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...
Book Marketing: How to Create An Author Brand – Case Study with Jessica Bell
An informative and inspiring case study of how one indie author, Jessica Bell, devised a new author brand to cover her diverse collection of fiction and poetry.
Book Marketing: Choosing the Cover for your Self-Published Book – Follow the Crowd or Dare to be Different?
As an indie author, it's your prerogative to do things your way, including choosing the cover design for your self-published…
How to Source and Use Photos in Self-published Book Covers
From France, Jean Gill offers important advice about the right and legal way to source images for your books, websites…
How to Choose the Best Software for Print Book Design
Sarah Juckes of ALLi partner member CompletelyNovel offers some answers for those in search of the best software to design their…
Book Design: How Changing Covers Can Transform Self-published Book Sales
Australian book designer Scarlett Rugers makes a compelling case for investing in more targetted book covers to boost sales of…
Raise the Profile of your Self-published Books with IndieReCon’s Great Competitions
With IndieReCon fast approaching, here's a timely reminder about three great opportunities this fabulous free online conference offers to help…
Opinion: Indie Book Covers are On The Up
Rebecca Lang, Australian indie author of fiction and non-fiction, shares her excitement at the growing professionalism of the covers of self-published books.…
An Animated Approach to Cover Design
Today American screenwriter Tom Rogers shares his experience of developing an appropriate cover for his children's novel, Eleven, which is based…
Publishing: Why I Love Working with Indie Authors – by A Book Designer
Working successfully as both a self-published author and a book designer, Jane Dixon-Smith, a member of the Triskele Books collective,…
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…
Publishing: How To Design The Best Book Cover for Online Sales
ALLi Partner member Simon Avery, book designer at idobookcovers.com, explains the most important principles of cover design for books to…