Why You Should Use Video Media to Market your Self-published Books
Author design consultant and ALLi Partner Member Aimee Coveney makes the case for including video media, vlogging and book trailers…
How to Promote Your Book via Local Radio
When English indie author Chrissie Parker was seeking to market her novel set in the Greek island of Zakynthos, she…
Five Self-publishing Lessons Learned Between Debut and Second Book
In the run-up to self-publishing her second book, Irish indie author Lorna Sixsmith, who self-published her first book on 29th…
How to Promote a Children’s Book with Crossword Puzzles
Following the recent post on using quizzes to promote your book, British indie author Karen Inglis, ALLi's advisor on writing…
4 Top Social Media Rules for Indie Authors
Using social media successfully is a bit like Alice travelling through Looking-Glass World - to reach your goal, you shouldn't…
Opinion: What’s the point of an author website?
With so many opportunities to reach readers provided by social media, is it really worth going to the time, trouble,…
An Inspiring Case Study of Targeted Marketing for Self-Published Books
British indie author Yvonne Payne, who divides her time between Crete and the UK, explains how identifying and focusing on her…
Book Marketing Tip: How to Offer Signed Books at Low Cost
Here's a quick book marketing tip to enable you to personalise your books for individual readers, wherever they are in the…
Book Marketing: How to Use Your Blog to Reach Readers for Your Books
As if blogging isn't tricky enough, Turkish author Atulya Bingham faces the additional challenge of running a blog without a…
Book Promotion: How to Market Self-Published Books in India
Indian novelist Laxmi Hariharan, who now lives and writes in London, England, explains how she secured shelf-space for her self-published books…
ALLi Insights: Legal Essentials for Authors with Helen Sedwick Video & Podcast
In this month’s How-to for Authors, Orna chatted with Helen Sedwick to discuss self-publishing legal essentials. Helen uses simple terms and…
Book Marketing: How to Use a Quiz to Promote a Book
Quizzes are a hugely popular feature on social media, and British indie author Stephen Oram explains how he devised an…