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Giving It Away [Guest Post]

The followng is a guest post by Grant Piercy. Check out Grant’s previous guest post, Quoting Lyrics and Dodging Copyright Issues. Want to submit a guest post? Read our overview and drop us a line!

It might interest you to know that even though I consider myself a writer and an author, I’ve never submitted a manuscript to a legacy publisher. Neither have I ever attempted to get an agent for representation. This might seem like a strange approach for a so-called writer and author, but this is the way of the world now. It’s not just the state of the publishing industry, but the state of most mass media outlets.

Over a decade ago, Napster was forced to close down by a U.S. District court, and was only truly active for about two years in its original form. By then, the damage was done. Napster exposed an unfair pricing model for the music industry. People wanted music, single songs most of the time, but were always forced to purchase entire albums (usually with sub-par content) for anywhere between $13 and $20, depending on the chain store (most of which are now out of business, after having put many small, independent record stores out of business themselves). Napster showed the true power of the Internet — sharing information and media content between a host and thousands of users. And it was all free.

This all seems like ancient history now — a mere reality of a zeitgeist that’s been in upheaval since the start of the new millennium. Music was just the beginning. With increased networking capabilities and the availability of high-speed, broadband internet in the years since, enormous files are downloaded in mere seconds — where megabytes in the old Napster days used to possibly take hours. Music, movies, radio, television shows, podcasts, books — they’re all available from anyone who wants to give them away.

Then there’s the legacy distributors: music labels, movie studios, and book publishers. It started with music, which already had a nice free component in radio and television distribution (at least when MTV played music). Movie studios and television networks got scared (rightly) that it would soon be as viable to pirate movies and shows as it had been to pirate music. The RIAA and MPAA began to go after these pirates pretty hard. What they really did was show the contempt they had for people who were fans of their products, and here’s why: they were prosecuting people for being fans.

All of this changed the way people looked at consuming mass media. Whether they wanted to admit it or not, the model for marketing any kind of media product to consumers had changed. Book publishers were unphased to start — the first generation Kindle e-reader didn’t hit the market until 2008. And Amazon and the Kindle are really the reason most of us are so ready to dive into the self-publishing pool instead of going through the tedious process of legacy publishing.

I remember researching the world of legacy publishing after I’d completed my first manuscript, which thankfully I’ve never taken it upon myself to publish. No, it wasn’t a good manuscript, and would’ve been rejected outright by pretty much any legitimate legacy publisher, probably while laughing. The process of submitting my work to both publishers and agents seemed overly daunting and humiliating. How many rejection letters would I have to endure before I’d get the answer I was looking for? Truth is, with the work I had, I’d never get an agent, or a publisher… and if I did, how long before the book actually went on sale? After signing a contract, it still usually takes an ungodly amount of time until you’re published. That manuscript sits on my shelf still.

But I’m not the only one. Far more talented people than me had manuscripts sitting on their shelves when Amazon asked for people to publish books independently with themPut it on sale in our Kindle store! they said. I also remember reading about Amanda Hocking when her e-books were blowing up. She’d never attracted legacy attention — then she self-published through Amazon and various other outlets and became a pretty big success. I follow her on Twitter because she’s hilarious and I want her to be my best friend, but that’s beside the point. Beyond that, she’s the golden example we all look to – – the model we aspire to: the successful, self-published nobody.

Around 2009, I read a post in a forum that really changed my vision of what I wanted to accomplish in a career as a writer. That post is here — and it’s from one of the most forward thinking musicians of the past three decades, of whom I am an enormous fan. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (okay, he IS Nine Inch Nails, not just OF Nine Inch Nails) had already experimented with a few models of new marketing. Before leaving his label, he partnered with 42 Entertainment out of his own pocket to create the Year Zero experience, an alternate reality game centered around his 2007 album of the same name. After jettisoning from his label and going the indie route, he made a collection of instrumental music called Ghosts that he put out for $5 – about 2 hours of music. Only about a month or two after that release, he gave away an album called The Slip for free, as a thank you to fans who supported him throughout his career.

