Anybody know anything or had dealings with the guys at discovered authors? Link below;
www.discoveredauthors.co.uk
Steve
www.discoveredauthors.co.uk
Steve
Generally though, marketing of Discovered Authors undergoes the following pattern:
* Press releases through appropriate media
* Selective advertising through the UK book wholesalers to independent bookstores
* Availability on both US and UK Amazon sites
* Mailshots – BookForce UK have an expansive list of in-house data bases covering a wide range of interest groups which are used for individual book promotion
* Email or google advertising campaigns promoting selected titles
victoriastrauss said:Yup. Got a file on Robin Price.
- Victoria
victoriastrauss said:Ugh, they're recycling those myths about famous people who supposedly self-published.
- Victoria
That file is part of Alexa. It's a web-tracking software suite that collects data about visits to web sites. See Wikipedia for more info.soloset said:You mean besides the fact that their website apparently tries something fishy when you visit it? My Spysweeper suggested it had to block something called "EO.EXTREME-DM.COM" from the site, anyway.
UrsusMinor said:Beatrix Potter and DH Lawrence are from such a different period in publishing that they are irrelevant in any case.
Duncan J Macdonald said:That file is part of Alexa. It's a web-tracking software suite that collects data about visits to web sites. See Wikipedia for more info.
Alexa runs on the server, and deposits odd code on machines that hit the server. Keep sweeping, and keep your definitions current!soloset said:Yep, that's what I thought, too. Only I don't have Alexa installed on my computer? I swept throughly after getting the message but the only thing being flagged on my computer is my AW cookie.
just_a_girl said:I have a friend who had her book on discovered authors. It did absolutely nothing for her career. No big agent or publisher contacted her.
I am now trying NOT to imagine shy, sheltered Beatrix Potter selling handpainted copies of Two Bad Mice door-to-door from a handcart, and D.H. Lawrence, pockets stuffed with octavos, sidling up to passersby outside Foyles, muttering 'psst, 300 pages of deep unspoken urges of the soil, guvnor?'James D. Macdonald said:Beatrix Potter wasn't trying to publish, and D.H. Lawrence's self-published material was legally obscene (no publisher could touch it).
just_a_girl said:Does anyone know if they are related to Flame Books, also based in the UK?
Huh! I was just looking at the Competition Rules and I don't understand number 6:victoriastrauss said:
Roger J [B said:6.[/B] Entrants into the Previously Published category must enter a work that has not been previously published.
Anybody want to give that one a shot?
Can I be very bold as a total newbie to this forum and try to put everyone's mind at ease over Discovered Authors and their competition?
I have two books published with this company under their mainstream imprint, D A Diamonds. I was originally self- published with the company from the deepest pit of hell but was 'head-hunted ' by DA after getting excellent reviews and sales.
This is a totally legitimate and fast- growing new company which is run by a team of highly professional ex-Random House employees, that work their socks off to promote my books. I feel very well looked after indeed.
Sorry to sound like a pr plant for them. I am not , though I am one of their authors but this is a genuine company looking for a different way to publish books. Their competition is no different to a scout looking for new talented authors and is judged fairly. A well established and acclaimed author friend of mine was chosen this year as part of the judging panel and I know how seriously she took her task.
I left another writers forum , drowned by the sheer depressing weight of cynicism and negativity. I am hoping Absolute Writers is different! I am sure you are !