International Insights: Amazon Sweden
For this week’s edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we're discussing Amazon Sweden.
How to Work with a Poetry Editor: What Poets Need to Know, with Orna Ross—Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast
Joining Orna Ross in this month's #AskALLi Self-Publishing Poetry Salon is Jon Davis, Bookfox's Poetry Editor and author of five chapbooks and six full-length poetry collections. Jon received the Lavan Prize from the Academy of American Poets, a GE Younger Writers Award, the Off the Grid Poetry Prize, and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. He also served as the City of Santa Fe’s fourth Poet Laureate from 2013-2015.
Book Marketing Glossary, Links and Resources from ALLi, Alliance of Independent Authors
In this Book Marketing Glossary, Jay Artale collaborated with ALLi members to find out what book marketing and promotion jargon or acronyms they didn't know when they started out, which would have helped them demystify their indie author journey.
Self-publishing News: Libraries Surge Ahead
Libraries see surge in ebook lending during lockdown, while a new survey suggests ebook & audio sales do not cannibalise each other.
TwitterChat: Lessons from SelfPubCon 2020
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Lessons from SelfPubCon 2020
The Ultimate Guide to Influencer Marketing for Authors
There are a thousand ways you can market your book, but one that stands the test of time is influencer marketing. The rise of digital and social media has brought this way of reaching the right readers to more authors than ever before. But how does it work and how do you make contact with powerful influencers? This week, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team dives deep into the world of influencer marketing for authors.
Interview with Michael Sean Comerford: ‘American Oz’ Author Lived Among the Carnies—Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast
My guest this week is Michael Sean Comerford, who spent the first part of his career as a journalist, moving from town to town. Turned out, life on the road was perfect preparation for what came after his newspaper career, which was writing a book about carnival workers. He traveled with them, worked with them, talked to them, lived among them.
International Insights: Indie Friendly Aggregators
For this week’s edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we’re moving on to indie friendly aggregators.
Advice from SelfPubCon and Amazon UK’s Storyteller Award, With Sacha Black and Orna Ross: Self-Publishing Fiction & Nonfiction Podcast
In this session, ALLi Director Orna Ross and author Sacha Black talk about lessons learned about current trends in self-publishing fiction and nonfiction from taking part in two key indie author events: the Self-Publishing Advice Conference (SelfPubCon) and Amazon UK’s Storyteller Award.
Self-publishing News: What The Barnes and Noble Data Breach Means
What the Barnes and Noble data breach means, Spotify moves further towards spoken word, and a new tool for libraries.
TwitterChat: The Top 100 Tools for Authors
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about The Top 100 Tools for Authors
Last Chance to Attend the online Tech & Tools Conference for Indie Authors for FREE
It's hard to believe the Alliance of Independent Authors conference is already over. Twice a year the Self-Publishing Advice Conference, #SelfPubCon, is run in association with Alliance of Independent Authors. If you haven't attended, then this post will tell you how to access the conference as well as give a round up of some of the highlights.