The publishing world has similar stories from names like Barry Eisler and J.A. Konrath. These two are fascinating to follow — they both turned away from the legacy publishers to make fortunes on their own. Now they constantly berate the legacy publishing industry with good reason. Barry Eisler recently tweeted about the crux of the problem with the industry: “It’s not just the general falsity of legacy publishing’s perseverated claim to ‘nurture’ authors that baffles me. It’s the implicit notion that authors are infants or children in need of ‘nurturing’ in the first place. We nurture children. We support adults. Authors, you know how legacy publishers view you. How do you view yourselves?

The reason I bring up the Reznor post is to really get you to think about your goals as a self-published author. He puts it this way for independent musicians just starting out: “If you are looking for mainstream super-success (think Lady GaGa, Coldplay, U2, Justin Timberlake) – your best bet in my opinion is to look at major labels and prepare to share all revenue streams / creative control / music ownership. To reach that kind of critical mass these days you need old-school marketing muscle and that only comes from major labels. Good luck with that one. If you’re forging your own path… Forget thinking you are going to make any real money from record sales. Make your record cheaply (but great) and GIVE IT AWAY. As an artist you want as many people as possible to hear your work. Word of mouth is the only true marketing that matters.

Reading that, almost a year before Amanda Hocking even published her first novel, before Eisler turned down half a mil advance, and around the time Konrath went the self-publishing route himself, Trent Reznor told me what I needed to hear. So I spent several years painstakingly crafting another story I wanted to tell, followed every self-publishing blog, and tried to make the best piece of art that I could. Because honestly, the money, the success doesn’t matter.

Late last year, Amazon, the same company who revolutionized e-books with the release of the Kindle, started helping self-published authors give their books away using a program called Kindle Direct Select. Thanks to this program, my piece of art is in the hands of far more people than I myself could’ve marketed to, and probably more than I could’ve sold to had I gone the legacy route — waiting another two years to be published. But that comes with its own set of problems.

Publishing a book now is just a drop in the sea. So many people have seen the model work for Hocking, Konrath, et al that it’s difficult to get noticed. Even using the Direct Select promotional days that help you give your book away for free doesn’t do much unless you’ve had some kind of exposure elsewhere. That’s where blog tours and book reviewers come into the mix. Don’t just think that giving your book away for free for a few days will be enough to help you get noticed. Remember what Reznor said — “As an artist, you want as many people as possible to hear your work. Word of mouth is the only true marketing that matters.”

It’s difficult as an artist to think of your work as a product, but that’s what you’ve got to start doing, and you’ve got to make that product as polished as possible. Distinguish it somehow. What makes your story unique? Focus on your craft, but also focus on what’s going to make people click through the download link. But most of all, do this for you. Forget thinking you’re going to make any real money on book sales. Some people are going to be opposed to just giving their art away for free, thinking they’re entitled to profits from sharing their work.But remember also that the people who get your book for free probably were not people that you were going to sell to anyway.

And that’s really the main point. Getting people to click through that download link is a lot harder even if you’re charging only 99 cents for your book. If it’s free, it’s free. They may never read it, or they may see it on their Kindle and decide, “Hey, I might as well give it a try.” Whether or not we want to admit it, there is a stigma to being a self-published author — that’s why I bring up the fact that I’ve never submitted to a major publisher. The stigma is that we’re somehow not good enough for the legacy publisher, so are we even considered good enough to read? Because we’re cheap?

But who are they to dictate that anymore? They overcharge for e-books anyway. There’s so little overhead that even a 9.99 e-book is absurd to me. I think the Justice Department might agree with me — Apple and the Big 6 legacy publishers are in trouble for keeping e-book prices high to fight Amazon’s “stranglehold” over the publishing industry. Another great response from Eisler, via Twitter: “Cracks me up when legacy publishers complain about Amazon ‘bullying’ them. Ever seen the contents of a publishing contract?

No. And I hope I never do.

