The Seven Processes of Publishing: Marketing
Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is examining the fifth process of publishing: marketing.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview: KC Savage. Romance Author Cures Her Own Shyness Through ‘Scandalous’ Stories
My ALLi author guest this episode writes books that seem ideal for this summer beach-reading season. She is KC Savage, a romance author who decided to shake things up a little bit in her life by writing scandalous stories of cheating and reverse age gap relationships. And along the way, she discovered that publishing these books began to cure her own shyness.
ALLi Out and About: Self-Publishing Show Live!
Welcome back to our continuing series of articles ALLi Out and About. This is ALLi Out and About: Self-Publishing Show.
AI for Authors Update: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
In this month’s Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast, ALLi Director Orna Ross and Enterprise Adviser Joanna Penn give an update on AI for authors. Generative AI is improving rapidly, almost day by day, giving authors unprecedented assistance in writing and publishing books. Orna and Joanna give an overview of recent advances in generative AI for words, images, and audio, including Alliance of Independent Authors guidelines on copyright and ethical usage and how to use AI tools to improve quality and output.
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: Bookshops Ask Publishers Not Just to Link to Amazon
In this week's Self-Publishing News Special, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway takes a look at Independent Bookshops' call to publishers…
Easy Ways Indie Authors Can Be More Eco-Friendly
Indie authors are always looking to be more inclusive, progressive, and mindful. But we're also part of the publishing industry whose paper consumption has brought into question its eco-friendliness. In this post, the Alliance of Independent Authors' explores how indie authors can be more eco-friendly in their author business.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Monique Dawkins. Career Coach Tracks Changes in Leadership after COVID
My ALLi author guest this episode is Monique Dawkins, a career and life coach whose book is the culmination of years of experience as a leader. Monique rose through the ranks as a leader in the health-care field, but her advice can be applied to any line of work. And, in the aftermath of COVID, Monique says leadership has undergone a fundamental change.
Governments Respond to AI and Copyright: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy
Today on the Self-Publishing News podcast: Governments respond to AI and copyright. The UK, EU, US, and Japan formulate policy on protecting creators. Also, will books soon come with a carbon-content label? And a new VR eReader helps you focus on nothing but the book. News Editor Dan Holloway and News and Podcast Producer Howard Lovy discuss these and other stories making the news this month in indie publishing.
New Self-Publishing Facts and Figures Released
Following the world’s first independent and international survey of the incomes of self-published (“indie”) authors, commissioned by ALLi and presented at the London Book Fair in April 2023, which showed that self-published authors earn more than authors with traditional publishers, two further reports are now available, offering authors even more facts and figures on self-publishing so that they can make confident business choices.
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. As always, we're very proud of all of our members at every level. A huge congratulations to the members featured today.
Self-publishing News: Twitter Sued Over Failure to Enforce Copyright Violation Notices
Storytel partners with ElevenLabs to provide custom AI narration, and music publishers sue Twitter for copyright violation.