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Alliance of Independent Authors Self-Publishing Review 2020

This year has been difficult for many of us across the globe and industry. The pandemic has caused disruption for families, businesses and creativity alike. As we draw close to the end of the year, the Alliance of Independent Authors team looks back at 2020, both the difficulties and the successes as well as what may come next. This is the Alliance of Independent Authors Self-Publishing Review 2020.

December 14, 2020
AskALLi Team
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: Audiblegate Ongoing

Writers' organizations unite in condemning ACX/Audible's response over returns, print on demand titles return to Bookshop.org

December 2, 2020
Dan Holloway
News
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Self-publishing News: Audible/ACX Have Questions to Answer over Returns

Audible still have questions to answer over their returns policy, Frankfurt Book Fair will continue to be partly digital.

November 18, 2020
Dan Holloway
News
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Publishing Terms Indie Authors Need to Know: Self-Publishing Glossary

Like any industry, the publishing and self-publishing industries employ their own jargon. And the technologies of digital publishing have introduced a vast array of terms, expressions, and idioms into the English language over the past two decades. This week, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team bring you an excerpt from their Self-Publishing Glossary which is intended to assist authors who are self-publishing a book by providing an accurate and accessible set of definitions for the terms most often used in our sector.

November 16, 2020
AskALLi Team
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Book Marketing Glossary, Links and Resources from ALLi, Alliance of Independent Authors

In this Book Marketing Glossary, Jay Artale collaborated with ALLi members to find out what book marketing and promotion jargon or acronyms they didn't know when they started out, which would have helped them demystify their indie author journey.

Attend our upcoming Self-Publishing Advice Conference free on October 17th

It's that time of the year again. The Alliance of Independent Authors is running it's twice yearly Self-Publishing Advice conference. Yes, you got it, it's the Fall 2020 Self-Publishing Advice Conference. Find out who's taking over the reigns as conference manager, the theme of the conference this year and how to attend for FREE!

The Ultimate Guide to The Perfect Book Cover for Indie Authors

Getting a look at your first book cover is one of the most exciting parts of the publishing journey. It’s often the first time your book ‘feels’ real because you get to see it in a tangible way. But it’s also scary because everyone knows first impressions count. What if the cover is off genre, what if it doesn't resonate? We all want the perfect book cover for our book. ALLi prides itself on its approved partner directory and services vetted by our Watchdog Desk, if you want to search for trusted cover designers, start there. Today's post is all about finding the perfect book cover. With special thanks to Helen from ALLi Partner members Miblart, Jane Dixon-Smith ALLi partner member from JD Smith Design, and ALLi partner member and author, Helen Baggott.

September 14, 2020
AskALLi Team
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Top 100
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5 Important Tips for Vetting Community-Specific Publishers

Publishing services that serve specific communities are increasingly popular, but exploitative and predatory operators follow close behind.

September 10, 2020
John Doppler
Watchdog
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