Storytel is embarrassed by the success of audiobook erotica on its website while Wattpad launches a promising venture in Korea.
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Which Contracts Ring Alarm Bells? AskALLi Members’ Q&A and Self-Publishing News, February 2019
Welcome to AskALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: Michael La Ronn and Orna Ross. The AskALLi podcasts are sponsored by Damonza: Books Made […]
Self-publishing News: Awards for Indies
Several ALLi authors are among those on the shortlist for the first selfie Awards, and threats of digital sales tax in the US.
Self-publishing News: Indies at the Movies
Indie authors are getting their work made into movies, whether through Wattpad, KDP, or other means. And Scribd hits 1 million subscribers.
What do Author Income Surveys Mean for Indies? AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon February 2019
In this month’s Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn explore the findings of the US Authors’ Guild Survey on author income and issues arising, including the problems with most author income surveys. What are the takeaways for indie authors who want to make a decent income from their […]
Self-publishing News: Wattpad turns Publisher
Wattpad have finally entered the full-on publishing world with Wattpad Books, while KDP print offers fewer language options than Createspace.
Self-publishing News: Poetry Please
Poetry is taking the publishing world by storm, and new players enter the blockchain sphere while Kindle page read payments dwindle.
Self-publishing News: What the Figures Mean
Many more people are reading books than announced sales figures suggest, and China has become the largest book market in the world.
Self-publishing News: Year of the Bookshop
The rise of the indie bookshop offers indies the chance to exploit the growing potential of print sales and a look at the year’s key trends.
Self-publishing News: New Year, New Predictions
ALLi takes a look back at what made the headlines in 2018 and what the future has to hold for indie writers in 2019,