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…
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,
Self-publishing News: Year of the Niche
It has been the year of the niche and this week we see two great new niche bookstores that welcome indie authors.
From Amazon to Wattpad—A Look Back at Indie Publishing This Year: IndieVoices December 2018
I first launched my IndieVoices podcast in March 2017 as a way of helping to amplify voices that had been…
Self-publishing News: Author as Publisher
We look at how the role of author as publisher is changing, and the expansion of ebooks in Africa and audiobooks in India.
Self-publishing News: Airport Bestsellers
Amazon is set to open its first airport bookstore. The EU's new sales tax rules come into force, meaning member countries do not have to charge sales tax on ebooks.