We hope you are enjoying our regular ALLi Q & A interviews highlighting and celebrating indie authors who are doing great things - and not just in terms of sales. Here's another indie to inspire - Terri Reid. When the recession hit…
This week's news on all things self-publishing-related includes the announcement of a new inclusive book prize aiming to address diversity; a snapshot of some of the huge book festivals now underway round the globe; the ongoing issue of authors not…
We had a super response to our Q & A last week, the first in our new series highlighting and celebrating indie authors who are doing great things - and not just in terms of sales. This week's follow up interview is…
Love writing - detest editing? Among this week's good news reports is that an innovative self-publishing tool is at hand for formatting and conversion - and it's free. As for conflicting data on digital book sales, a new indie author-inclusive…
We love a Q & A here at ALLi which is why we are introducing a regular Sunday interview, How I Do It: Indie Authors Share the Secrets of Their Success. The series will highlight and celebrate indie authors who are…
In this week's post, we gaze upwards, courtesy of the latest Author Earnings report, on the continuing ascent of US digital book sales, and also take an admiring glance at how the most successful indie authors reach their readers. Plus,…
It's all about accentuating the positive in self-publishing-related news this week, as one successful indie author writes on the ongoing democratisation effect of digital technology. The rise of mobile reading also opens up a revolutionary road of opportunities for indies,…
In this week's news on all things self-publishing, we look ahead and look out for Amazon's upcoming warning signs on e-book errors; plus new ideas, appointments, services and gaining the best, and genuine, reviews for your indie books. Valerie Shanley…
It's been a week when authors got results for speaking up about being paid fairly. Valerie Shanley gets the lowdown from ALLi partners and friends on this and all the news self-publishing related, including upcoming indie author events such as…
Can you make yourself more discoverable in 2016? It's all about that meta data thing. Also in this week's self-publishing related news, one agent says it emphatically again - e-book sales are not stagnating. Plus used-book stores, ghostwriting, and more…
There's no getting away from that word 'new' as just one week into 2016 and already a lot is happening in self-publishing related news. Whether it's initiatives from the London Book Fair 2016, a global letter-writing campaign for better contracts…
It hasn’t been all festive partying at ALLi Towers over the holiday as we get set for 2016. We’ve new developments afoot and new member services coming on steam over the coming months, which we’ll cover in more detail as…