Indie Author Deals – Black Friday and Cyber Monday ALLi Partner Discounts 2023

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us again. Here at the Alliance of Independent Authors, we love indie author deals and this year is no different. Read on for a stack of deals from ALLi partner members. With over fifty offers available, there's something for every writer at every level in this Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale for indie writers. 

Please note, ALLi does not gain affiliate fees from any of these recommendations. We include them because we think they're a good deal and no other reason.

Our thanks to all the ALLi partners who have provided a discount.

Make the Most of the ALLi Partner Indie Author Deals

To make finding deals for your needs easier, we have separated out offers into the following categories:

• ALLi Indie Author Content
• Audio Services
• Courses and Coaching Services
• Design Services
• Editorial Services
• Marketing and Promotion Services
• Multi-full Services
• Other Services

How to Access the ALLi Specific Discounts and Indie Author Deals

There are some discounts that require a code and that can be found in the member portal. Navigate to allianceindependentauthors.org, log in and then navigate to DEALS AND DISCOUNTS. Be sure to check the descriptions and “valid until” dates.

ALLi Indie Author Content

Company: Alliance of Independent Authors

Contact/link: selfpublishingadviceconference.com/access-passes/

Indie Author Deal: 50% OFF six-month or lifetime access to content from the Self-Publishing Advice Conference with access code SPC23SALE.

Description: Enjoy extended access to ALLi's Self-Publishing Advice Conference with a half-price discount!

SAVE 50% on six-month and lifetime online conference passes.

Get unrestricted access to the full archive of the Self-publishing Advice Conference, SelfPubCon, including the recent Success Mindset for Indie Authors conference!

SelfPubCon, the Self-Publishing Advice Conference, runs in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and runs once a year, featuring the cream of self-publishing authors and advisors. The access passes give six-month or lifetime access to an extensive conference archive featuring self-publishing advisors like Jane Friedman, Mark Dawson, Joanna Penn, Anna Featherstone, Karen Inglis, Russell Nohelty, Ricardo Fayet, Orna Ross and 100+ more.

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

Audio Services

Company: USound

Contact: James Faktor – [email protected]

Website: usound.org

Indie Author Deal: 10% discount on audiobook recording.

Description: We are offering a 10% discount on all audiobook recording services until December 30th 2023.

Valid: Until 30th December 2023

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Company: Three Little Words Romance Editing

Contact: Sarah Calfee – [email protected]

Website: threelittlewordsediting.com

Indie Author Deal: Free limited spaces (6 max) on P&P Storycrafting Club – Monthly.

Description: Are you a romance writer? Have you heard of Pride and Prejudice? Would you like some FREE guidance from a professional romance editor who has discovered so many amazing writing strategies from Jane Austen? This is a ninety-minute online creative writing workshop that can help you to apply very cool tips and tricks to your current or future manuscript. Join me, Sarah Calfee, and five romance writers to talk shop about plotting issues or whatever challenges you find in writing romance.

Valid: 31st May 2024

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Company: Lantern Audio

Contact: Kevin Stillwell – [email protected]

Website: lanternaudio.com/independent-publishing

Indie Author Deal: 10% of with code ALLi2310%.

Description: 10% off audiobook production with valid code.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Courses and Coaching Services

Company: Cheryl Hart

Contact: Cheryl – [email protected]

Website: cherylhart.co.uk

Indie Author Deal: 10% Book Coaching discount.

Description: Develop your book with a professional book coach from the beginning and save time on structural/developmental edits later on. Work with a book coach that's truly aligned with your story and your vision. Empower your story from the very beginning with this discount.

Valid: 14th December 2023

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Company: Librotas Limited

Contact: Karen Williams – [email protected]

Website: librotas.com

Indie Author Deal: 50% off the Book Launch Blueprint.

