How to Promote Your Book via Local Radio
When English indie author Chrissie Parker was seeking to market her novel set in the Greek island of Zakynthos, she…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
Apple opens iBooks in China, new free-to-use eBook platform launched, and what to believe of reports claiming digital books demise. Valerie…
How Ingram Spark Prints Your Print-on-Demand (POD) Book
British indie author David Penny shares his experience of a tour of the UK printing facility of Ingram Spark, the…
Writing: Why I Write and Self-Publish Children’s Books
As part of our occasional series on "Why I write what I write", Sri Lankan author Varunika Ruwanpura, a professional…
Ask ALLi September Q&A with Joanna Penn & David Penny Video & Podcast
Ask ALLi September – Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Joanna Penn and David Penny David Penny stepped in to help Joanna answer…
Opinion: Indie Author Imprints Can Ensure High Quality – So Why Did Readers Object?
Scottish indie author Fiona Cameron takes exception to a reading group's assumption that self-publishing her books under her own imprint…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
As we head into the book market's biggest season and Super Thursday (8 October), there is news a-plenty, most of…
NaNoWriMo – A Great Productivity Prompt for Self-Published Authors
With the organisers of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starting to bang the drum for the 2015 event, now's the…
ALLi Insights: Marketing your Book through BookBub Video & Podcast
In this month’s How-to for Authors, Orna chatted with Katie Donelan from BookBub. Here's our edited highlights and the ALLi…
Five Self-publishing Lessons Learned Between Debut and Second Book
In the run-up to self-publishing her second book, Irish indie author Lorna Sixsmith, who self-published her first book on 29th…
How to Get Your Self-Published Books into Bookshops
Many indie authors are discouraged by rumours that big bookstore chains won't carry self-published books - yet if you persevere,…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
Latest stats show indie authors setting the pace in the US digital market, a new 'hybrid' publisher, and writing an expert…