Grant Piercy recently published his debut science fiction novel, The Erased, about a wrongfully detained prisoner tasked with repairing a broken android. It’s currently available as an e-book through Amazon’s Kindle store. He grew up in north central Illinois, but currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and two dogs. He also enjoys discussing topics related to his writing on his blog. 

  • Marcia

    Grant seems to be thinking only of fiction when he talks about eBook pricing. I’ve written 2 research-based books and they cost be quite a tidy sum for data-gathering etc. My view is that you price your book based on what you think it’s worth and what the market will bear.

    Even at $11.99 from Lulu I know STREAMING: Volume 1; Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles is under-priced. I’ll perhaps never make back the money I spent to get it done. This has forced me to think long and hard about going back to the field to gather additional data for volume 2, now in progress.

    I’ve read so many blogs about giving away books and pricing at the level of almost free but has anyone stopped to think of the implications for independent scholars whose passion is to research and write about matters that affect us all?

    • Grant Piercy

      I confess: I am thinking about only fiction writing, and only e-books as a platform when I talk about giving away one’s work. But I’m also trying to ask that we redefine what we consider success. Chances are, thinking about the whole thing in a traditional manner is not going to get us very far, and I don’t think being traditional attributes to the success of self-publishing role models like Konrath and Eisler. You’re in a different field and you bring up valid concerns. I’m certainly not going to dump on your work or your research, or say that your time or cost was not valuable. Perhaps your work is more in line with, or should be, with a Kickstarter or crowd-sourcing model. Some of the problems I’ve seen with Kickstarters have been people who offer up ideas for projects but have nothing to back them up. You clearly do have work to back up your ideas, so it might just work.

      I’m also wondering why you chose to go the self-publishing route when you have such extreme costs. I’d also assume you’re using Lulu for Print-on-Demand, which again leads me to wonder why self-publishing was your route to recoup your losses. I’d considered using it when it originally popped up, but I wasn’t ready at the time… then by the time I was ready, Amazon was a far easier choice. But I also know we don’t do what we do because it’s easy — there’s very little that’s easy about self-publishing, or publishing in general. It took a full year to publish the book that after I’d finished it — from editing, to artwork, to formatting. I always like to think of Alan Moore’s Rorschach when it comes to why I write, and for the reason I chose to self-publish in the first place: “We do not do this thing because it is permitted. We do this because we have to. We do it because we are compelled.”

      I do think there’s a future in crowd-sourcing for independent scholars like yourself, but I’m also afraid ideas on Kickstarter or other crowd-sourcing venues tend to be Darwinian — the best ideas are fighting for their lives. Maybe that’s the nature of publishing now, for better and for worse.

  • Excellent post. It pushes me further down along the path that I have been already strongly considering. One thing that concerns me, though, is that some folks feel doing give-aways too often smacks of desperation. How do you overcome that perception?

    • Grant Piercy

      Well, that’s tricky. With Amazon’s Kindle Direct Select program, everybody’s giving away their e-books for free for a few days no matter what. Maybe the onslaught of free e-books will overcome that.

      Honestly, I don’t mind if people think it looks desperate. Sure I’m desperate to get my book in your hands. I’m an unproven first-time author, self-published (stigma-attached), in genre fiction. I recently read a post here: https://goinswriter.com/new-author/ — the basic point is “We read books from names we recognize. This is why we keep reading those authors, too.” 

      People need to read our books for more people to read our books. It’s a brutal truth about our business — you’ve got to get a few people to read it and talk about it in order to get more people to read and talk about it. Maybe my book just sucks and no one wants to talk about it, or maybe it just takes time. Either way, getting those first sales, getting the book on their Kindle or their Nook, getting it in their hands in front of their eyes, that’s the most important step. (Well, most important after finishing your book, anyway.)

  • channimol

    Liverpool mengalahkan Norwich 5-1

    Berita terbaru dan terkini Bola Soccer dari Agen Bola Indo11 – Luis Suarez tampil gemilang kala Liverpool menjamu Norwich City di lanjutan Premier League. Ia berhasil mencetak empat gol untuk memberi timnya kemenangan 5-1.