Description: I’m offering ALLi members the chance to get my Book Launch Blueprint online programme with 50% off. You’ll get the entire process to launch your non-fiction book on Amazon, including a three-month countdown, the documented step-by-step process that I used for my fifth book, recorded webinar-style videos giving you hints and tips, and all the emails, social media posts and documents that you can swipe for your own book launch and become a bestseller.

Valid:  Until 31st July 2024

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Company: Authors Selling Direct

Contact: Morgana Best – [email protected]

Website: best-business-for-authors.teachable.com/p/authors-selling-on-shopify

Indie Author Deal: 15% discount on course.

Description: Offering a 15% discount on the course Authors Selling on Shopify until December 12.

Valid: 12th December 2023

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Company: Lynn McGinnis, LLC

Contact: Lynn McGinnis – [email protected]

Website: lynnmcg.com/author-marketing-coaching

Indie Author Deal: ALLi Membership 20% Discount.

Description: Save 20% on my private Author Marketing Coaching program. This is a 1:1, customized coaching program designed to help self-published authors build and grow their platforms, gain visibility, and reach their unique author marketing goals. Schedule your free unstuck call today and be sure to mention ALLi for your discount!

Valid: 28th November 2023

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Editorial Services

Company: Eliot West Editorial

Contact: Eliot West – [email protected]

Website: eliotwesteditorial.com

Indie Author Deal: 25% off–or Free–Partial Line Edit.

Description: Writers: Receive 25% off a Partial Line Edit, or a free Partial Line Edit with any book-length Developmental Edit or Manuscript Feedback service. I’ll look closely at stylistic issues including voice, clarity, precision, flow, and POV in a 2,500-word portion of your manuscript, providing feedback through Comments and Track Changes plus a report on patterns and possible next steps—all with an eye to your storytelling vision and craft journey. Book by 31 December 2023 to access this discount.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Speak Write Play

Contact: Ethleen Sawyerr – [email protected]

Website: speakwriteplay.com

Indie Author Deal: 25% Manuscript Edit or Book Translation Discount.

Description: We are offering a 25% discount on manuscript developmental, line, and/or copy editing, as well as savings on book translation services from English to French, English to German, and English to Spanish.

Valid: Until 30th December 2023

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Company: The Narrative Craft

Contact: Andrew Hodges – [email protected]

Website: thenarrativecraft.com

Indie Author Deal: £100 off all developmental editing services.

Description: £100 off all fiction developmental editing services booked in by midnight on Cyber Monday.

Valid: Until 28th November 2023

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Company: AJ Editorial Services

Contact: Aimee Hill – [email protected]

Website: ajeditorialservices.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% Black Friday Sale.

Description: 10% off developmental editing for fantasy, sci-fi, romance and literary fiction writers. A good cover and marketing bring the readers in. A good story brings your readers back. Developmental edits hold your readers at the centre of decisions. Readers want to experience your story. Get support with characterisation and their development, the gripping and immersive nature of the plot, the way the tension raises your reader's heart rates, how the subplots weave elegantly through the plot.

Valid: Until 27th November 2023

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Company: Editorial Design

Contact: Adela Garcia – [email protected]

Website: editorialdesign.es

Indie Author Deal: 10% Promoción Black Friday.

Description: 10% discount on all services contracted through the Alli platform until November 3, 2023. Thank you, write me an email with your project and we'll talk.

Valid: Until 3rd December 2023

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Company: By the By Editing

Contact: Sarah McGuire – [email protected]

Website: bythebyediting.com

Indie Author Deal: BOOKNERDBFD: 25% Line Edit Discount.

Description: Contact By the By Editing by Dec 3rd, and book by Dec 16th for 25% off a line edit. Use the code BOOKNERDBFD when filling out the Editing Inquiry Form on the website.

Valid: Until 16th December 2023

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Company: Red Leaf Word Services

Contact: Aime Sund – [email protected]

Website: redleafwords.com

Indie Author Deal: 15% Line Edit discount.

