Self-publishing News: End of an Era
This week's self-publishing news includes the end of an era at Kobo, tax matters both sides of the Atlantic, & a wake-up call about data storage - plus some fun with the Bad Sex in Fiction awards!
Is Bookbub still worth the money?: Rachel Amphlett & David Penny
Bookbub has, for a long time now, been regarded as the gold standard in marketing your book. But it has also been incredibly difficult to land a spot there. Two authors who were fortunate enough to be accepted discuss whether the process was worthwhile.
Self-publishing News: Most Sales or Most Reads?
Well that was a week! I won’t go into the details because this isn’t a column about me – but…
Self-publishing News: You’ve Sent Mail
I go to a lot of events where writers talk about how to be an entrepreneur and how great it…
Should Indie Authors Put Endorsement Quotes or “Puffs” on Self-published Books?
Endorsement quotes on book covers: do you use them? Should you? How do you get them? ALLi authors discuss...
Self-publishing News: A New Home
Excuse me while I just settle down and get comfortable in my new home here on a Tuesday. I look…
Self-publishing News: Format Wars
OK, wars is too strong a word, but this week, the predominant theme I have been coming across is that…
Self-publishing News: What’s In Store
The big literary event of the week for me was the year's first Oxford Professor of Poetry lecture, an event…
Self-publishing News: Eyes on the Prize
It was only last week that the drums were rolling in anticipation of the Indie Author Fringe that accompanied Frankfurt…
Sunday Success Stories: Best Value from $100 Book Marketing Budget
In our new occasional series on how ALLi members work together to mutual benefit, here's an interesting case study from…
This Week’s Self-publishing News: The art of Discovery
OK, we all know that the very best advertising for your books is the last book you wrote. But you…
How to Use BookBub to Boost Sales of Self-Published Books
Award-winning English author Jane Davis shares her successful case study of using book promotion service BookBub to market her literary…