In Praise of Print Books
Turkish author Atulya Bingham explains why she's going against the flow in self-publishing circles by producing only a print edition…
ALLI Author Keith Dixon on Steven Pinker’s “The Sense of Style”
Steven Pinker is well known as a writer on the relationship between linguistics, psychology and evolution, with books such as…
Opinion: Small is Beautiful – and More Efficient
ALLi's blog editor Debbie Young pays tribute to one of the less usually discussed advantages of being an indie author:…
What Indie Authors Can Learn From The Music Industry
Sarah Juckes of ALLi partner member CompletelyNovel has been picking up some great promotional ideas from the indie music industry.…
6 Key Facts about Self-publishing – for Writers & Readers
PLEASE NOTE: This post is now out of date. for up to date facts and figures, go here English…
Quality Control for Self-Published Writing
Many book appraisal and review services assure readers of the quality of self-published books - and indie authors of their…
Welcome to ALLi’s Self-Publishing Directory!
We’re delighted to announce the first public viewing of ALLi’s new Self-Publishing Service Directory. Available online for any author to…
Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets: How I Do It By Mark Edwards
After one of our members reported how impressed he was by Mark Edwards' talk at the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival…
How to Reach New Readers with Anthologies
Anthologies, which bundles work by many authors into a single volume, can provide a great showcase from which indie authors may…
10 Top Tips on How to Write the Best Book Blurb
Writing the blurb for your self-published book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. However, this task…
Frankfurt for Indies: An Abundance of Abundance
We’re back and pretty much unpacked from Frankfurt, a maze of exhibitors and a haze of publishing professionals and business…
Opinion: I Believe in Self-publishing Karma
ALLi's advice blog editor Debbie Young pays tribute to the mutually supportive nature of the self-publishing sector. In the decade…