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Your Book in Libraries Worldwide Quick and Easy Guide

January 3, 2020
ALLi Editorial
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Publishing Rights & Contracts, Running An Author Business
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All ALLi members can download the ALLi guidebook publications for free in the member area (once you've logged in) over at www.allianceindependentauthors.org. Recently, we've published a number of Quick and Easy Guides alongside the guidebooks. Today we've taken an extract from the 'Your Book in Libraries Worldwide' guide.

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Making the Most of Your ALLi Authorpreneur Membership

November 23, 2019
ALLi Editorial
ALLI Campaigns, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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As an authorpreneur member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (known as ALLi, pronounced like the word “ally”), you’ve already found success in writing, publishing, and distributing your self-published books. How sure are you that you’re getting the most out of your ALLi authorpreneur membership and that you know about all the resources available here? ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford offers some insight.

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Making the Most of Your ALLi Author Membership

November 9, 2019
ALLi Editorial
ALLI Campaigns, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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As an author member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (known as ALLi, pronounced like the word “ally”), you’ve self-published at least your first book and are looking to hone your skills, perhaps building your author business and author brand. How sure are you that you’re getting the most out of your ALLi author membership and that you know about all the resources available here? ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford offers some insight.

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Make the Most of Your ALLi Associate Membership: Everything You Need to Know and More

As an associate member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (known as ALLi, pronounced like the word “ally”), you’re probably looking for every available tool and resource to kickstart your journey towards self-publishing your first book (and hopefully the first of many). How sure are you that you’re getting the most out of your ALLi associate membership and that you know about all the resources available here? ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford offers some insight.

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How to Make the Most of Your ALLi Membership

October 12, 2019
ALLi Editorial
ALLI Campaigns, Beginning Self-Publishing, Debate & Opinion
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We're independent authors, creative directors of our own author businesses, solely responsible for the books we publish. It can be a lonesome endeavor. But it doesn't have to be! As ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford explains, once you know how to make the most of your ALLi membership, you will never look back.

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Conference Report: Independent Publishing at Digital Book World 2019

Digital Book World 2019 has just wrapped up in the American music capital of Nashville, Tennessee. ALLi Founder and Director Orna Ross and Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford were among those indies traveling to the conference with an ear to the ground of digital publishing as we head into 2020.

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How to Get Editorial Reviews for Your Self-Published Book

Who says it's impossible to get editorial reviews for your self-published book? Granted, it may not seem easy, and as indie authors we may not have the established relationships with endorsers that traditional publishers have. But as Boni Wagner-Stafford explains, that's no reason not to try.

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ALLi Launches 2019-2020 Season of #AskALLi Broadcast Salons

After taking a break for the month of July, 2019, the #AskALLi broadcast salons are back for a new season. As ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford tells us, there's a bunch that's new: new shows, new co-hosts, and a new sponsor for the 2019-2020 broadcast season.

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Join Orna Ross and ALLi at Digital Book World 2019

July 22, 2019
ALLi Editorial
Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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ALLi Director Orna Ross and Boni Wagner-Stafford attend DBW on behalf of indies globally. ALLi is also pleased to present a discounted ticket rate for its members.

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Encore: Case Study of Book Potato, A New Bookshop Supporting Indie Authors

Encore update: Indie-friendly bookshop the BookPotato has issued a new call to indies: join them with your recipe- and food-related books…

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Self-Publishing Solutions to Low Author Earnings: ALLi Members Respond

June 21, 2019
ALLi Editorial
Debate & Opinion, Running An Author Business
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Another month, another report about poverty-level author incomes. Boni Wagner-Stafford, ALLi's Communications Manager shares ALLi voices participating in the discussion of the UK's All Party Writers Group report's recommendations. Does the APWG report miss the point? Are there self-publishing solutions to low author earnings?

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How Indie Authors Set Paperback Prices

June 12, 2019
ALLi Editorial
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Debate & Opinion
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Recently on the closed ALLi Member Facebook Forum there've been a couple of active comment threads with questions about how indie authors set paperback prices. Here's a compilation of the responses so you can see for yourself what some of the options are for pricing your own books.

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