Description: I am offering a 15% discount on Line Editing services booked by 12.31.2023 for submissions through June 2024. If you are planning a winter or spring submission to an editor, this is perfect! Ask for a sample edit to get to know my Narrative Gardening style, then book time before 12.31 to secure your discount for submissions through the end of June! I look forward to hearing from you!

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Bookhound Editing

Contact: Katy Schlomach – [email protected]

Website: bookhoundediting.com

Indie Author Deal: 15% Cyber Monday Discount.

Description: 15% discount when you book one of my services before December 31, 2023.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Making Words Work

Contact: Tessa Thornley – [email protected]

Website: makingwordswork.co.uk

Indie Author Deal: 20% discount for proofreading or copy editing.

Description: I'm offering a 20% discount on either proofreading or copy editing services until 20 December.

Valid: Until 20th December 2023

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Company: The lexicon

Contact: Alexia Lawson – [email protected]

Website: thelexicon.co.za

Indie Author Deal: Black Friday 10%

Description: For works of fiction and creative non- fiction, I hereby pledge a ten per cent discount on my copy editing and proofreading services. This offer will end on 1 May 2024.

Valid: Until 1st May 2024

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Company: Magic Words Editing

Contact: Shawna Hampton – [email protected]

Website: magicwordsediting.com

Indie Author Deal: Black Friday New Client 20% Discount.

Description: New clients get the returning-client discount (20%) on a line or copyedit of their fantasy, sci-fi, or horror novel until March 31, 2024.

Valid: Until 31st March 2024

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Company: Fresh as a Daisy Editing

Contact: Holly Mangin – [email protected]

Website: freshasadaisyediting.com

Indie Author Deal: 15% Copy Editing discount.

Description: Fresh as a Daisy Editing is offering a 15% discount on copy editing services until December 9, 2023.

Valid: Until 9th December 2023

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Company: Fiona Herbert Storyteller

Contact: Fiona Herbert – [email protected]

Website: fionaherbert.co.uk

Indie Author Deal: 10% discount on all editorial services.

Description: I am offering a 10% discount on all editorial services until 31st March 2024: proofreading, copy editing, line editing, structural editing, manuscript critiques, synopses, and a combination of these services according to the needs of the client.

Valid: Until 31st March 2024

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Company: Perfect Prose Services

Contact: Susan Cunningham – [email protected]

Website: perfectproseservices.com

Indie Author Deal: 20% proofread/copyedit discount; 25% developmental edit discount.

Description: Perfect Prose Services is offering 20% off proofreading and copyediting and 25% off developmental edits until 31 December 2023. New clients and first proofread/edit only.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Aladdin Books

Contact: Eva Dietrich – [email protected]

Website: evadietrich.org

Indie Author Deal: 15% off all our editorial services.

Description: We are offering a 15% discount on all our editorial services until 1st December.

Valid: Until 1st December 2023

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Company: Motivation to Publication Book Coaching

Contact: Ellie Stevenson Book Coach & Author – [email protected]

Website: motivationtopublication.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% off copy editing and proofreading services.

Description: We're offering 10% (as compared with the normal 5%) off copy editing and proofreading services during November 2023. Please get in touch for a complimentary discovery call, or to find out how we can help make your book the best it can be.

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Company: Cascadia Author Services

Contact: Kailey Salisbury – [email protected]

Website: cascadiaauthorservices.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% Off Any Edit!

Description: Unlock the power of words this Black Friday! Don't miss our exclusive offer: Get a 10% discount on our top-notch editing services. Whether it's a thrilling novel or groundbreaking non-fiction work, our expert editors will refine your content to perfection. Elevate your written communication and make a lasting impression. Act now and invest in excellence at a fraction of the cost. Grab this limited-time Black Friday deal and transform your words into masterpieces. Email [email protected] today— don't let this opportunity slip away!

Valid: Until 26th November 2023

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Company: The Pink Pen LLC

Contact: Tiffiny – [email protected]

Website: www.tiffinyspire.com

Indie Author Deal: Black Friday 25.

