Self-publishing News: Direct Publishing Platforms Get a Makeover
Nook and iBooks get a makeover, Rakuten Kobo partners Walmart, and a new prize for thrillers opens its doors to indies
“Going Wide” to Distribute Your Self-published Books on Multiple Platforms – A Case Study by Susan Kaye Quinn
If your ebooks have been Amazon exclusives, should you consider going wider? Susan Kaye Quinn helps you decide.
Distribution: Getting Global Reach for your Self-published Books
While many first-time indie authors, and more seasoned ones who have been happy with their sales on Amazon, may opt for exclusive publication via CreateSpace for print and Kindle for ebooks, more and more authors are "going wide" i.e. seeking…
This Week’s Self-publishing News: Opening Up
The talk of the self-publishing town this week is one that is indie music to my ears! In Monday's opinion slot, Orna will have ALLi's official response to the implications for self-publishers of Britain voting to leave the EU, for…
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 Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo. His advice will equip you to make the right decisions for your own self-published books. Everything You…
Publishing: How to Make Money for your Self-published Books with Apple
It's a pleasure to welcome Giacomo Giammatteo back to the blog with a Watchdog guide to how to make more money for your self-published books via Apple, using its affiliate program and other ideas. Making More Money With Apple Apple makes…
How to Set Up Pre-orders for Self-published E-Books
In this previous post, we showed you how self-published novelist Marisha Pink set up a pre-order for her CreateSpace-published novel Last Piece of Me. Marisha’s tips on CreateSpace/Amazon Advantage are included here, and we also show you how to set…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
Apple opens iBooks in China, new free-to-use eBook platform launched, and what to believe of reports claiming digital books demise. Valerie Shanley harvests the latest news from our ALLi partners and friends Apple put the ‘i’ in China It's the largest…
This Week’s Self-publishing News – Pre-Orders Now Everywhere & Size of Indie Author Market
Valerie Shanley reports on what's making the news for ALLi members and friends Your Book Is So Next Year iBooks and Smashwords both had pre-order news this week: they can now allow indie authors the ability to upload pre-orders -…
Basics of Online Book Retailers: MIRAL SATTAR
Where do you go to sell you books and why? Thinking about self-publishing and wanted to know about the biggest retailers for your digital and print books? A few years ago you had to use a distributor to get your…
Publishing: How To Get Self-published Books Featured on Apple iBooks
British children's author Karen Inglis provides a useful summary of how self-published authors can get their books featured in the increasingly significant iBooks store for users of Apple iOS devices. While we all know that Kindle sales dominate overall ebooks…