Self-publishing News: BookTok Centre Stage at Frankfurt
TikTok takes over Frankfurt as Penguin Random House signs a deal to help BookTok creators promote its books.
AI Art: How Will It Affect Indie Authors?
Illustrators, commerical artists, stock photographers, game art developers, and book cover designers are eyeing the dramatic debut of AI art with considerable alarm. Is the pushbutton simplicity of artificial intelligence about to replace professional artists?
Crowd Funding for Indie Authors
Crowd funding isn't a word we usually pair with self-publishing. But it is a word that's becoming more synonymous. Platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Unbound are providing more options for entrepreneurial authors who want to give more to their readers and create a different type of connection. It's the Creator Economy at play. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors examines crowd funding for indie authors.
How To Build Your Publishing Team: Creative Self-Publishing Podcast with Orna Ross and Howard Lovy
How do you build your publishing team? Welcome to the Creative Self-Publishing podcast with ALLi director, novelist, poet, and creative facilitator Orna Ross, and ALLi News and Podcast Producer Howard Lovy. Every episode, we'll discuss how to become a profitable self-publisher while also retaining your unique, creative voice. There are many paths to self-publishing, and we'll help you discover yours. In today's episode, we'll talk about the three different kinds of self-publishers and who they'll need to help them achieve their goals.
Publishing Models: Are You A Volume, Engagement or Craft Publisher?
Your publishing framework is the foundation of your success as a publisher, say Orna Ross. Are you a volume, engagement, or craft publisher?
Stepping Back to Step Forward: Creative Rest for Indie Authors — Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
In this month’s Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast ALLi Director Orna Ross and Enterprise Adviser Joanna Penn talk about the importance of creative rest for indie authors and how it is a core part of the writing and publishing process. They share advice on different ways to give yourself a break while and lessons learned from their own recent downtimes.
TwitterChat: When should you have a table of contents and an index in your book?
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about When should you have a table of contents and an index in your book?
Self-publishing News: Amazon Agrees to Reform its Ebook Returns Policy
Amazon will finally stop people returning ebooks for a refund after they’ve finished reading them.
Sell More Books This Holiday Season: Planning for Profit Workshop
ALLi director Orna Ross runs small-group, private monthly workshops for authors and poets for her Publishing for Profit patrons on Patreon (£25…
Indie Author Friendly Book Awards
For the longest time, indie authors weren't able to enter awards like other authors. But more and more, book awards and prizes are opening up to us. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi highlights some of the best awards and prizes open to Indies. This is indie author friendly awards.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Tanya Anne Crosby: Romance Author Went Indie to Defy the Tropes
My ALLi author guest this episode is Tanya Anne Crosby, who first found a traditional publisher, writing romance novels that consistently made the best-seller lists. Eventually, Tanya grew weary of the tropes she was expected to follow in her genre and longed to break barriers. That's when she decided to go indie. Now, she revels in the freedom this gives her as a writer. Not only that, she helps other authors achieve the same kind of success.
Spotify Gets Ready To Go Big On Audiobooks; IBPA Sets New Guidelines for Hybrid Publishers: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy
Today on Self-Publishing News: Spotify gets ready to go big on audiobooks, and they're working with writers to "innovate and create something that is different.” Also, IBPA has set new guidelines for hybrid publishers, and artificial intelligence is now creating cover art—making many artists nervous.