Announcement: New Key People at The Alliance of Independent Authors
We like to bring your attention to some of the wonderful people who have recently stepped up to help make…
Self-Publishing From Outside USA: How To Reclaim US Tax on Indie Author Royalties
If you are a non-US author, your royalties from your US book sales will be subject to a 30% withholding…
Commonwealth Foundation Opens Prize to Self-Publishers
The Commonwealth Foundation has made its annual call for entries for their Book Prize and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The…
Literary Festivals, Book Events and the Self-published Author. By ALLi Community Builder Dan Holloway
As self-publishing becomes more common, and increasing numbers of indie authors achieve both commercial and critical success, literary festivals urgently…
Taking Indie Authors Into Libraries and Other News
ALLi Newsletter Nov/Dec 2012 The big news in the Nov/Dec issue of The Alliance of Independent Authors' newsletter is that…
Why Indie Authors Should Have A Facebook Interest List
Are you finding that your Facebook Author Page generates less response than before? ALLi's social media manager, Karen Lotter, knows…
Please Don’t Call Me An Indie Author
MONDAY OPINION: Some of us wear our indie-author badge with pride. Others think self-publishing is for shmucks. Both stances are…
Are Indie Authors Devaluing Books? By ALLi Community Builder, Melissa Foster
Are your books priced at 0.99c? Are you skipping out on editing or in too much of a hurry to…
50 Ways To Reach Your Reader #3: Websites for Indie Authors
Whether you sell books directly on your website or use it as a referral site to Amazon or another retailer,…
“Amazon Is Playing Indie Authors Like Pawns” says Mark Coker of Smashwords
MONDAY OPINION. Guest Post by Mark Coker. For more of Mark's thoughts on the dangers of exclusivity and importance of…
50 Ways To Reach Your Reader. # 2: Optimise Your Amazon Author Page
Amazon, the biggest book retailer in the world, was the first company to see the potential in retailing self-published work.…
50 Ways To Reach Your Reader #1 Introduction
REMINDER: Don't forget our Shindig later today (3pm EST): How to Choose A Self-Publishing Partner. Your questions about self-publishing services answered…