ALLi Watchdog Examines The Amazon Publishing Effect On The Book Bestseller Charts
Beginning in the last half of 2016, many indie authors reported sharp declines in their Amazon sales. Some wonder if…
A Good Book Is A Team Effort: Getting help with your Self-Publishing Journey: Jay Artale
An ongoing challenge for indie authors is choosing the best available self-publishing services, from the large distributors like Amazon KDP or Apple iBooks down to the right designer, editor and marketing approach for each title. ALLi offers assistance with this key decision through our Partner Member facility, Watchdog Desk, vetted services and regularly updated publication, Choosing A Self-Publishing Service. And we thank the sponsors of today's Fringe who have allowed us to keep it free to all authors
Should Authors Move From Createspace to KDPPrint fo Paperbacks? A First Look
Should indie authors move their books from CreateSpace to Kindle Direct Publishing? ALLi's Watchdog Desk examines the pros and cons…
The Decline and Fall of the Vanity Press
Vanity presses — predatory companies that sell authors worthless or overpriced services — profited mightily with the rise of indie…
The Psychology of Choice
Whether selling books from your website, or offering free content for mailing list signups, marketing psychology can be a useful…
The Best Opinion Posts of 2016
We turn the spotlight of 5 top opinion posts from our 2016 blog archive - all key messages for indie authors everywhere as we prepare for 2017
Ask ALLi December Self-Publishing Q&A Video & Podcast
Each month, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn and Orna Ross, ALLi Director, answer ALLi Members’ self-publishing questions. If you missed our live Q&A…
How Indie Authors Can Avoid Predatory Awards
With hundreds of contests and awards open to indie authors, it's hard to know which contests and awards can be…