like LBF14, sometimes you just can't fly half way across the worAnd while we believe it's important that publishers and even authors attend publishing industry events like LBF14, sometimes you just can't fly half way across the worand even authors attend publishing industry events like LBF14, sometimes you just can't fly half way across the world.

While big publishers have larger budgets and more influence with bookstores, indie authors get to keep all their profits.

Publishers responded to the rise of self - publishing by aligning themselves with the scam factory that is Authors Solutions (which David Gaughran covers brilliantly and damningly here), while the men's grooming industry is choosing to mimic these upstarts and even embrace the challenge:

While the author should be willing to create an index if requested, paying the publisher to do it is ridiculous, and this language should be stricken from the contract.

The difference is that Amazon has opened the gates and leveled the playing field for many thousands of talented indie authors while both bookstore and publishers have kept the gates closely guarded.

While authors and agents have stood firm on their position that the standard rate of 25 % (which refers to the percentage of net profits authors receive on e-books sold) must change, publishers haven't budged.

Authors who are working with small - to mid-sized publishers, or whose work is self - published, can't topple Rowlings from her perch while Harry Potter is everywhere — in movie theaters and in every nook and cranny of the media — all at the same time.

Self - published authors stress the importance of placing titles with every available distributor, while publishers and their pundits worry about how much of the book market Amazon currently controls.

Today's announcement is also a call to all authors and publishers to enroll their books in Kindle MatchBook — offering customers great value while adding a new revenue stream

Bookstores and publishers claim they are on the side of authors while Amazon is robbing royalties.

Note: If you're an indie author, you'll want to use IngramSpark as it provides services to self - publishers, while Lightning Source is the division of Ingram that handles POD for trade publishers, retailers and libraries.

But while everyone else here is taking author's creative content and using it to make an income, we indie authors are supporting ourselves by not giving our rights or work away to publishers, doing everything ourselves, taking control over our own marketing platforms, and urging other authors to do the same.

While there are clear steps, benefits, and drawbacks to the distinctly separate models of self - publishing and traditional publishing, hybrid publishing allows authors and publishers to take what they want from each model in order to create a tailored, innovative approach to publishing, which offers mutual benefits to all parties involved.

E-book giveaways have been available for Amazon Publishing authors while the program was in beta mode and more recently — since May — for all traditional publishers.

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher, Book Publicist and Social Media Strategist While Smith Publicity is old - hat at the more industry - specific BookExpo (formerly Book Expo America), the consumer - facing BookCon two - day event which connects readers with the authors and publishers they love was a new, exciting adventure for us!

While I foresee authors gaining more value as the Internet facilitates easier self publishing and cheaper direct marketing, there is no reason why anyone should necessarily benefit to a greater extent than publishers.

These publishers are meeting the demand romance fans have for new and more readily available content, while also meeting the needs of romance authors who wish to connect with their fans at a much faster rate than they could under traditional print publishing models.

«By opening up our proven digital distribution platform, we now provide these services, while giving authors and publishers full control of their content and revenue streams and a deep understanding of how readers are engaging with their content.