Why We Survey Indie Books & Behaviour at Smashwords. By ALLi Advisor Mark Coker.
In the old world of print publishing, publishers controlled the printing press, the access to retail distribution, and the knowledge necessary for profession publishing. These are ...
Art or Commerce? Natalie Buske Thomas on The Double Life of the Indie Author
An author is an artist -- and artists tend to be sensitive creatures, full of drama and impatience (yes, moi included). But an indie author also publishes, which is a business -- and ...
The Alliance of Independent Authors Welcomes Legal Action Against Author Solutions and Penguin
The Alliance of Independent Authors welcomes the news that three authors have filed suit against self-publishing service provider Author Solutions (ASI), and its parent company Penguin.
Law ...
Members of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) On Being A Member
This is a post for members of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) only.
We'd like to know why you joined our alliance and what are the top benefits you get from being a member?
Knowing ...
Indie Authors Take Note: Prestigious UK Folio Prize Is Open To Self-Publishers.
The Alliance of Independent Authors's Open Up To Indies Campaign welcomes the news that the newly established Folio Prize, with a top award of £40,000, will be accepting self-published ...
ALLi Watchdog: Agent Assisted Self Publishing.
Agent-assisted SP takes many different forms. At one end of the scale, it mean an agency encouraging one of their authors to upload their backlist, and showing them how, without taking ...
All The Indie Fun of The Fair. Self-Publishing Authors at #LBF2013
We're trying to settle back down here at ALLi Towers, after an exhilarating and exhausting three days at London Book Fair (LBF). It was wonderful to meet so many members and other ...
Alliance of Independent Authors Member News. Bulletin #14
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life -- our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update.
Cynthia ...
Alliance of Independent Authors Member News. Bulletin #11
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life -- our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update.
Amy ...
Indie Authors: Are You Happy To Be Pirated By Google?
"Don't be evil." Google's famous motto doesn't mean much when it comes to writers and copyright.
Google has been digitising books since 2005, without permission, to ongoing protests ...
