Join Orna Ross and ALLi at Digital Book World 2019
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.
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…
Self-Publishing Solutions to Low Author Earnings: ALLi Members Respond
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?
How Indie Authors Set Paperback Prices
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.
Scan the Market Before Marketing Your Book
It’s common to check out competitor books, titles, covers, and prices before we set our own. And that’s a good thing. As ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford (also of Recommended Partner Member Ingenium Books) tells us in this excerpt adapted from her new book, One Million Readers, it's a good idea to do a thorough market scan before marketing your book.
How to Get an Author Photo Readers Will Love
Many indie authors struggle with how to handle their author photo. They’re shy, or modest, or frugal, and don’t want to hire a professional photographer “just” for their author photo. Here’s why Boni Wagner-Stafford, ALLi's communications manager and co-founder of ALLi Partner Member Ingenium Books, believes you should.
Indie Authors and Copyright Debates
ALLi continues to work on development of its Copyright Bill of Rights (working title) for the global self-published author in…
Making the Most of Your ALLi Partner Membership
As a partner member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (known as ALLi, pronounced like the word “ally”), you have access to a community of thousands of authors, designers, editors, booksellers, and readers around the world — and the networking and business opportunities that come with it. How sure are you that you’re getting the most out of your ALLi partner membership and that you know about all the resources available here? We offer some insight.
Author Coaches: How They Can Help Both Beginners and Experienced Writers
Have you ever considered engaging an author coach? Do you know how one might help you at the current stage of your writing career? Read Boni Wagner-Stafford's post to find out.
Opinion: Paying for Author Services Does Not Equate to Vanity Publishing
Why paying for author services is the mark of the professional authorpreneur - and nothing to do with vanity publishing
Self-publish for less with ALLi member specials
Great Deals and Discounts for ALLi Members Roll up, roll up, dear ALLi members. Our news this week is all…
IndieReCon 2015 Closing Remarks
Wow. What a conference! It has been an amazing (and exhausting) week. Ali and I are very grateful to everyone for…