    Suarez hanya butuh waktu 35 menit untuk mencetak hat-trick. Tiga golnya masing-masing di menit ke-16, 29, dan 35 memberi Liverpool keunggulan 3-0 yang bertahan hingga turun minum.

    Di babak kedua, Liverpool menambah dua gol lagi. Suarez mencetak gol keempatnya di menit ke-66 dan Raheem Sterling menutup pesta gol Liverpool. Norwich cuma bisa membalas sekali lewat sundulan Bradley Johnson.

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  • mandara

    Moyes hanya berbicara singkat dalam konferensi pers

    Berita terbaru dan terkini Bola Soccer dari Agen Bola Indo11 – David Moyes tidak lama-lama menghabiskan waktu di ruang jumpa pers. Dia hanya menjawab beberapa pertanyaan, sebelum akhirnya mengakhiri sesi tersebut.

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    Ini adalah kekalahan kedua United di kandang sendiri musim ini. Kekalahan lainnya adalah ketika mereka ditundukkan West Bromwich Albion 1-2. Alhasil, Moyes pun keluar lapangan dengan muka masam.

    “Sangat kecewa. Kami punya banyak kesempatan, tapi mereka bermain dengan baik dan karena itulah mereka berada di papan atas,” ujar Moyes.
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    Robben akan absen selama enam minggu

    Berita terbaru dan terkini Bola Soccer dari Agen Bola Indo11 – Kekhawatiran Bayern Munich terhadap kondisi Arjen Robben telah menjadi kenyataan. Cedera Robben ternyata cukup serius sehingga ia harus absen setidaknya enam pekan.

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    Cederanya Robben jelas menjadi kerugian besar bagi Die Roten. Pesepakbola berusia 29 tahun ini sedang bagus-bagusnya dan sudah mengemas 13 gol dalam 19 laganya di seluruh kompetisi.

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  • Liverpool eyeing Dennis Aogo

    Agen Bola terpercaya indo11.com reported,Liverpool are weighing up move for Hamburg defender Dennis Aogo, according to German daily Bild.
    The Reds have been alerted of the player’s potential and they are reportedly looking to lure him to Anfield.
    And with the defender likely to be available for mere £2.5 million, the Reds are expected to try and wrap up the deal in the January window.
    The 26-year-old has managed to kick-start his career while on loan at Schalke, and the Miners have the option to turn his loan deal into permanent move at the end of the season.
    However, the transfer will fall through if Aogo fails to agree personal terms with the Bundesliga side, meaning that Liverpool can still snatch the defender from under Schalke’s noses.as reported by Indo Eleven.
    The Miners have recovered well from the slow start to the season, winning four of last five matches, and they are available at 9/10 to achieve a top 4 finish.
    Sourcehttps:// indo11.com

  • Armand Alladoum Resmi Dipulangkan Persebaya

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    agen bola City Holiday – Keputusan pendepakan Armand diumumkan oleh asisten manajer Persebaya, Amran Said Ali. Ketika dihubungi wartawan, Rabu sore, Amran memastikan bahwa pesepakbola asal Chad tersebut dipulangkan ke negara asalnya. “Kita putuskan untuk memulangkan dia,” kata Amran.

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    Untuk posisi gelandang pengganti Patrice Nzekou, Persebaya mendaftarkan empat pemain. Selain Julio dan Armand, Persebaya juga mendaftarkan Issac Popou dan Stefano Lilipaly. Issac merupakan pemain asal Liberia. Sedangkan Lilipaly salah satu pemain naturalisasi Indonesia.

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  • chanheng mey

    Agen Chicharito Bantah Kliennya Bakal Hengkang

    Berita terbaru dan terkini Bola Soccer dari Agen Bola Indo11 –Manchester – Dalam beberapa hari terakhir, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez dikabarkan bakal segera hengkang dari Manchester United. Namun, kabar itu dibantah oleh agen si pemain.

    Chicharito disebut-sebut sudah melakukan pembicaraan dengan Inter Milan, klub yang dikabarkan amat meminatinya. Namun, rumor ini disebut tidak benar oleh agen Chicharito, Eduardo Hernandez.

