Writing: Where Spellcheckers Fall Short – and Why You Need an Editor
Why spellcheckers are good and getting better - but are still no substitute for the brain and eye of a human editor. Jim Giammatteo explains why, with some fun examples.
Opinion: If You Need Fancy Dialogue Tags, There’s Something Wrong with Your Writing
"If you need fancy dialogue tags, there's something wrong with your writing." Giacomo Giammatteo helps us refine our prose to show, not tell, our characters' emotions without the use of conspicuous dialogue tags.
Self-publishing Success Story: Giacomo Giammatteo, Indie Author of 70 Books
Draw inspiration from the wise words from Giacomo Giammatteo, indie author of 70 self-published books, despite prolonged ill-health following strokes, in this exclusive interview for our Successful Self-publishing interview series
Production: Vellum as a Formatting Tool for Print – a Review by Beta Tester Giacomo Giammatteo
Giacomo Giammatteo shares his enthusiasm for Vellum 2.0, designed for formatting for print, launching 1 June 2017
Publishing: Everything the Indie Author Needs to Know about ISBNs for Self-published Books
A terrific and comprehensive post on the topic of ISBNs, the unique international identifier given to every book, from ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo. His advice will equip you to make the right decisions for your own self-published books. Everything You…
Publishing: How to Make Money for your Self-published Books with Apple
It's a pleasure to welcome Giacomo Giammatteo back to the blog with a Watchdog guide to how to make more money for your self-published books via Apple, using its affiliate program and other ideas. Making More Money With Apple Apple makes…
ALLi Watchdog: Amazon vs Apple
In this month's ALLi Watchdog post, the indefatigable Giacomo Giammatteo compares Apple with Amazon. Read on to let him help you decide whether you should be trying to get your bite of the Apple,... Amazon Vs Apple Everyone knows that Amazon…
Print on Demand (POD) Gets a New Player
ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo announces exciting news of the latest big player to offer print on demand (POD) services to self-publishing and indie authors. BookBaby Enters the Print on Demand (POD) Market For what seems like the longest time, the…
Watchdog: The Two-Way Ethics of Authors and Service Providers
Continuing the conversation begun in ALLi's Ethical Author campaign towards the end of 2014, ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammaetteo draws attention to the importance of indie authors behaving ethically towards service providers. Ethical Behavior Is Not An Option I’ve…
Watchdog: Ebook Distribution Takes a Leap Forward
ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo shares exciting news about some great new features to be offered by ebook distributors that will benefit all indie authors who used them to sell their self-published books. . Publishing Is Changing, And Ebook Distribution Is…
Watchdog: Big Changes at Bookbaby
EBook Distribution Options Is Free eBook Distribution At An End? Everyone knows that the publishing industry is experiencing massive changes and at the center of that is ebook distribution. For a long time (as measured in the rapidly changing self-published…
Watchdog: Review of Nook’s New Author Services
ALLi's Watchdog, Giacomo Giammatteo, assesses the value of Nook's author services. How Does Nook’s Author Services Stack Up? A lot of authors were surprised when Nook sent out an email announcing a new POD and author services addition to their…