Self-publishing News: Happy Birthday, Kindle
Top stories from this week's news round-up include reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Kindle, the future post-Pronoun, and a new study of how readers view Amazon's book pages.
Replacing Pronoun
Now that Pronoun is closing, where should authors turn for distribution? ALLi's Watchdog Desk compares ebook distributors to see how they stack up to Pronoun.
Self-Publishing News: Changing Platforms
Libraries are magical places. I am absurdly lucky in Oxford to spend a great deal of time in some of…
Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross & Joanna Penn July 2017
Each month Orna Ross and Joanna Penn join forces to bring you The Advanced Self-Publishing Salon, a live online broadcast where they discuss what’s going on in the publishing industry, and provide an update on the latest tools and techniques that are helping them achieve their writing and publishing goals.
Why Indie Authors Should Make Audiobooks Part of their Self-Publishing Strategy
Why indie authors should add audiobooks to their catalogue - and how to do it in an affordable manner
Self-publishing News: The Whole Picture
It's less than a month until what will be my third 100 kilometre ultramarathon. I have had a terrible year…
Self-publishing News: Indies on the Curriculum
As this goes to press, I will be standing in front of a class of 30 or so Masters students…
Self-publishing News: Spreading the Love
It's not easy writing topical introductions to a global column. At least, it's not when you're from the UK and…
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…
New Universal Links from Draft2Digital
On 2 August, Draft2Digital, ALLi Partner Member and one of ALLi's favorite book distributors, introduced a new service called “Universal Book Links,” or UBL. We asked Kevin Tumlinson, Draft2Digital's new Director of Marketing, to tell us more about it.
Publishing: Everything the Indie Author Needs to Know about ISBNs for Self-published Books
A terrific and comprehensive post on the topic of ISBNs, the unique international identifier given to every book, from ALLi…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
How can authors get properly paid? In this week's self-publishing and all-things-related news, the Society of Authors calls out literary…