    “Saya pikir, itu cuma rumor. Saya tidak ada kabar apa-apa soal Inter dan Mancheser United belum memberitahu saya apa-apa soal tawaran apa pun,” ujarnya kepadacalciomercato.it.

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    “Saat ini, kami tidak bisa bilang apa-apa karena kami belum berbicara dengan United, klub di mana Javier punya kontrak beberapa tahun lagi.”
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    Sumber indo11.com

  • Hong Samnang

    Lampard Tak Pilih Lawan di Liga Champions

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    agen bola City Holiday – Chelsea sukses melewati hadangan Galatasaray dalam babak 16 besar Liga Champions.

    Agen bola City Holiday Terpercaya – Bermain di Stamford Bridge dalam leg kedua, Chelsea berhasil menumbangkan Gala dengan skor 2-0.

    Gol pertama Chelsea dicetak oleh penyerang asal Kamerun Samuel Eto’o.

    Gary Cahill menggandakan keunggulan The Blues beberapa menit menjelang babak pertama berakhir. Chelsea pun lolos ke perempat final dengan agregat 3-1.

    Menanggapi kemenangan itu, Frank Lampard masih ogah berpikir terlalu jauh. Ia tak mau memilih lawan meski juga mengaku siap menghadapi siapa saja lawan yang akan didapat Chelsea nantinya.

    “Saya tak mau membuat prediksi. Ada banyak tim-tim hebat yang masih tersisa dan kita lihat saja siapa yang akan berhadapan dengan kami dalam drawing nanti. Kami percaya diri saat ini tapi Liga Champions menjadi semakin sulit saja setiap musimnya. Tapi kami masih terlibat di dalamnya,” terang Lampard.

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  • vea rak

    United Dekati Sejumlah Pemain Bintang

    Berita terbaru dan terkini dari agen bola City Holiday – Jauh sebelum dipecat, David Moyes dikabarkan sudah memantau sejumlah pemain dari seluruh Eropa.

    agen bola City Holiday Terpercaya – Namun, Keluarga Glazer akhirnya memutuskan Moyes tidak bisa berlanjut jadi manajer klub musim depan.

    Mereka juga dikabarkan tidak memercayai Moyes untuk diserahkan dana belanja besar.

    Siapa pun manajer United kelak, mereka dikabarkan Telegraph bakal bergerak cepat.

    Beberapa nama pun langsung dibidik. Telegraph dan Guardian menyebut bahwa salah satu nama yang diincar adalah penyerang Paris Saint-Germain, Edinson Cavani.

    Selain Cavani, United juga disebut punya peluang besar menggaet bek kiri Southampton, Luke Shaw.

    Selain kedua pemain tersebut, United juga dikabarkan mengincar Toni Kroos, Cesc Fabregas, Marco Reus, dan Eliaquim Mangala.

    Guardian menyebut, Fabregas sebenarnya punya cukup ketertarikan untuk bergabung pada musim kemarin. Namun, pada akhirnya, dia memilih untuk menetap dengan Barcelona.

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  • vea rak

    Atletico Butuh Dua Hasil Imbang

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    Berita terbaru dan terkini dari agen bola City Holiday – Hasil imbang yang dipetik Real Madrid membuat jalan Atletico Madrid menuju titel Liga Spanyol semakin lapang.

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    Tim besutan Diego Simeone cukup memetik hasil imbang di dua laga terakhirnya untuk jadi kampiun.

    Mengingat lawan terakhir Atletico adalah Barca, maka hasil imbang dari dua laga terakhir akan mengantarkan mereka finis dengan torehan 90 angka, di mana Barca maksimal cuma akan punya 89 poin.

    Sedangkan Madrid akan mencatatkan 90 poin jika mampu memenangi dua laga sisa, tapi tetap kalah head to head dari sang rival sekota.

    Sementara Madrid masih punya harapan kendati tipis. Untuk juara mereka perlu menyapu bersih laga tersisa sembari berharap Atletico cuma memetik satu poin.

