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ALLi Launches 2019-2020 Broadcast Season

ALLi Launches 2019-2020 Season of #AskALLi Broadcast Salons

After taking a break for the month of July, 2019, the #AskALLi broadcast salons are back for a new season. As ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford tells us, there's a bunch that's new: new shows, new co-hosts, and a new sponsor for the 2019-2020 broadcast season.

Inspirational Indie Authors: Rohan Quine’s Sci-Fi Transcends Genre With Gender Fluid Characters

Today's guest is Rohan Quine, author of The Beasts of Electra Drive, which was a 2018 finalist for the Independent…

Seven Mistakes to Avoid When Recording Your Audiobook

Indies are empowered business people. Our income streams are limited only by our imagination, which is probably one of the reasons indie author audiobook narration is becoming so popular. Gordon Rothman, partner member, teaches us seven rookie mistakes to avoid when recording our audiobooks.

August 3, 2019
Gordon Rothman
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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AudioBooks and Exclusivity: A comparison of ACX and Findaway Voices

With the rise of audiobook popularity, comes a familiar question to other book formats: wide or exclusive? Still today, indie authors struggle with the decision over whether or not to publish their ebooks exclusively with Amazon’s KDP Select or “to go wide” by distributing them to additional retailers. In today's post, author member Mary Louisa Locke discusses audiobooks and exclusivity.

August 2, 2019
Mary Locke
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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Audiobook Price-Fixing By Audible: Is It Coming To An End?

The Economics of Audiobooks

The current economics of producing an audiobook is an uphill battle, especially for indie authors. How much of this is due to “price-fixing” by Audible? ALLi Partner Member Tim McConnehey predicts a continued boom in audiobook popularity, and some welcome changes in the way Audible conducts its business.

August 1, 2019
Tim McConnehey
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Encore Month: How to Run a Twitter Chat

Wondering how to get more mileage from your Twitter account? Consider hosting a Twitter chat - not as hard as it sounds, once you read social media expert Tim Lewis's simple guide. Join ALLi's new weekly Twitter chat too - every Tuesday 8pm BST - #IndieAuthorChat.

July 31, 2019
Timothy Lewis
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: Libraries and Publishers at War

Libraries face tougher terms from publishers for lending ebooks, and booksellers launch a campaign to make the book business greener.

July 30, 2019
Dan Holloway
News
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Encore Opinion: Why Author Income Should Be A Measure of Publishing Success

ALLi Director Orna Ross expands on a statement she made in a previous AskALLi Advanced Salon: that indie author income should be a measure of self- publishing success. She responds to comments for and against that motion, and explains the background to her thinking about author income. Where do you stand on this issue? Read the post then join the encore debate via the comments box!

Encore Presentation: Older Authors Refuse to Fade Away

In this encore presentation of a 2018 interview from Howard Lovy's IndieVoices podcast, we revisit the topic of ageism.

Encore Opinion: Why I’m Dreaming of Becoming a Mid-List Author

Do you feel under pressure to strive for bestseller status? Is the endless competition draining your creative reserves and sapping the joy out of your writing? Don't worry, it doesn't have to be this way. Nor do you consign yourself to hobbyist status if you don't reach for the top. Becoming a mid-list author is something to be proud of.

Encore Month: 5 Reasons Authors Fall for Vanity Presses

When stories surface about authors defrauded by unscrupulous vanity presses, sometimes for tens of thousands of dollars, the reaction is sometimes unsympathetic. In today's encore post, John Doppler explains the five reasons authors fall for vanity presses.

July 26, 2019
John Doppler
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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Encore Opinion: Put Readers First – an Essential Ingredient of Successful Book Marketing

A great reminder in today's encore post from David Penny, author of the Thomas Berrington Historical Mysteries set in the final ten years of Moorish Spain. David makes a plea for indie authors to focus on marketing to their readers rather than to other writers, to make the best use of marketing time and resources, and to free up more time for writing.

July 25, 2019
David Penny
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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