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How to Build a Publishing Team, With Orna Ross and Dan Parsons: Foundational Self-Publishing Podcast

In this episode: How to build a publishing team. Self-publishing is a misnomer. A good book is always a team effort. As a beginner author, it can be tempting to either try to handle everything yourself or totally hand over control to a publishing service. Neither is most likely to bring you a successful publishing business.

January 21, 2022
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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TwitterChat: Should Authors use Twitter?

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Should Authors use Twitter?

January 20, 2022
Timothy Lewis
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: Amazon Backs Down Over Threatened Credit Card Ban

Amazon backs down on threat to stop accepting UK Visa credit cards. RB Media, owner of Overdrive, celebrates record year.

January 19, 2022
Dan Holloway
News
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Book Piracy: What Indie Authors Should Do When a Print Book Gets Pirated

You finally hit publish and have your masterpiece in both physical and digital hands. And then someone pirates your book. Book piracy feels horrible and scary and hopeless. So what can you do about it and what is the impact? Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors welcomes and thanks member Rob Biesenbach for today's article all about what to do when your book gets pirated.

What is the Best Way to Format a Paperback? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast

What is the best way to format a paperback? This is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A…

January 14, 2022
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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TwitterChat: How important is a Cover for a Book?

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about How important is a Cover for a Book?

January 13, 2022
Timothy Lewis
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: Overdrive Records Half a Billion Digital Lends in 2021

People borrowed half a billion times from Overdrive's catalogue last year. Is Spotify set to advertise in your audiobook?

January 12, 2022
Dan Holloway
News
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Authors, Artificial Intelligence and IP: ALLi’s Submission to UK Government

Alliance of Independent Authors reply to UK government consultation on authors, artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP), recommends easy access to data, but within a clear licensing, copyright and IP framework that fosters the development of AI and its use in publishing by author-publishers and third-party publishers, while not diluting the existing rights of authors as creators and copyright holders.

January 11, 2022
Orna Ross
Campaigns
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What Readers Want from Writers in 2022

Every author wants to sell more books and reach more readers. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors is examining a new infographic about world reading habits from Global English Editing. The infographic gives us vital information about how readers are reading, today, and what readers want from writers in 2022.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Peter Turnham: Dyslexic Author Conquers His Personal Everest

My ALLi author guest this episode is Peter Turnham, who has dyslexia, which means that he has difficulty reading and interpreting words. It seems like an unlikely condition for a writer. But Peter has spent his life proving that he can overcome any obstacle. Peter says the odds of him becoming a writer were about as great as climbing Mount Everest. But I'll let Peter tell the story of how and why he climbed to the peak, anyway.

January 9, 2022
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Your Author Business Plan for 2022: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

On today's Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast: Your author business plan for 2022. To succeed as a working indie author, you must write and publish well, two complex skills which take years to learn. You must fulfill or exceed the expectations of your readers and followers, not just once, but again and again. And you must do all this at a profit, so that everyone—including you—gets properly paid. Having a good creative publishing plan makes all of this much easier.