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What Can ALLi Members do to Prepare for Coronavirus? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn; Plus, News with Daniel Holloway: Member Q&A & Self-Publishing News Podcast

What can ALLi members do to prepare for coronavirus? That's among the questions answered in this month's Members Q&A and…

March 20, 2020
Howard Lovy
Opinion, Podcast, Process 1. Editorial, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Self-publishing News: Ending Sales Tax on Ebooks

The end of sales tax on ebooks in the UK and the impact of coronavirus: libraries with a leading role in delivering digital reading and Amazon's priorities.

March 18, 2020
Dan Holloway
News
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The Self-Publishing Advice Conference: Free for Another 24 Hours

On Saturday we ran the Self-Publishing Advice Conference Spring 2020 -- 24 sessions over 24 hours on the theme of boosting your author income. Sacha Black asks: have you registered and tuned in yet? If not, now is the time. The self-publishing advice conference is free for another 24 hours.

March 16, 2020
Orna Ross
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Interview with Holly Lyne—Urban Fantasy Author Gives Back to Indie Community: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is urban fantasy author Holly Lyne, who discovered that indie publishing isn't just about writing books. She weaved an entire fantasy world for her readers to enjoy, and then began to give back to the indie community through podcasts and workshops. Indie publishing, to Holly, is all about freedom.

March 15, 2020
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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What is Content Marketing? With Sacha Black and Orna Ross: Self-Publishing Fiction & Nonfiction Podcast

Are you using content marketing to promote your fiction and nonfiction books? If not, why not? In this week’s #AskALLi session, ALLi director Orna Ross (stepping in for Adam Croft) and blog and conference manager Sacha Black talk about how content marketing is a necessary skill all authors must develop regardless of whether they're writing fiction or nonfiction books.

March 13, 2020
Howard Lovy
Podcast, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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5 Reasons Why Publishers Fail (and How to Avoid Them)

When small publishers fail, they often implode spectacularly. How can publishers avoid this? And how can authors stay safe?

March 12, 2020
John Doppler
Watchdog
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Self-publishing News: The Impact of Coronavirus

Coronavirus continues to have an impact on book conference season;details of ALLi's Self-publishig Advice Conference; new research into reading habits.

March 11, 2020
Dan Holloway
News
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Ain’t I an Author? Why Self-publishing Changes Everything for Everyone in Publishing

Self-publishing is much more than an alternative route to market for authors, says Orna Ross, director of the Alliance of Independent Authors in her opinion post this month. Drawing on two new reports about conditions for authors, she explores myths and misunderstandings about authorship that are relics from an age that's now over. And explains how self-publishing changes everything for everyone in publishing.

Interview with Sandy Day—An Author’s Road to Self-Publishing Success: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Canadian author Sandy Day, who took everybody's advice and tried to go the traditional publishing…

How to Take Your Nonfiction Books to the Next Level, with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast

Do you want to take your nonfiction books to the next level? Are you keen to learn how digital tools are changing nonfiction publishing for authors? In this session, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn focus on advanced nonfiction considerations for authors. Both believe that almost all writers, including poets and novelists, benefit from including non-fiction in their publishing mix. In this revealing podcast, these two leading indie authors share behind-the-books stories about their own creative successes and challenges in writing and publishing nonfiction.

March 6, 2020
Howard Lovy
Business & Planning, Opinion, Podcast, Process 1. Editorial, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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Self-publishing News: Coronavirus and London Book Fair

This week has been about whether coronavirus would cause London Book Fair to be cancelled. Wattpad introduce a new feature to support mature content.

March 4, 2020
Dan Holloway
News
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Interview with Christine Reynebeau: Teaching Kids Nontraditional Lessons: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Christine Reynebeau, a children's author who used the experience she gained working in youth development to write books that teach lessons often missed by traditional books aimed at kids. Along the way, she went through some horrific experiences with vanity presses before she finally found the right formula for self-publishing success with Dreambuilt Books.