Self-publishing Author Advice about retaining and selling book rights and negotiating the best author contracts
Christine Sun, ALLi’s China Ambassador, provides a general introduction to the Chinese market for self-published authors and their books, including a helpful case study of Dutch author Jen Minkman’s work in Chinese translation. “Globile” authorpreneurs of the 21st century cannot ignore the Chinese market. In this year’s Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) alone, nearly 40% […]
In this month’s How-to for Authors, Orna chatted with Helen Sedwick to discuss self-publishing legal essentials. Helen uses simple terms and easy to follow language to empower authors and set them up for success. Mention “legal” and many authors run for the hills. But, if you’re an Indie Authors who self-publishes you need to know your […]
It’s easy for indie authors to assume that trade publishing issues don’t affect them, given that they’ve made the decision to ply their trade outside the traditional sector. English author Jane Steen, who is based in the USA, explains why she believes all authors, no matter how they are published, should join forces to lobby […]
Join Orna Ross for a previously recorded interview with Seth Dellon of Pubmatch and Tom Chalmers of IPR License. They discuss the new ways in which authors can use technology to reach buyers of publishing rights, like TV, film and translation rights, offering an overview of their respective platforms and to the topic of rights […]
Are you an Authorpreneur? Joanna Penn left her day job in September 2011 to become a full-time author entrepreneur. She is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author under J.F.Penn, as well as writing non-fiction for authors. She is also an international speaker and entrepreneur, voted as one of The Guardian UK Top […]
Those of you who keep an eye on the publishing press will have seen the news that ALLi is once again breaking new ground, in taking on a literary agent to help eligible members sell subsidiary rights. It’s our final move in a year that has seen us launch a number of campaigns, services and member […]