Australia Archives

Self-Publishing News: Australia’s Largest Online Bookseller Booktopia Goes into Administration

Thank you to our Australia ambassador, Jacqui Lane, for bringing this story to our attention. Booktopia is Australia's largest online bookseller, and it is, sadly, seemingly on the verge of collapse. A fascinating article on the academic longform platform The Conversation goes into the full details, why it matters, and what it means.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Pauline Wilson, Australian Novelist Mines Her Own Ancestors for Fascinating Characters and Stories

My guest this episode is Pauline Wilson, an Australian author who began writing historical fiction later in life when she discovered that her own family history was filled with stories that needed to be told. From former convicts to insane asylum inmates, Pauline found a wonderful cast of characters in her own ancestors. And whatever she couldn't dig up, she fictionalized.

ALLi Out & About Australia: Melissa Addey Reports From Queensland

In our regular ALLi Out & About posts, the ALLi team and wider membership share their takeaways from conferences, events and other travels. This week ALLi’s Campaigns Manager, Melissa Addey, shares her reflections from a trip to Queensland in this Out & About Australia Special.

Interview with Liza Perrat — Novelist Uses French, Australian History as her Canvas: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Liza Perrat, a truly international indie author—an Australian by birth who writes historical novels about France, her adopted country. In fact, you'll hear a combination of both countries in her voice.

May 17, 2020
Howard Lovy
Indie Author Interviews, Process 1. Editorial, Writing
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Producing Audiobooks in Australia

As a community, we know that audiobooks are booming. But with audio comes a more nuanced range of hurdles to overcome. For example, accents, regional dialects need to be considered if you want to create a product that's accessible across the world – not just the UK and USA. ALLi author, Sarah Williams explains her experience of producing audiobooks in Australia.

October 25, 2019
Sarah Williams
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Distribution: Case Study of a Self-publishing Success Story with a Local Indie Bookstore

A case study of how indie author Ian Andrew built a great relationship with a local indie bookstore in Australia

May 18, 2017
Ian Hooper
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Australian Government’s Proposed Changes to Copyright Law

A few weeks ago, in our regular news column, we mentioned the Australian Productivity Commission’s consultation on proposed revisions to intellectual property…

Bookstore Success for Australian Indie Author

Novelist Darcy Conroy, whose debut self-published novel gained over a million reads on Wattpad, shares her success story of getting…

June 27, 2015
Darcy Conroy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Opinion: Australia Must Open Up To Indie Authors

Australian indie author Rebecca Lang, who writes as R R Lang, shares her disappointment at the Sydney Writers' Festival dismissive…

Writing: How Do You Judge Self-Publishing Success?

Not long after the release of his debut YA novel, British author Stuart Harper made an exciting discovery that made…

April 3, 2014
Admin
Writing
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Opinion: Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Let Indie Authors Down

Australian historical novelist Elisabeth Storrs, whose first book was trade published, is disappointed that the Australian government will not consider…

Book Designer And Author Scarlett Rugers

How To Build a Great Relationship Between Author and Book Designer

Australian professional book designer Scarlett Rugers offers advice on the best way for self-published authors to build a great working…