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  • Quess 11

    Lampard: Chelsea should not have sold Sturridge
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    Famous Agen Bola indo11.com mentioned, Frank Lampard believes that Chelsea should not have sold Sturridge to Liverpool. Chelsea has sold Sturridge to Liverpool in January 2013 and has scored 31 goals.
    Lampard said: “I’m really pleased for Studge because, at Chelsea, I think he was a bit ¬frustrated. He felt he could have played more. He felt the position he was playing in was one he wasn’t happy with and he felt it was good for him to move.”
    England will hope to benefit from Sturridge’s rise in confidence as they aim to enjoy success at the FIFA World Cup.
    Lampard added: “For an English striker scoring as regularly as he has in the Premier League, it has been amazing. He is the sort of striker, the sort of attacking player, we have been crying out for with England.”

  • Aesd 11

    Balotelli Ancaman Untuk Inggris
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    Agen Bola terpercaya indo11.com melaporkan, Tim nasional Inggris akan berhadapan dengan Italia di laga pertama Piala Dunia 2014. Menatap pertandingan itu, The Three Lions bakal mewaspadai ancaman dari Mario Balotelli.

    Laga antara Inggris melawan Gli Azzurri akan berlangsung di Arena Amazonia, Manaus, Sabtu (14/6/2014).

    Balotelli tampaknya masih akan menjadi andalan utama Cesare Prandelli untuk menggedor barisan pertahanan tim ‘Tiga Singa’.

    Kendati Balotelli tampil kurang konsisten bersama AC Milan musim ini, hal itu tak membuat bek Inggris, Gary Cahill, menyurutkan kewaspadaan.

    “Balotelli yang tak bisa diprediksi merupakan suatu ancaman yang berbahaya karena Anda tak akan pernah tahu kapan dia bakal bisa menunjukkan kemampuan terbaik, atau apakah dia akan mengeluarkan kemampuan terbaik,” kata Cahill.

    “Dia mempunyai potensi untuk menempatkan bola dari sudut atas gawang dari jarak 25 yard. Juga sangat tak bisa diprediksi tapi di hari saat dia tak diragukan lagi menjadi salah satu yang terbaik.”

    “Saya sudah pernah bermain melawan dia dalam beberapa kali dan setelah 60 atau 70 menit dia diganti tanpa melihat bola.”

    “Saya ulangi, dia merupakan pemain yang tak bisa diprediksi. Dia bisa menjadi pemain berkelas dunia, tapi dia merupakan seorang penyerang yang harus Anda Waspadai,” imbuhnya.

  • homeland

    Liverpool loan Aspas to Sevilla

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – Liverpool have confirmed Iago Aspas has joined Sevilla on loan for the 2014-15 season.

    The forward joined the Reds from Celta Vigo last summer but struggled to nail down a first-team place and made only 15 appearances in all competitions.

    Sevilla announced a deal had been agreed last week and also revealed that they would have the option to buy the 26-year-old for a set price.

    Aspas returns to Spain having previously played one season in La Liga – his final campaign with Celta – in which he scored 12 goals.

    His position at Liverpool had been further weakened by Brendan Rodgers’ signing of the likes of Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and, most recently, Lazar Markovic, although Luis Suarez has been sold.

    Aspas’ only goal for the club came against third-tier Oldham Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup in January.

  • homelant

    James volley versus Uruguay voted best goal of the World Cup

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – James Rodriguez’s first strike in Colombia’s 2-0 World Cup win over Uruguay has been voted goal of the tournament, ahead of Robin van Persie’s headed equaliser for Netherlands in their 5-1 win over Spain.

    The Monaco star – who is expected to complete his €88 million move to Real Madrid this week – controlled a looped header from Juan Cuadrado with his chest before turning and volleying home via the underside of the crossbar from 20 yards out to give Jose Pekerman’s men the lead after 28 minutes of play.

    James doubled his tally with a tap-in from close range after the break to help Colombia to a quarter-final meeting with Brazil, which they would eventually lose 2-1.

