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Audiobook Price-Fixing By Audible: Is It Coming To An End?

The Economics of Audiobooks

The current economics of producing an audiobook is an uphill battle, especially for indie authors. How much of this is due to “price-fixing” by Audible? ALLi Partner Member Tim McConnehey predicts a continued boom in audiobook popularity, and some welcome changes in the way Audible conducts its business.

August 1, 2019
Tim McConnehey
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Encore Opinion: Why Author Income Should Be A Measure of Publishing Success

ALLi Director Orna Ross expands on a statement she made in a previous AskALLi Advanced Salon: that indie author income should be a measure of self- publishing success. She responds to comments for and against that motion, and explains the background to her thinking about author income. Where do you stand on this issue? Read the post then join the encore debate via the comments box!

Encore Opinion: Why I’m Dreaming of Becoming a Mid-List Author

Do you feel under pressure to strive for bestseller status? Is the endless competition draining your creative reserves and sapping the joy out of your writing? Don't worry, it doesn't have to be this way. Nor do you consign yourself to hobbyist status if you don't reach for the top. Becoming a mid-list author is something to be proud of.

New Royalty Share System for Co-Authors from Publish Drive

Co-writing has always been around. But in recent years, with the rise of faster publishing it's become more popular. One of the drawbacks of co-authoring as Indies is the lack of technology to help with royalty sharing and royalty payments. Until now. Publish Drive have launched a new royalty split system for co-authors which makes sharing royalties simple and pain-free.

July 17, 2019
Orna Ross
Business & Planning, News, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 7. Rights Licensing
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Encore Month: #IndieAuthors Broaden Your Business

In today's encore post, Authorpreneur Karen Myers explains why indie authors need to keep learning and expanding their indie author business activity in order to remain vibrant, profitable and dynamic in an increasingly diverse publishing marketplace. She draws on examples of opportunities she has seized upon to grow her expertise, her reach and her reputation, while continuing to write and publish her own series of fantasy and sci-fi novels.

July 13, 2019
Karen Myers
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Encore Month: How to Outsource Like a Pro

Effective outsourcing is a skill in itself, and it can be daunting. Jyotsna Ramachamdran offers expert advice on how to outsource your requirements in a way that will ensure the best end result for your self-publishing project.

New Authorpreneur Membership Category

At the Alliance of Independent Authors we are introducing a new member category: Authorpreneur Membership. Authorpreneur is a made-up, hybrid word (author + entrepreneur), a new word for a new kind of job, but some authors don't like it, thinking it faddy or forced. It is gaining traction in the self-publishing sector for a few reasons. ALLi director Orna Ross is here to talk us through the reasons for the change.

Midyear Author Business Review: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

It’s Week 23 Q2, 2019, halfway through the year. How is your author business doing so far? In this month’s AskALLi Advanced…

June 29, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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7 Ways You Can Make More Money from Your Book

It takes so much time and effort to become an indie author. Now, how about a little ROI? Truth is, now that you’ve crystallized your ideas into book form, there are multiple ways to spin your book into gold — aka make more money from your book — by exploring different formats and unique paths to market. In this post, Georgie Hockett has seven suggestions to help you do just that.

June 17, 2019
Leslie 'Lam' Miller
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Greatest Hits of 2018: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon January 2019

This month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors features some of the best discussions of the year…

January 5, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Opinion: Why Indie Authors Need to Broaden Their Business

If you're now in a comfortable groove of writing and publishing your own books, it's time to step up your indie author operation and diversify - here's why and how, by authorpreneur Karen Myers, drawing on her own experience

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Financial Management for Authorpreneurs (Part 2): How to Measure Net Income

In the second of really useful, clear guide to managing the profitability of your indie author business, authorpreneur Karen Myers talks about net income and how to calculate it.