Self-publishing News: Ending the Stuffing
Amazon has taken action against one of the worst offending Kindle unlimited scammers, but in a disappointingly limited way. They are also causing a major headache for Australian customers.
Building Your Team of Professionals: June 2018 AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon
In this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss how to…
Self-publishing News: What Does Internet Freedom Mean for Indies?
A date has been set for an end to net neutrality rules, Open Library launches an embed feature for bloggers, and Amazon considers expansion into the Arab world.
Book Marketing: Indie Authors – Know Your Publishing Rights!
Are you confident that if someone offered you a rights deal tomorrow, you'd know whether it was worth your while? Here's an easy way to start skillin up and get savvy enough to build your author business through rights sales - read this post by Orna Ross and Helen Sedwick.
Self-publishing Success Story: Morgana Best
In this week's Self-publishing Success Story profile, cozy mystery novelist Morgana Best is forthright about the benefits of going wide - and of focusing on financial matters to drive yourself forward. An inspirational must-read!
Marketing: How to Overcome KDP Select’s Catch 22 for Free Books & Mailing List Subscriber Magnets
Want to be able to offer a free book to attract mailing list sign-ups but having problems due to Amazon's restrictions on not offering KDP Select books free elsewhere? Here's a genius solution you're welcome to borrow from cybercrime writer Ian Sutherland.
Production: 10 Questions to Ask Self-Publishing Service Providers
Want to be sure you won't get ripped off by a service provider you're thinking of using as part of your indie author business? Read this handy checklist of 10 key questions to ask to help you steer clear of the sharks.
Writing: How Indie Authors Can Use Their Creative Writing Skills to Build an Extra Income Stream through Copywriting to Supplement Sales from Self-published Books
Ever wondered about ways to boost your writing income to supplement what you earn from your self-published books? Read Jules Horne's advice about why freelance copywriting could be just what you're looking for.