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Poetry Content Marketing with Orna Ross and Dalma Szentpály: Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast

This week’s AskALLi session with Orna Ross and Dalma Szentpály focuses on poetry content marketing. Orna shares her strategy and she and Dalma analyze outstanding content marketing by some other indie poets.

March 27, 2020
Howard Lovy
Podcast, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Self-publishing News: Writers Respond to Covid 19

How CoVid 19 is changing the way the book industry works from writers helping writers to how we think of books. And questions about Bookstat

March 25, 2020
Dan Holloway
News
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The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Right Readers for your Book

As self-publishers, our readers are our greatest asset and our ability to publish directly to them is our greatest opportunity. Finding the right readers is critical to our success. Which is why this week’s #AskALLi Ultimate Guide gives you everything you need to know to find the right readers f0r your book.

March 23, 2020
AskALLi Team
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Top 100
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Interview with Kris Spisak—The Grammar Doctor Is In: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Kris Spisak, who discovered that her self-publishing niche is to help other self-publishers focus on…

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.