TwitterChat: Using Amazon Live with Jim Fuhs and Chris Stone

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Using Amazon Live with Jim Fuhs and Chris Stone

July 20, 2021
Timothy Lewis
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: What does the EU Copyright Directive mean for you?

What the EU Copyright Directive (Article 17) means for indie authors, and Bologna Children's' Book Fair puts self-publishing centre stage.

June 9, 2021
Dan Holloway
News
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Self-publishing News: AuthorSHARE offers payments for sales of secondhand books

AuthorSHARE will pay royalties to authors for sales of second hand books. Amazon faces antitrust lawsuit over marketplace.

June 2, 2021
Dan Holloway
News
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Audiblegate Updates Campaign Updates Series: Part Two

This post marks the first in what will be a series of update post combining the most important news and information as the campaign progresses.

Self-publishing News: London Book Fair Still on Pause

No decision on how London Book Fair will go ahead, more price fixing claims against Amazon; and Maryland libraries win first step in ebook case.

April 7, 2021
Dan Holloway
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Amazon Attacks Libraries, What are Non-Fungible Tokens? Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy

Today, we will talk about Amazon's attack on libraries, pay homage to the late Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and answer the question,…

March 28, 2021
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Self-Publishing News: Amazon takes on Libraries

Amazon will not supply books it publishes to libraries, Scribd Audio offers $9.99 a month audiobook subscription.

March 17, 2021
Dan Holloway
News
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The Principle of Publishing Non-Exclusivity for Authors

Today's authors can be creative business owners building independent publishing enterprises based on intellectual property (IP). Yet many independent authors forgo their independence, and compromise the value of their IP, by signing or assigning their books exclusively to another business without due diligence. This post explores the important principle of publishing inclusivity for authors and the dangers of going exclusive with one publisher or one self-publishing service.

Findaway Voices Steps in for Indies in Wake of Audiblegate: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy

Today, we're going to talk about Findaway Voices, an audiobook service that's an alternative to Audible, which is causing headaches for indie authors after the Audiblegate controversy. We'll also talk about something called social reading. And we'll look back on the legacy of Jeff Bezos at Amazon.