Sentence examples for control of book from inspiring English sources

Scholastic retained control of book publishing and the TV series, but gave Parachute Press merchandising rights to the series.

This control stifles the free flow of ideas, and along with Amazon's lopsided control of book sales in America, forms the basis of Preston's and Authors United's cry of "monopoly!" Why should you care about this?

Mosca's world, meanwhile, was partly inspired by 18th century England, with the Company of Stationers and their fierce control of books stemming from a university (she studied English at Oxford) essay on an early printing press - the Strawberry Hill Press.

The control of the book's author over how we read is not absolute; tire of a bad book and one can always turn its pages to find the sexy or interesting bits, like the owner of a video recorder pausing or fast-forwarding a dull film.

He vowed to take revenge on his publisher and to regain control of his book.

If you surrender to intrigue and suspense as a writer, you will eventually lose control of the book.

The reports by The Associated Press are the second time in recent weeks that Simon & Schuster, part of Viacom, has lost control of a book under wraps.

Almost from that moment, in Branch's telling, the reader has the sensation of watching history escape the control of the book's two main characters.

I am in control of my book, I can change the price, change the cover and the content if the need occurs.

People are publishing books on their own because they choose to--because they see opportunities in the market and want a bigger share of the pie than publishers offer; because they want full control of their book; for some, because they just want a relic of their work to share with friends and family.

However, publishers worry that this may degrade customers' and libraries' perceptions about the value of books.E-lending may reduce publishers' control of their books, but it also takes power away from libraries.