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Running an Author Business: Top Tips on Managing Research Trip Costs

Do you ever make research trips as part of your writing process? If so, read Anna Castle's latest post to pick up top tips on how to incorporate travel and research costs into the financial management of your author business.

ALLi Campaign: Self-Publishing 3.0: How and Why Indie Authors Should Sell Direct to Readers – and What ALLi is Doing to Help

In the final part of her series on how indie authors can gear up for Self-publishing 3.0, ALLi Director Orna Ross provides great advice on how and why to sell books direct from your website, as well as on other platforms, and ALLi provides free Self-publishing 3.0 badges for your website

June 4, 2018
Orna Ross
Business & Planning, Campaigns, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Production: Bespoke Books as an Exciting New Business Model for Independent Publishers

Like to make more money from your books by creating custom editions? It's especially relevant for non-fiction authors, but might also work for fiction. Read Sarah Rayner's case study of how she repurposed a self-help book for markeing use by a top clinic.

May 31, 2018
Sarah Rayner
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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How Authors Sell Publishing Rights By ALLi Orna Ross And Helen Sedwick

Book Marketing: Indie Authors – Know Your Publishing Rights!

Are you confident that if someone offered you a rights deal tomorrow, you'd know whether it was worth your while? Here's an easy way to start skillin up and get savvy enough to build your author business through rights sales - read this post by Orna Ross and Helen Sedwick.

May 11, 2018
Orna Ross
Business & Planning, Process 7. Rights Licensing
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Opinion: Why Creative Assets are Key to Income and Influence for Indie Authors (and What They Are)

A must-read post by Orna Ross explaining the crucial role of your creative assets will play in enabling you to build a successful career as an indie author. Make sure you understand what they are - and that you have control of them.

Writing: How Indie Authors Can Use Their Creative Writing Skills to Build an Extra Income Stream through Copywriting to Supplement Sales from Self-published Books

Ever wondered about ways to boost your writing income to supplement what you earn from your self-published books? Read Jules Horne's advice about why freelance copywriting could be just what you're looking for.

How To Get Your Self-published Book Into Bookstores

The Place of the Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstore in the Indie Author’s Book Marketing Campaign

Wondering whether it's worth trying to get your self-published books into bookstores? Had your fingers burned and want to try again but not sure of best approach? Debbie Young's summary of ALLi's guidebook on the subject will kickstart your bookstore marketing plan.

April 27, 2018
Admin
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Audiobook Royalties: To Share or Not Share? An Indie Author & a Professional Narrator Answer the Question

Royalty share deals with narrators seem a great way for indie authors to self-publish audiobooks - but how do you persuade narrators that it's a good deal for them too? Author Anna Castle shares the insights gained from interviewing a top narrator.

April 19, 2018
Anna Castle
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Opinion: How Industry Changes Are Affecting Self-publishing Authors and Author Services – A Case Study

An experienced publishing consultant and service provider in Australia, Dixie Carlton, considers the changing nature of publishing services for indie authors and predicts the rise of a new coaching-based service that puts the author firmly in control

March 26, 2018
Dixie Carlton
Business & Planning, Campaigns, Opinion, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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March 1, 2018
Admin
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Running an Author Business: Top Tips on Managing Research Trip Costs

ALLi Campaign: Self-Publishing 3.0: How and Why Indie Authors Should Sell Direct to Readers – and What ALLi is Doing to Help

Production: Bespoke Books as an Exciting New Business Model for Independent Publishers

Book Marketing: Indie Authors – Know Your Publishing Rights!

Opinion: Why Creative Assets are Key to Income and Influence for Indie Authors (and What They Are)

Writing: How Indie Authors Can Use Their Creative Writing Skills to Build an Extra Income Stream through Copywriting to Supplement Sales from Self-published Books

The Place of the Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstore in the Indie Author’s Book Marketing Campaign

Opinion: How Industry Changes Are Affecting Self-publishing Authors and Author Services – A Case Study

March 2018 AskALLI Members’ Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Dan Blank – Answering 9 Key Questions about Self-publishing

Opinion: Why Running a Creative Business Is Not A Contradiction in Terms

Book Production: Royalties vs Profits – Are You Making the Most of Your Potential?