    The 23-year-old was one of the undisputed stars of the tournament and netted six goals in five games to scoop up the Golden Boot award ahead of Germany forward Thomas Muller.

    James becomes the third successive South American winner of the goal of the World Cup award, which is organised by Fifa’s official website, with Argentina’s Maxi Rodriguez having triumphed in 2006 and Diego Forlan collecting the trophy four years later.

  • wasignton124

    Nadal Pastikan Absen di London

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    Agen Bola Terpercaya indo11.com melaporkan, Rafel Nadal langsung mengalihkan fokusnya ke Brazil setelah, gagal ke Final ATP bulan depan di London karena menderita usus buntu. Nadal pun mengatakan jika dirinya bakal kembali bermain di turnamen musim depan yakni Rio Open 2015.

    Kabar tersebut sejatinya tak terlalu mengagetkan. Pasalnya beberapa waktu lalu, Nadal juga sempat bimbang terbang London atau tidak. Hingga kekalahannya 2-6, 6-7 (4-7) atas Borna Cilic di turnamen Swiss Indoor di Basel membuatnya menemukan jawaban atas kondisinya.

    “Ini hari di mana, saya harus mengucapkan selamat tinggal musim ini. Saya tidak akan bermain di Paris dan London. Saya tidak cukup kompetitif untuk melakukan itu,” ucapnya.

    “Saya perlu memulihkan performa, karena sejak Australia belum 100 persen pulih. Itu membutuhkan waktu dengan jangka waktu lima pekan kedepan untuk kembali pulih. Saya mencoba memperbaiki semua hal yang mengganggu. Selama satu bulan di Desember, sata terus bekerja keras dan bakal kembali pada awal 2015,” tandasnya.

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    Perkuat Tim, Spurs Datangkan Dua Pemain Anyar

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    Agen Bola Terpercaya indo11.com melaporkan, Persiapan terus dilakukan klub NBA jelang bergulirnya kompetisi musim 2014-2015. San Antonio Spurs misalnya yang sudah mulai memperkuat skuat mereka dengan mendatangkan dua pemain anyar di masa pra-musim kali ini.

    Dua pemain tersebut adalah Robert Vaden dan Fuquan Edwin. Kedua pemain resmi di kontrak oleh tim yang keluar sebagai juara NBA musim lalu itu dengan nilai kontrak yang masih dirahasiakan.

    Vaden adalah pemain gaek berusia 29 tahun. Meski tak muda lagi, pemain itu sudah dipersiapkan untuk melangkah ke kancah NBA sejak tahun 2009 sejak menimba ilmu di Universitas Alabama di Birmingham.

    Satu pemain anyar Spurs lainnya yakni Edwin adalah mantan pemain Seton Hall University. Ia mencetak rata-rata 12,9 poin, 4,8 rebound dan 2,3 steal dalam 30.3 menit bermain. Selain itu, Edwin juga sempat berpartisipasi bersama Oklahoma City Thunder dalam turnamen musim panas Orlando beberapa waktu lalu.

  • Pjanic scored two goals to help AS Roma subvert FC Internazionale 4-2

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – AS Roma managed to subvert FC Internazionale 4-2 in a derbySerie A Italy which took place in the Stadio Olimpico on Monday (1/12) pm dawn.

    With this victory, the Giallorossi increasingly close the gap with the top standings, Juventus. They collected 31 points as a result of ten wins, one draw and two defeats. They left only three points of the Bianconeri.

    Meanwhile, the Nerazzurri went down to No. 11, which stood at 17 points, the result of four wins, five draws and four defeats. They are six points adrift of the top three rankings.

    Gervinho put the home side ahead in the 21st minute. Maicon gave the ball to Adem Ljajic, who duteruskan with feedback to the Frenchman and fruitful goal.

    Inter merepons with the equalizer in the 36th minute through the action of Andrea Ranocchia, who welcomes feedback Zdravko Kuzmanovic corner kick.

    AS Roma is able to excel in advance at the beginning of the second half, precisely in the 47th minute through a hard shot Jose Holebas, who memanfataatkan bait Seydou Keita.