Description: Take 25% off the regular rate of all editorial services (copyediting, line editing, proofreading, website review and proofread) booked by December 30th. Offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

Valid: Until 30th December 2023

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Company: Winskill Editorial

Contact: Gale Winskill – [email protected]

Website: winskilleditorial.co.uk

Indie Author Deal: 10% discount on proofreading.

Description: Benefit from a 10% discount on a professional proofread. Offer only applies to new clients and to the first piece of work commissioned.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Dawning Edits

Contact: Alexandra Dawning – [email protected]

Website: dawningedits.com

Indie Author Deal: 15% off Evaluations and Critiques.

Description: I am offering 15% off all Manuscript Evaluations and Manuscript Critiques booked in November.

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Marketing and Promotion Services

Company: LitNuts

Contact: Mike O'Mary – [email protected]

Website: litnuts.com/pages/authors-and-publishers

Indie Author Deal: 30% off w/discount code ALLi30.

Description: Get 30% off all book promotion services from LitNuts.com when you use discount code ALLi30 at checkout. Our followers want info about indie books. Show them what you've got!

Valid: Until 31st December 2024

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Company: Digital Authors Toolkit

Contact: Stuart Grant – [email protected]

Website: digitalauthorstoolkit.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% off a world class Author Website.

Description: Do you need a new author website to impress publishers, agents, and readers? Get a top-rated website from Stuart Grant and his team at Digital Authors Toolkit, the highest rated web designer on Reedsy with over 200 sites built for authors. Heard on the Self Publishing Show, Reedsy, Draft to Digital and many other, this is a gold standard option for a website that collects emails, and sells your books.

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Company: Book Award Pro

Contact: [email protected]

Website: bookawardpro.com/start/?ssoffer=ALLiblackfriday23

Indie Author Deal: 25% Off Your First Month (All plans, valid for new clients).

Description: Book Award Pro is how authors find the perfect reviews and awards for their books. Trusted as the industry expert on accolades, Book Award Pro operates the world's largest database of legitimate reviews and awards. To get 25% off your first month of service, visit the link above and choose the best plan for your book.

Valid: Until 15th January 2024

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Company: Allauthor

Contact: Mady joshi – [email protected]

Website: Allauthor.com

Indie Author Deal: 30% discount on yearly pro membership.

Description: 30% discount on yearly pro membership which includes: Author interview, Featured book listing and promotion, New release email, Mockup Banners every week.

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Company: Formatting Experts

Contact: Rafael – [email protected]

Website: formattingexperts.com/ALLiBF23

Indie Author Deal: Custom web design and 3 years of reader magnet (or book) landing page hosting for $100.

Description: Formatting Experts and AuthorLandingPages.com are pleased to offer custom landing page design for your reader magnet signup form (integrated with your ESP), with three years of fully managed hosting for only $100 (33% off). At no extra charge you will also get access to two services connected to your own domain: a Universal Book Link and a URL shortener. All you need to do is fill out a form and send us your book cover.

Valid: Until 15th January 2024

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Multi-full Services

Company: The Invisible Imprint

Contact: Rob – [email protected]

Website: www.theinvisibleimprint.com

Indie Author Deal: £100 (or other currency equivalent) off all full publishing packages.

Description: £100 off all publishing packages for ALLi members.

Valid: Until 8th December 2023

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Company: 1106 Design, LLC

Contact: Michele DeFilippo – [email protected]

Website: 1106design.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% discount for Alli members.

Description: 1106 Design is pleased to offer Alli members a 10% discount on all our services with no expiration date.

Valid: Until 31st December 2030

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Company: Author Help

Contact: Robin Phillips – [email protected]

Website: authorhelp.uk

Indie Author Deal: 10% off publishing packages.

Description: We are offering a 10% discount on all our bespoke publishing packages.

