Business & Planning Archives

The AskALLi Ultimate Guide to ISBNs for Authors

Buying an ISBN is a subject of debate, while you can use free ISBNs, it brands you as a self-publisher. But is that a good thing or a bad one? Today's post from Eleanor Pigg, registration services manager for Nielsen is a comprehensive guide telling you everything indie authors need to know about ISBNs.

February 10, 2020
Eleanor Pigg
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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What Amazon Ads Dashboard Changes Mean for Authors

Amazon made a variety of welcome changes to their advertising dashboard in 2019. These changes create opportunities and challenges for authors. Laurence O'Bryan, ALLi partner member and founder of ad agency for books, BooksGoSocial, is here to explain the latest Amazon ads dashboard changes and what they mean for you.

February 3, 2020
Laurence O'Bryan
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Opinion: How to Prepare a Successful Book Launch

A book launch is one part excitement and one part terror. You're finally putting your creation out into the world, which means you're actually putting your creation into the world! People can have opinions and make judgments. But you can also find wonderful readers and supporters of your work. ALLi author member Kristan Julius recently launched her first independently published book and is here to explain how she made it a success.

January 23, 2020
Kristan Julius
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Everything You Need To Know About Fiction Editing

Getting your first book edited can be an overwhelming experience. There's different types of editors, huge swings in price ranges and that's all before you receive the feedback itself. ALLi partner member and CEO of Fictionary.co Kristina Stanley, is here to explain everything you need to know about fiction editing.

January 18, 2020
Kristina Stanley
Business & Planning, Process 1. Editorial, Top 100
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Opinion: Choosing the Right Audiobook Narrator

It's perhaps no surprise that just like a reader has a preference for one author's voice over another, listeners will have a preference for one narrator over the another. Rosalind Minett, ALLi author member debates whether the author's spoken voice is the best choice for narration or whether we should leave it up to the professionals. One thing's for certain, choosing the right audiobook narrator is a difficult task.

How to Create a Business Plan for Your Indie Author Business

The beginning of the year is a perfect time to set goals and plan actions, especially if you're an author. While most businesses write a business plan, it's not always a consideration writers make. Tetania Bak, from ALLi partner member MiblArt is here to explain how to create one and as well as the goals in it.

PODCAST: How to Sustain a Creative Business for a Lifetime

January 8, 2020
Sarah Begley
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LIVE: How to Sustain a Creative Business for a Lifetime

January 8, 2020
Sarah Begley
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How to Write a Book Proposal to Yourself

You'd be forgiven for thinking book proposals are reserved for the traditional publishing world. But Michele DeFilippo, ALLi Partner member from 1106 Designs, thinks we should all be writing a book proposal to ourselves to save time, effort and money in the long run.

January 6, 2020
Michele DeFilippo
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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How to Identify Your Writing Goals

It’s a new year! Which (for those who love to plan) means it’s time to start planning for 2020. ALLi Author member, Rachel McCollin shows you how to identify your writing goals so you can plan the best writing year you've had.

January 4, 2020
Rachel McCollin
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Top 100
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Your Book in Libraries Worldwide Quick and Easy Guide

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.

January 3, 2020
ALLi Editorial
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 7. Rights Licensing, Top 100
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The Pros and Cons of Being a Hybrid Author

There are ten key business models that are working for writers right now. Being a hybrid author (both traditionally and self-published) is just one of them. Authorpreneur member Sara Rosett discusses the pros and cons of being hybrid.

January 2, 2020
Sara Rosett
Business & Planning, Process 7. Rights Licensing
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