How to Set Up and Run an Indie Author Collective
Every ALLi member knows there is power in authors working together. Whether it is through large organisations or small groups,…
Opinion: What’s the point of an author website?
With so many opportunities to reach readers provided by social media, is it really worth going to the time, trouble,…
An Inspiring Case Study of Targeted Marketing for Self-Published Books
British indie author Yvonne Payne, who divides her time between Crete and the UK, explains how identifying and focusing on her…
Our Twitter Strategy #AuthorALLiChat with Ian Sutherland
Ian Sutherland's keyboard was on fire Tuesday as he fielded questions at our August #AuthorALLiChat. The Topic of conversation was how his…
Book Marketing Tip: How to Offer Signed Books at Low Cost
Here's a quick book marketing tip to enable you to personalise your books for individual readers, wherever they are in the…
Book Marketing: How to Use Your Blog to Reach Readers for Your Books
As if blogging isn't tricky enough, Turkish author Atulya Bingham faces the additional challenge of running a blog without a…
A-Z of Effective Social Media Prompts for Authors
Are you getting bored with social media or stuck in a social rut? Don't worry, it happens to us all…
Book Promotion: How to Market Self-Published Books in India
Indian novelist Laxmi Hariharan, who now lives and writes in London, England, explains how she secured shelf-space for her self-published books…
Book Promotion: How Not to Annoy a Book Reviewer
Some heartfelt advice about how indie authors should - and should not - go about soliciting book reviews for their…
Our Book Promotion #AuthorALLiChat with Indie Reader
Each month we host a Twitter Chat with a different guest who is a self-publishing industry specialist with a font of indie…
Book Marketing: How to Use a Quiz to Promote a Book
Quizzes are a hugely popular feature on social media, and British indie author Stephen Oram explains how he devised an…
Book Marketing: How to Run a Goodreads Giveaway and Why
Love it or hate it, the website Goodreads has one indisputably useful facility for authors: the opportunity to offer a…