Self-publishing News: What Amazon Did Next
FOMO (not to be confused with its spoonerised cousin!). Fear of Missing out. It's one of the great anxieties of…
Ask ALLi October Self-Publishing Q&A Video & Podcast
Each month, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn and Orna Ross, ALLi Director, answer ALLi Members’ self-publishing questions. If you missed our live Q&A session you can catch up with the video, listen to the podcast or read a summary of this month’s questions and answers here.
SCARE: A New Automated Service to Help Indie Authors to Compare their Writing to the Content of Bestsellers
A fascinating introduction to a new writing analysis service that helps you match your manuscript to the bestsellers in its intended genre. New Zealand novelist Katherine Hayton plays guinea pig with the chillingly named SCARE system.
Publishing with the Help of ALLi Partner Members: Preview of Partner Directory
Introducing Helena Halme in her new role as Publications Manager. Her first task is to produce the 2017 edition of ALLi's invaluable Services Directory. Read more about the Directory and what Helen brings to ALLi (and what she's gained from being an author member).
Self-publishing News: Ebooks are books too
This week has provided me with yet another reminder of the awesome things we can do with books if we…
Ask ALLi September Self-Publishing Q&A Video & Podcast
Each month, Joanna and Orna answer Members’ self-publishing questions during our regular Ask ALLi event. If you missed our live Q&A session you can watch the video and listen to the podcast here. We’ve also included a summary of the questions that were asked and answered this month.
Sunday Success Stories: P.J. Boox – the All-Indie Bookstore
The first in this autumn's Sunday Success Stories on the ALLi blog shares the exciting tale of P..J.Boox, the world's first indie-only bookstore, set up and run by indie author Patti Brossard Jefferson
Writing: How Helpful are Free Translation Services for Self-publishing Authors?
Serial thriller writer Keith DIxon
British novelist Keith Dixon, who lives and writes in France, considers the potential role of free services for those keen to publish their books in foreign languages but lacking the budget for a professional translation.
Podcast: 10 Trends Driving the Future of Publishing with Mark Coker
In our latest ALLi podcast, Smashword's Mark Coker, shares his insights about 10 trends that are driving the future of publishing, and your role as an indie author to help shape that future. He encourages us to imagine the publishing future we want, and then make the decisions today that bring it to fruition.
Publishing: How to Use ARC Copies to Promote New Books
In the publishing trade, it's common practice to issue prior to a book's publication a number of ARCs - which…
Self-publishing News: Collectives
It is a week since my office burned down as I write this, and our whole faculty is currently working…
How to Use Amazon Categories, Themes and Keywords to Sell More Self-published Books
To help you fine-tune your Amazon publishing projects, we have top advice for you today from Penny C Sansevieri, Founder…