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Audiobook Price-Fixing By Audible: Is It Coming To An End?

The Economics of Audiobooks

The current economics of producing an audiobook is an uphill battle, especially for indie authors. How much of this is due to “price-fixing” by Audible? ALLi Partner Member Tim McConnehey predicts a continued boom in audiobook popularity, and some welcome changes in the way Audible conducts its business.

August 1, 2019
Tim McConnehey
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Encore Month: How to Run a Twitter Chat

Wondering how to get more mileage from your Twitter account? Consider hosting a Twitter chat - not as hard as it sounds, once you read social media expert Tim Lewis's simple guide. Join ALLi's new weekly Twitter chat too - every Tuesday 8pm BST - #IndieAuthorChat.

July 31, 2019
Timothy Lewis
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Encore Month: An Easier Way to Upload Book Metadata to Distribution Platforms

An essential part of the indie author's self-publishing process is to complete the metadata on the distribution platforms of your choice. You might hire other professionals for some of the tasks involved in the process, but uploading the metadata is likely to rest with you, the publisher. In today's encore post, Jo Van Every explains how to upload book metadata like a professional.

July 24, 2019
Jo Van Every
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing

Encore Presentation: Curing Your Cancer While Caring For Kids

While there are many concepts debated in the writing world, one that is universally accepted is that writing has healing power. In today's encore podcast, Howard speaks to Angelique L'Amour. Back in 2009, Angelique L'Amour received news that she had cancer. But her first thought was not for herself. It was for her family, particularly her children. How was she going to hold things together for her kids while she went through the ordeal of chemotherapy.

July 21, 2019
Howard Lovy
Indie Author Interviews, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Encore Presentation: Should Just Anybody Write a Memoir? September 2018

Next up we have Leila Summers an indie author writing and publishing memoir. Leila makes painful topics universal, a podcast well worth listening to if you missed it the first time around.

July 7, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 1. Editorial, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing

How to Be a Productive Writer and Publisher: AskALLi Self-Publishing Fiction and Nonfiction Podcast with Orna Ross and Dan Blank

ALLi Director Orna Ross and Author Dan Blank survey seven ways to be a productive writer so you can write…

How to Organise a Book Signing Event

When we first start writing, many of us dream of having a book signing. We also cower at the prospect of having to talk to 'real people.' But for the most part, meeting readers is what we want. Organizing and delivering a book signing day can be daunting. ALLi Author member Eileen Omosa is explains how to organize a book signing.

June 7, 2019
Eileen Omosa
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Scan the Market Before Marketing Your Book

It’s common to check out competitor books, titles, covers, and prices before we set our own. And that’s a good thing. As ALLi Communications Manager Boni Wagner-Stafford (also of Recommended Partner Member Ingenium Books) tells us in this excerpt adapted from her new book, One Million Readers, it's a good idea to do a thorough market scan before marketing your book.

June 6, 2019
ALLi Editorial
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

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