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International Insights for Indie Authors: Asian Markets

July 11, 2020
Mark Williams
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing News
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The AskALLi team is super excited to announce a new series of blogs starting today. The Alliance of Independent Authors is a global organisation and wants to honour that by bringing you a series of global facing blogs. With a huge thanks to Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard who is bringing his expertise and experience to contribute to these posts. This is the International Insights for Indie Authors series and today's post is all about the Asian markets.

How to Boost Your Book Sales Through Marketing with Traditional Media and P.R. with A.G. Billig: Self-Publishing Conference Highlight

Join author A. G. Billig in this Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlight: How to Boost Your Book Sales Using Traditional Media and P.R., two of the most valuable tools in your book-marketing arsenal. When used wisely, they can boost your visibility, sales, and number of loyal and get you on the bestseller lists.

Selling Books in Bulk with Honorée Corder

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) we asked questions to Honorée Corder, successful non-fiction author, about selling books in bulk.

Six Common Website Mistakes with Nate Hoffelder

April 14, 2020
Timothy Lewis
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business
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On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) we asked questions to Nate Hoffelder, founder of the Digital Reader and website expert about the six most common website errors.

Opinion: How to Prepare a Successful Book Launch

January 23, 2020
Kristan Julius
Beginning Self-Publishing, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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A book launch is one part excitement and one part terror. You're finally putting your creation out into the world, which means you're actually putting your creation into the world! People can have opinions and make judgments. But you can also find wonderful readers and supporters of your work. ALLi author member Kristan Julius recently launched her first independently published book and is here to explain how she made it a success.

Best Marketing Related Posts of 2019

We're continuing with our review of 2019 this month and today brings a look back at the best marketing related posts of 2019. Sacha Black, ALLi Blog and Conference manager rounds up some of her favorite posts from the year.

How To Get Your First 50 Book Reviews: A Quick & Easy Guide for Indie Authors

November 29, 2019
Orna Ross
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business
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Encouraging people to publish and share reviews of your book is a key book-marketing activity, possibly the single most important of marketing task for a publisher. ALLi's latest Quick & Easy Guidebook (now available in the Member Zone) focusses on how to get your first 50 book reviews.

Book Marketing: Who is Your Reader and Why Should You Care? #AskALLi Self-Publishing Fiction and Nonfiction Salon with Orna Ross and Sacha Black

All the foundations of book marketing begin with knowing your audience. And that is your reader! How do you identify who your reader is? How deep do you need to dig? What difference does knowing exactly who your target reader…

How to Promote Books and Have Fun on the Radio

November 7, 2019
Elizabeth Ducie
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Debate & Opinion
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If you're going to be an author, then eventually, you'll have to talk about your books. Although it's daunting, ALLi author member Elizabeth Ducie is here to show you how to promote books and still have fun on the radio.

How to DIY PR for Indie Authors

September 19, 2019
Helen Baggott
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business
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PR can feel like a mystery to writers. It's done by experts and those in the field or the industry. But author member, Helen Baggott is here to remove the mystery and tell us how we can DIY PR as indie authors.

Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlights: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies, With Rachel Thompson

What can you do today to master social media book marketing strategies? Which strategies work and which are a waste of precious time? Rachel Thompson, who knows a social trick or two, reviews what works and what doesn’t these days,…

How to Get Editorial Reviews for Your Self-Published Book

Who says it's impossible to get editorial reviews for your self-published book? Granted, it may not seem easy, and as indie authors we may not have the established relationships with endorsers that traditional publishers have. But as Boni Wagner-Stafford explains, that's no reason not to try.