Sentences with phrase «who self»

With literally 100s of thousands of new books coming out each year, it is virtually impossible for an unknown author who self - publishes to get a «free» review by one of the traditional book review organizations.

But as you pointed out, that doesn't necessarily mean you've written a better book than a writer who self - publishes.

It seems to me that writers who self - publish are happier than those going through the conventional route.

Below is an excerpt from an interview with Colleen Hoover, a New York Times bestselling author who self - published several novels, including Slammed several years ago.

Authors who self - publish through Amazon's KDP and Createspace lready receive monthly royalties.

It will help both your readers and non-fiction writers who self - publish.

I have known indie authors who self - publish to get their own accounts with Baker & Taylor, but they have had to warehouse their own books even though B&T was the sales channel.

Sometimes people who self - publish are so eager to sell their books that they are perceived to be too pushy by bookstore contacts.

The responsibility for that quality belongs solely to the author who self - pubs.

Nevertheless, of those who self - published, 86 % said they would do so again.

But there are times, as is the case with Kim Linwood, where you get a first - time author who self - publishes a book and gets the kind of sales that earns her some 100K month.

All writers, especially those who self - publish, have to decide: Are we writing and publishing just for ourselves?

Mr. Greenfield spends his time in this article opining on the fact that the only people making money are the traditionally published authors and a few outliers who self - published.

Those of us who self - publish are nimble.

Conversely, a writer who self - publishes an original work is unambiguously the author because that writer both created and owns that work.

The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is the professional association for authors who self - publish.

But we found it useful in ALLi to make a distinction between the person who self - publishes a book for family or friends or for personal expression and who doesn't really expect to sell a lot of books, and the person who wants to make this their career, who wants to actually become a full - time working writer and publisher.

The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is the professional association for authors who self - publish, and their advisors and partners.

Several of them landed publishing deals with publishers and one of them became a hybrid author who self - published and traditionally published their book at the same time.

Sherratt, who self - published before being signed to Thomas & Mercer, told The Bookseller that when she signed with Amazon Publishing she «accepted that my books might never hit the shops, so I didn't expect to see them anywhere».

Luckily, traditional publishers have never shut the door on people who self - publish their books.

An author who self - publishes can put his book up for sale almost as soon as he types the last word.

We talk a lot about authors who self - publish their own work here on BookWorks.

So only authors who self - publish and reach readers directly are considered.

The answer to that is simple: authors who self - published and small presses like NRP are writing and publishing e-books people want to read.

And there's a stigma I think, a bias against literary authors who self - publish because they're posting stuff up on Amazon or hiring printers or print - on - demand or whatever just so they can satisfy some kind of need for vanity.

For those of you who haven't read it, it was basically a post giving my take on someone else's condemnation of those of us who self - publish or publish through small and micro presses because we are, according to this person, killing literature.

What I'd like to see is a break down of authors who self - publish one or two titles and then nothing else.

I am also proud of those who self - publish with pride and pleasure, and take care to get the product right, even when they have had to accept they are unlikely to be taken on commercially.

I have a long term client with Flood Manuscripts who self - pubbed a hardback verse novel, offset printed, and took it on the road to sell — door to door!

Though self - publishing has a great indie, renegade spirit to it, and accounts for a thriving and valuable part of the market, being a major house's author gives a writer an instant credibility that those who self - publish have to work harder to achieve.

According to Maas, those of us who self - publish or small press publish are the freight class.

There was a time where any writer who self - published a book was thought to do so only because he or she had written a book no publisher wanted to publish.

Cora Carmack, who self - published her book, Losing It, saw her book rise to number 18 in the New York Times bestseller list without it even having a print edition.

But if you are a hybrid author — an author who self - publishes and is traditionally published — chances are that you are a cut above most of the authors out there, certainly new authors.

Check out Christopher Paolini who self - pubbed before getting picked up, or Lisa Genova's Still Alice — recent examples, but lots more!

The term is usually given to authors who self - publish first, then a traditional publisher prints hard copies after the book has proven successful.

Our annual literary awards was established to honor writers who self - published or had their books published by a subsidy publisher, small press, u.... more

One author, who self - pubbed her first book at the end of July had sold 39,000 books by September 1, and she claimed she got «lucky».

Surely it makes economic sense to work within your specialty - and authors who self - publish (or want to) are the ones who would benefit most.

Founded by trade - published author turned indie Orna Ross, the Alliance of Independent Authors is a non-profit professional association for authors who self - publish.

In Part 1: An industry of opportunity, Sophie Playle explored who self - publishes, why and how self - publishing has developed over the years, and what this means for editorial freelances.

Until yesterday, authors who self - published through Amazon's KDP Select Program received royalties each month based on the number of times their e-Books were borrowed through Kindle Unlimited, a $ 9.99 per month library-esque subscription service, and the Kindle Lending Library, an Amazon Prime membership perk.

The majority of people who self pub their work are often not experienced writers who are familiar with the market.

So, Dave wishes those who self - publish luck.

Even after we're published, the need to come up with back cover blurbs remains, especially for those who self - publish.

ALLi is a nonprofit association of authors from around the world who self - publish their books.

I'm picking up the idea that because a lot of self - published work is poor (And as somebody who is clearly self - publishing their own articles here, I can see why you think self - published writing is bad) you are concluding that anybody who self - publishes is generating poor writing?

This is especially true for indie authors who self - publish their works to ebook.

When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self - identifies as the «perk» and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell - bent on preventing another tragedy.