    The visitors again equalized ten minutes later. Starting from a cross Dodo, Pablo Osvaldo finish with his left foot shot, the turn direction after hitting defenders.

  • Dortmund is now sitting in the bottom of the table after losing to Frankfurt, but the coach insists there will resign

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – Jurgen Klopp rule resigned as coach of Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 menyusulkekalahan who puts the team at the bottom of the German Bundesliga.

    Goals from Alexander Meier and Haris Seferovic give three points and displacing Frankfurt BVB to rank 18 league following the victory of Stuttgart and Werder Bremen. Runner-up last season even left behind 22 points from the temporary table, Bayern Munich. Although swallowing disappointing results in the domestic league, Klopp insists will not leave office unless the club has found someone else who can improve the club.

    “The game according to the peculiarities of our cabinet. Opponents do not need to do much to score goals, but we do a lot of things for something that does not exist. This is the situation, “I Klopp after BVB eighth defeat this season.

    “I am responsible and no one came over and said ‘we have someone who can do it better’, I am not going to go away.

    “As long as there is no better solution then I would not leave. Responsibility that I feel great. If this is just a matter of luck we lost and the new coach will bring good luck then call someone and give me a guarantee, then I will make a decision. But this is not easy. “

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    Van Persie won praise from Carrick to his goal against Hull City

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – Midfielder Michael Carrick did not hesitate to cast a compliment to the attacker Robin van Persie scored a goal charming to help Manchester United overcome lanjutanLiga Hull City 3-0 in League matchday 13, Saturday (29/11) yesterday.

    In that game, Van Persie played very insistent and move almost all lines until finally scored a beautiful goal from outside the penalty box in the 66th minute to end the goal drought after the last time Chelsea goalkeeper at the end of October.

    If Van Persie and a number of United players continued to perform well, Carrick believes his team will be a real threat to any opponent.

    “The goal was incredible,” said Carrick told MUTV. “The goal was the case of a thin chance, but he was able to control the ball and shot into the top corner.

    “It’s nice if the players in front created a lot of chances and scored. If we can recreate what we did on Saturday on a regular basis, then we will be a serious threat, “he concluded.

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    New York City FC should demand Lampard return – Howard

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – Tim Howard has said MLS outfit New York City FC should demand that Manchester City give Frank Lampard back following his loan move.

    Howard, though, feels the American side should demand Lampard’s return despite his success in England.

    “I think probably the MLS have made their own problem,” Howard is quoted as saying by the Sunday Express.

    “New York is owned by Manchester City. Frank Lampard is playing at Manchester City and doing very well, and Manchester City own the world.

    “In the future I’m sure the MLS will want to protect their interests but I don’t know how. Maybe it’s a case of slapping Frank on the wrist and telling him he has to go to New York.”

  • Griezmann offers something different for Atletico – Simeone

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone believes Antoine Griezmann’s hard work is paying off after he scored a hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

    Mikel Rico put the home side ahead in the first half but the France attacker inspired a turnaround in the second period at San Mames, with his brilliant treble leading the champions to a 4-1 win.

    Simeone felt Griezmann’s qualities were vital for his side to find a way back into the match after they struggled early on without suspended duo Mario Mandzukic and Koke.

    “It was a changeable game. Athletic were good in the first half, in the second we felt strong and intense,” the Argentine told reporters after the match.

    “Griezmann was the player we needed in the team. He was different, and his work every day has been noticed.”

  • Hat-trick hero Griezmann: I can get even better for Atletico

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported – Antoine Griezmann admits his display against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday was his finest since joining Atletico Madrid – but is confident he can get even better.

    Mikel Rico put the home side in front before the champions stormed to victory in the second half, with the France international bagging a hat-trick in the 4-1 triumph.

    Griezmann believes there is little doubt it was his best performance to date for Atletico but feels he is capable of even more.

    “It was my best game since I came here, I have to continue like that and keep working. Hopefully this will be my regular standard, or maybe I can give more,” he was quoted as saying by AS after the match.