What do Author Income Surveys Mean for Indies? AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon February 2019
In this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn explore the findings…
Self-publishing News: What the Figures Mean
Many more people are reading books than announced sales figures suggest, and China has become the largest book market in the world.
From Amazon to Wattpad—A Look Back at Indie Publishing This Year: IndieVoices December 2018
I first launched my IndieVoices podcast in March 2017 as a way of helping to amplify voices that had been…
Self-publishing Success Story: Indie Audiobook is Finalist for Voice Arts Award
Here's an inspiring story of an impressive achievement for an indie author competing with the big names in the audiobook publishing industry: Brad Borkan tells how his book was shortlisted for the voice artist's equivalent to the Oscars.
5 Tips for Growing your Author Business: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon November 2018
In this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss five tips…
Why Every Indie Author Should Publish Audiobooks (Abooks)
Are you making the most of the opportunity to get your share of the booming audiobook market? Let Orna Ross and Helen Sedwick make a compelling argument in this extract from their guide to authors' rights.
Self-publishing News: How Writing is Changing
Writing gives us freedom. Being indies gives us even more freedom. But new research asks how much freedom we really have in this marketplace.
Self-publishing news: Books by the Numbers
Industry figures show both audiobook sales and ebook library borrows continue to grow rapidly, while the figures on diversity in publishing are less promising.
Self-publishing News: The Meeting of Media
34% of people listened to a podcast last month, and most of them listened to nearly all of it - audio really is the future. And Wattpad remains a great way for authors to develop loyal fans and sell their work.
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.
Audiobook Royalties: To Share or Not Share? An Indie Author & a Professional Narrator Answer the Question
Royalty share deals with narrators seem a great way for indie authors to self-publish audiobooks - but how do you persuade narrators that it's a good deal for them too? Author Anna Castle shares the insights gained from interviewing a top narrator.
The Creative and Business Mind-Set: March 2018 AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon
In this month's Advanced Salon for Indie Authors, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss the different mind-sets and skill-sets required to maximise your self-publishing success - the creative and the business mind. Find out whether you're getting the balance right.