Self-publishing News: Let the Lawsuits Begin
Writers launch a lawsuit against Cengage for changing their royalty terms and publishers doing likewise to block the launch of Audible captions.
Reactions to the Amazon Clickfarming Scandal
When David Gaughran exposed clickfarming scams that were manipulating the sales rank of books on Amazon, authors expressed a wide range of reactions.There's a lot to unpack here. Let's wade in.
The Decline and Fall of the Vanity Press
Vanity presses — predatory companies that sell authors worthless or overpriced services — profited mightily with the rise of indie…
Self-publishing News: Flying High
Last weekend I had the privilege of talking about editing at the Triskele Lit Fest, a wonderful event that brought…
Opinion: Why I’m Paying It Forward in Self-publishing
Yesterday on our blog, bestselling indie author Marie Force, already with a successful career as a trade-published author, said that…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
There's no getting away from that word 'new' as just one week into 2016 and already a lot is happening…
Changes To ALLi Team: Watchdog
It's all change here at ALLi at the moment. We're sorry to announce that Karen Lotter, who has been with…
Publishing: Why Author Advocacy Works
How effective author advocacy by campaigners David Gaughran and Victoria Strauss have influenced The Bookseller's decision to no longer accept…
Understanding Amazon’s Recommendation Engine by David Gaughran
“If you could give one piece of marketing advice to authors, what would it be?” I’m often asked this question,…
How Wattpad Gained My Self-Published Novel 500,000 Reads
Drawing on her own success story, indie author Dianne Greenlay explains why she thinks all self-published writers should try using…
How To Sell More Books: Take Two
ALLi is hosting David Gaughran again tomorrow, Tuesday 9th July (4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT; 9pm - 10pm GMT), to reprise…
How My Indie Book Came Back From The Dead
Indie author Christopher Shevlin gives an inspiring account of how he reversed falling sales of his self-published novel and turned…