How To License Your Publishing Rights: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
Orna and Joanna attended the Brand Licensing Show in London and bring back advice and information on publishing rights, deal-making,…
How to Leverage Book Signings
Book signings – despite the fear associated with them – can be an extremely useful marketing tool. You get to meet real readers for one, you grow your confidence and sell books. Alexa Nazzaro, ALLi Partner member and founder of www.aaxelauthorservices.com, has a ton of creative ideas to show you how to leverage book signings.
What is Hybrid Publishing and Should I Consider It? More Questions Answered; AskALLi Member’s Q&A with Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn; News with Daniel Holloway
What is hybrid publishing and should I consider it? That is among the questions answered this month on our monthly…
How to Get Your Book Into Libraries
While ALLi is working on a new guidebook for indie authors on how to get your self-published book into libraries, where the opportunities are greatest for digital book products, we couldn’t resist this ‘my experience’ post from Australian author and ALLi member Anne Merrick. As Anne tells us, you can get your book into libraries by taking just a few careful steps.
How To use Podcasting To Market and Sell Books: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
From audiobooks to readings to podcasts, audio has never been a hotter topic in publishing. But how do you use…
Self-Publishing Poetry Books: Why More Poets Need To Make More Digital Books and Chapbooks
If you're a poet, you should be self-publishing poetry books in multiple formats: ebooks, print on demand (POD) and audiobooks. Here's why.
National Cozy Mystery Day
There are hundreds, possibly thousands of niche categories in publishing and understandably, we all love the genre we write in. But as hardened niche writers, it gets a little frustating when no one knows what you're talking about. Author member Sarah Weldon, has taken matters into her own hands and created a national Cozy Mystery day to celebrate the genre she's so proud of.
Audiobook Promotion for Indie Authors
We've been focused on audiobooks this month, with posts on the future of audiobooks, how to narrate them, and many more. But today brings something a little different. Today, author member Mary Louisa Locke looks to the promotion and marketing of audiobooks.
What Control Really Means for Indie Authors
For an indie author, maintaining control over our work is often one of the reasons we choose to be and stay indie. We want control of our covers, our plots, our characters. And why not, it's our business. Author member JJ Toner explores what control really means for indie authors.
Opinion: Future Audiobook Trends
The audiobook market has grown in double figures for six straight years with a 37.1% growth in the USA in 2018. If you haven't entered the audiobook market yet, now is seriously the time. Author member Dawn Brookes is here with a look forward at where she thinks the future of audiobook publishing is heading.
Ten Nonfiction Elements That Boost Your Business
Years of experience make an industry expert. But it's often not until they have a nonfiction book in their expertise area that they become speakers and propel their business into the limelight. But should all businesses have nonfiction books? Partner member, Karen Williams from The Book Mentor, thinks that if you do write a book on your expert area, there are ten nonfiction factors that make business boom which should be included.
How to Reduce Reverberation for Better Self-Published Audiobooks and Podcasts
Good quality sound is important for your self-published audiobooks and podcasts. When you're setting out to work in any audio format, there are a few tricks to getting studio-quality sound. And none of these have anything to do with your microphone.