Valid: Until 31st December  2023

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Company: Publish Authority

Contact: Frank Eastland – [email protected]

Website: publishauthority.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% Book Publishing discount.

Description: To help encourage you to publish your book, we offer a 10% discount on our book publishing services to our fellow ALLi members. We are Publish Authority – Excellence in Book Publishing – an independent book publisher with authors from around the world. We are accepting submissions. More about us here > PublishAuthority.com Let's publish and market your book with you as a team today.

Valid: Until 30th April 2024

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Company: The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

Contact: Edward Trayer – [email protected]

Website: thewsa.co.uk

Indie Author Deal: 10% Award Entry discount.

Description: We are offering a 10% discount to ALLi members on BOOK AWARD ENTRY until 31st December 2023.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Gatekeeper Press

Contact: Tony Chellini – [email protected]

Website: GatekeeperPress.com

Indie Author Deal: 25% Off All Publishing Services – Black Friday Sale!

Description: Black Friday Sale. 25% off all publishing services. Runs through the end of November. No deadlines to submit your manuscript after signing up. 100% Rights, Royalties, Control, Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Company: Spoonbridge Press

Contact: Britt – [email protected]

Website: spoonbridgepress.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% Off Editing and Proofreading with Full Publishing Plan.

Description: Purchase a full publishing plan before the end of the year and receive 10% off all editing and proofreading services! A full publishing plan includes all recommended editing services, back cover copy, book design, proofreading, and the upload and distribution service of your choice. With Spoonbridge Press, you always own your own ISBNs, have full access to your accounts after publication, and receive publisher royalties directly into your own bank account.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: Book Rockstar

Contact: Aryn Van Dyke – [email protected]

Website: bookrockstar.com/all-access-pass

Indie Author Deal: 30% off the online course, Book Rockstar All-Access Pass.

Description: We are offering a 30% discount on our book marketing course, All-Access Pass! Use the code BOOKROCKSTAR30 at checkout. This offer is vaild until Dec 15, 2023.

Valid: Until 15th December 2023

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Company: Little Labradoodle Publishing

Contact: April M. Cox – [email protected]

Website: thelittlelabradoodle.com

Indie Author Deal: Premium Children's Book Publishing Package.

Description: A 10% discount on our already reduced Premium Children's Book Publishing Package which includes Editing, Illustrations, Design, Publishing & Marketing. We use an award-winning editor with more than 28 picture book awards, up to 27 premium illustrations, cover design, book formatting and layout for $9,999. With your 10% discount you can receive this package for just $9,000. You will also receive the source files of both illustrations and design work on your behalf. We have helped over 1500 authors to publish their books and yours could be next!

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Company: Indie Experts Publishing and Author Services

Contact: Dixie Carlton – [email protected]

Website: indieexpertspublishing.com

Indie Author Deal: 15% off MS Review + Developmental Edit.

Description: If you're working through a manuscript and need real feedback on structure, story, characters or reader-flow, this is a chance to have a solid review, with written report and 2x meetings to discuss and refine your book project. Suitable for fiction and non-fiction. This will get you focused and ready to complete your first draft easily. Usual price is $950 USD – less15% discount. Limited to only 6 manuscripts until end of this year.

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: E A Carter (LitLaunch)

Contact: EA CArter – [email protected]

Website: litlaunch.myshopify.com/pages/litlaunch

Indie Author Deal: Black Friday Deal! 30% OFF Premium Full Service Package Tiers.

Description: Focus on your writing, while we set you up for author success! LitLaunch is what happens when an author and a marketing expert build the service they wished they’d had growing up as indies – meaning not just a dev edit, then having to figure out the rest – but a complete service for authors from edit to trade level published, author brand, website, email automation, lead magnet, book launch and more! Let’s get you LitLaunched!

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Company: The Happy Self-Publisher

Contact: Lois Hoffman – [email protected]

Website: happyselfpublisher.com

Indie Author Deal: 50% off First Ten Pages Critique.

