The Con Artist Playbook
When confronted, criminals tend to fall back on a reliable pattern of behaviors to defuse suspicion. How many of these tactics have you seen?
Writing: The Empowerment of Self-publishing – Case Study of a Project for Children and Young People with Autism
A heartwarming case study of how self-publishing empowered a special project that has made a real difference to the life of its autistic young co-author - resulting in books that fill a real gap in the market.
Self-publishing News: What’s in a Name?
A self-publisher's attempt to trademark a word in the title of her bestselling series has indies up in arms. The ebook market in India continues to expand, and Dropbox launches an ePub reader.
Opinion: Why Creative Assets are Key to Income and Influence for Indie Authors (and What They Are)
A must-read post by Orna Ross explaining the crucial role of your creative assets will play in enabling you to build a successful career as an indie author. Make sure you understand what they are - and that you have control of them.
Self-publishing Success Story: Morgana Best
In this week's Self-publishing Success Story profile, cozy mystery novelist Morgana Best is forthright about the benefits of going wide - and of focusing on financial matters to drive yourself forward. An inspirational must-read!
Top Tips on Writing a Book – from the Latest Ask ALLi Self-publishing Beginners’ Salon Podcast (May 2018)
Welcome to AskALLi, the self-publishing advice podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it's our monthly beginners' self-publishing…
Marketing: How to Overcome KDP Select’s Catch 22 for Free Books & Mailing List Subscriber Magnets
Want to be able to offer a free book to attract mailing list sign-ups but having problems due to Amazon's restrictions on not offering KDP Select books free elsewhere? Here's a genius solution you're welcome to borrow from cybercrime writer Ian Sutherland.
Production: 10 Questions to Ask Self-Publishing Service Providers
Want to be sure you won't get ripped off by a service provider you're thinking of using as part of your indie author business? Read this handy checklist of 10 key questions to ask to help you steer clear of the sharks.
Writing: How Indie Authors Can Use Their Creative Writing Skills to Build an Extra Income Stream through Copywriting to Supplement Sales from Self-published Books
Ever wondered about ways to boost your writing income to supplement what you earn from your self-published books? Read Jules Horne's advice about why freelance copywriting could be just what you're looking for.
Self-publishing News: The Price of Amazon
Amazon Prime raises the price of its full year Prime membership, Barnes & Noble adds new features to its self-publishing dashboard, and the Young Writer of the Year Award is open once again to indies.
Opinion: Why Authors Need to Budget for Book Marketing
Ever wondered about outsourcing your book marketing so you can get on with writing your books instead? Belinda Griffin of Smart Authors Lab shares her view on how to get the balance right.
Self-Publishing Success Story: Barry Hutchison
Learn how Scottish author Barry Hutchison turned his back on ten years of success as a trade-published author to rise to new heights as an indie, embracing self-publishing with the discipline learned from the trade route and passion fuelled by his new freedom