ALLi Blog

A New Chapter for ALLi’s Content and Communications: Blog Team Changes

Change is the only constant here at the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). This week, we introduce a new team member, Holly Greenland, who is stepping into the role of Content and Communications Editor as part of the ALLi blog team changes, taking over from Sacha Black, who now moves into a more strategic role.

Member Milestones: Celebrating Your Success

Welcome back to member milestones. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors is continuing the series of posts celebrating your success.

Self-publishing News: Libro.fm Rolls Out a Bookshop.org style Platform for Audiobooks Globally

Libro.fm internationally rolls out a Bookshop.org style platform that lets audiobook readers support local bookstores.

August 2, 2023
Dan Holloway
News
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The Seven Processes Of Publishing: Promotion

The Seven Processes of Publishing: Book Promotion

Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is examining the sixth process of publishing: book promotion.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Russell Nohelty. Fantasy Author Shows How Crowdfunding and Substack Are Done

My guest this episode is Russell Nohelty, a bestselling fantasy author and ALLi's crowdfunding adviser. He has helped authors raise over $1.5 million through crowdfunding, and nearly $500,000 for his own publishing projects. And, lately, he's a big advocate of the Substack platform for indie authors.

Optimizing Your Creative Energy — Starting, Focusing, Finishing: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

As you write, produce, and market a book, you’ll draw on different aspects of your creative energy along the way. In this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn explore the difference between starting, pushing through, and finishing energies, and how to harness yours for optimal flow through the creative cycle

Member Milestones: Celebrating Your Success

Welcome back to member milestones. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors is continuing the series of posts celebrating your success.

Self-publishing News: Draft2Digital Acquire Self Pub Book Covers to Offer wider Options for Indies Under One Roof

In this week's Self-Publishing News Special, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway takes a look at Draft2Digital's acquisition of Self Pub…

Does TikTok Still Sell Books?

TikTok is the most popular social media app at the moment amongst authors, especially for its BookTok. So does TikTok still sell books?

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Ricardo Fayet. Reedsy Cofounder Helps Gather Indie Publishing Ecosystem

My ALLi author guest this episode is Ricardo Fayet, a cofounder of Reedsy, a marketplace connecting authors to editors, cover designers, book marketers, translators, and other professionals. As for Ricardo, when he's not coming up with new and expanded services for Reedsy, he's writing books on an important part of the publishing ecosystem: marketing.

Academia Opening Up to Indie Authors Part 1: Researching Self-publishing

In this post, the Alliance of Independent Authors talks about Professor Alison Baverstock's journey into researching self-publishing in academia, and the route to independently publishing in academia today.

It’s Authors vs. OpenAI: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy

Today on the Self-Publishing News podcast: It's authors vs. OpenAI as lawsuits and petitions seek compensation for content scraped by ChatGPT. But, as News Editor Dan Holloway and News and Podcast Producer Howard Lovy report, the issue is not that simple. Also, USA Today relaunches its bestseller list, which is good news for indie authors. Howard and Dan discuss these and other stories making the news this month in indie publishing.