Sentences with phrase «working with a traditional publisher does»

An author working with a traditional publisher does not have to build relationships in the book supply chain, because the publisher already has them.

Not exact matches

It's fairly well - known that self - publishing once carried a stigma (some would argue it still does), and that it was considered primarily a fall - back plan for authors who couldn't find an agent or traditional publisher to work with them.

Many are hybrid authors — they work with traditional publishers while also doing some indie work.

Unless you are getting a huge offer, meaning up into six figures or more, you do not have the clout at the moment to negotiate with a traditional publisher in any way that will allow you to keep your rights on your work.

They said that Self Published authors were putting in just as much work and doing all the same things as Authors who are combined with a Traditional Publisher.

In this new world, my gut sense (meaning a wild guess) is that writers will be taking control over more and more aspects of sales, rights, and publishing of their work as they learn how to do it themselves, even when working with traditional publishers.

Even with traditional publishers, it's more and more common to see an author marketing his own works rather than being able to rely on their publisher to do the job.

If getting published traditionally doesn't especially help you to get your books on the shelves of stores (unless you are talented, awesome, hard - working, and lucky enough to be a Jim Butcher), then you've got a legitimate reason to question whether you want to roll the dice with traditional publishers (who absolutely offer many great advantages), or get 70 % royalties on your indie ebooks and get paid 80 % of your print book's list price (minus the cost of POD printing) with your print - on - demand book via Lightning Source and their 20 % short discount option — which gets you right into Amazon.com and other online bookstores, just like the big boys do.

I did sign with an agent and I am anxious to sign that first deal with a traditional publisher that he is working to line up for me because I see value in getting hard copies into bookstores and gaining access to the international markets that would be difficult to penetrate as an indie - only writer.

If you don't mind sharing, what were your biggest points of disillusionment when working with traditional publishers?

Maybe they'll self - publish things that are particular of the moment, while working with traditional publishers on projects that don't need to be out immediately.

As part of the publishing programme, the BWA's substantial network of experts, agents and publishers (we do not work with vanity publishers and this programme will not involve self - publishing) will work with the author in an intensive way according to the their needs, to ensure the authors work is published by a traditional publisher, but not necessarily via the traditional route and that's where the difference lies.

First, if you really, really want to work with a traditional publisher, we don't recommend that you self - publish in order to find one.

Having published more than a dozen books — nonfiction and fiction — with both traditional and often prestigious publishers as well as on my own, I have a very good sense of the demands of book promotion and was delighted to have the chance to work with Smith Publicity who did a fine job with my Sino - American Tales series of historical novels

Dear, Dear Authors... if you are going to do the work of writing a book... you are going to market you book — NO ONE else is — thinking that another publisher — traditional or the pay - to - publish crowd will — it is today's author fantasyland... if you don't land a deal with a traditional publisher..

You did these things on your own if you self - published or in concert with your publisher if you worked with a traditional publishing house.

Doing your own book indie takes far, far less time than working with a traditional publisher on the same book.

With the emergence of self - publishing so many authors who normally would not be able to get their work out there are able to do so without a traditional publisher.

Honestly, so do I. I'd love to see traditional publishers continue — with good author contracts and with an acknowledgement that they work in partnership with authors rather than believing that writers are necessary idiots.

Scott Berkun has enjoyed fame and fortune as an author working with a traditional publisher (O'Reilly), so why did he venture into the world of self - publishing for his latest book, Mindfire?

Or, if you have a traditional publisher with a staff publicist assigned to your title, you'll soon discover that there's only so much your hard - working in - house publicist can do in the limited amount of time available for your book.

You don't have to look very far at all to realise they're not looking for a publishing deal and have no interest in working with traditional publishers.

Do you prefer working directly with the author (and the author only), or working under the structure of a traditional publisher and interacting with the author, the editorial team, the marketing department, etc..?

(For one thing, a self - published author is able to reject covers they don't like, which is rarely an option when working with traditional publishers.)

Also, having a publisher doesn't mean they're going to be pimping your work for you, so in a lot of ways you'd have to do the same stuff if not more marketing wise with a traditional publisher, making sure you have enough preorders and all that.