Self-publishing News: 2022 Selfies Awards Winners Announced at London Book Fair
The winners of the 2022 Selfies Awards, Substack introduces of podcasting, Etsy sellers protest fee increase.
Self-publishing News: Anger at the Amazon Ebook Returns Scam Driven by BookTok
Authors' petition to change Amazon's ebook returns policy following returns scam shared on TikTok, and Italian publishers claim piracy cost them 771 million Euros during the pandemic.
Ten Years of Indie Author Business: How to Create a Sustainable Business
As part of the Alliance of Independent Authors ten year anniversary celebrations, we've celebrated ALLi, taken a look back at ten years of the self-publishing industry and now we're looking at members with decade-long (or more) careers. How do you reach the heady heights of ten years of indie author business? How do you create sustainable income? How do you keep up with rising market pressure and the need to pivot methods? That's the question we're answering today. With thanks to authorpreneur members XYZ for their contributions to this post.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Julie Bonn Blank: Writer Uses Her Experience to Help Others Who Have Been Abused
My ALLi author guest this episode is Julie Bonn Blank, who suffered from domestic abuse during her first marriage, but now uses that experience to help others through the pain and recovery of abuse and human trafficking. Her indie publishing journey is part of her overall mission to show victims the way to a better life.
Ten Years of Self-Publishing 2012 to 2022
2012 was a landmark year for self-publishing, seeing not only the launch of the Alliance of Independent Authors, but also the publishing platforms Draft2Digital and Kobo Writing Life, and the advertising medium BookBub, all of which are still significant players. Since then, indie authors have rocked the book world non-stop. Here’s a round-up of the defining changes year on year - which show how far we’ve come, how fast we’re adapting and innovating, and how we’ve changed the face of publishing forever. This is ten years of self-publishing.
Why Are People Upset That Indie Author Brandon Sanderson Raised More Than $30M on Kickstarter? Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy
Brandon Sanderson, a sci-fi/fantasy author, raised more than $30 million on Kickstarter. And, for some reason, people are really, really outraged that an indie writer, of all people, should attract that much attention and money.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Orna Ross: ALLi Founder Looks Back on a Decade of Advocacy for Indie Authors
My ALLi author guest this episode is Orna Ross, director of the Alliance of Independent Authors. I'm having her on as a special guest to celebrate ALLi's tenth birthday. It was at the London Book Fair in 2012 that Orna announced the formation of a group to help, and advocate for, the growing number of indie authors who were demanding to be heard. And in the last decade, ALLi has grown far bigger than even she had imagined.
What Are The First Steps For A New Author; Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast
What are the first steps for a new author? That is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A hosted by Michael La Ronn, author of science fiction and fantasy novels as well as author self-help books; and ALLi Director, author, and poet Orna Ross.