Description: Do you want to know if your book captivates readers from the start? We are offering a 50% discount on our First Ten Pages Critique! For just $35, you'll get the feedback you need from a professional manuscript editor, so you have the confidence to move your book forward. Contact The Happy Self- Publisher by 12/15/23 to take advantage of this offer. Gift certificates are available.

Valid: Until 15th December 2023

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Production & Distribution Services

Company: Rubre Art

Contact: Mariska Maas – [email protected]

Website: rubreart.com

Indie Author Dealt: 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL BOOK DESIGN SERVICES.

Description: Receive a 10% discount on all book design services including: Cover Design, Interior Formatting and Illustrations. I guarantee that you will get a professional custom book design that will be a one of a kind fit with your book. The only thing you need to say is that you’re an ALLI member, and everything will be taken care off. 🙂 Book a slot now, before they are all filled! –> https://form.jotform.com/230943571993365.

Valid: Until 29th November 2024

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Company: Stardust Book Services

Contact: Nastasia Bishop-McHugh – [email protected]

Website: stardustbookservices.com

Indie Author Deal: $200 off ultra premium cover design.

Description: Claim $200 off cover design when booking our ultra premium cover design service, taking your cost from $799 to $599 USD.

Valid: Until 25th November 2023

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Company: PublishDrive

Contact: Danica Favorite – [email protected]

Website: publishdrive.com

Indie Author Deal: Three months free on our annual plan subscription!

Description: Subscribe to our annual plan, and get 12 months of service for the price of 9. That’s right, we’re giving you THREE WHOLE MONTHS FREE!

Valid: Until 31st December 2023

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Other Services

Company: Writing Magazine/Writers Online

Contact: Collete – [email protected]

Website: writers-online.co.uk/membership

Indie Author Deal: Code – WOM/3for3. 3 months Writers Online membership for only £3.

Description: Save 71% on the first three months Writers Online membership. The perfect digital companion for all aspiring and published writers. Promotion code: WOM/3for3.

Valid: Until 10th November 2023

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Company: Index Busters LLC

Contact: [email protected]

Website:  indexbusters.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% Book indexing services for ALLi Members.

Description: Index Busters are here to give value to your book! Saving time and assuring a remarkable index that’s our trademark. We know that lot of people read an index before buying a book, especially on Amazon where you can see it for free! And librarians use the index to figure out what books to buy. So, having one of our professionally created indexes can: sell your book, protect your reputation and give additional value to your readers.

Valid: Until 31st December 2024

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Company: BooksGoSocial – International Review of Books

Contact: Laurence O'Bryan – [email protected]

Website: bgsauthors.com/product/products/internationalreviewofbooks/the-international-review-of-books

Indie Author Deal: One month on NetGalley free with all orders in November.

Description: Editorial reviews can make a huge difference to your book sales. This package delivered an editorial review – you decide which level – and you get a free month on NetGalley.com at any time over the next 12 months when you request it. Reader and editorial reviews combined is a great way to get your book the recognition it deserves. Don't miss this!

Valid: Until 30th November 2023

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Company: Izzard Ink Publishing

Contact: Tim McConnehey – [email protected]

Website: izzardink.com

Indie Author Deal: 10% Off Izzard Ink's Manuscript Assessment and Action Plan.

Description: Elevate your manuscript with Izzard Ink’s expert feedback and practical, solution-focused insights. Join the 80% of our authors who return, discovering the unique Izzard Ink advantage. Now at just $535, reduced from $595, benefit from thorough analysis, personal consultation, and a definitive action plan. Begin your publishing quest with confidence and precision. Seize this 10% discount opportunity before January 31, 2024, and let your literary aspirations take flight with Izzard Ink. Embark, refine, and succeed!

Valid: Until 31st January 2024

Enjoy!

We hope you've found an indie author deal that suits your needs!

And don't forget to check out the Alli Self Publishing Services Directory for more information about trusted indie author suppliers.