Indie Authors: The View from Hollywood. By Walt Morton.
What's going on with John Green and his Why I'll Never Self Publish (and Sue Grafton's Self-Publishing is a Short-cut, a…
How Indie Authors Sell Foreign Rights.
The good news for us, as indie authors, is that rights issues are greatly simplified. We own our rights and we…
Why Literature Should Be More Like Art by Dan Holloway
OK, first, when I say literature should be more like art I know I’m saying something fundamentally wrong. Because I’m…
Ingram Spark Not Bright For Self-Publishers
Here’s some news straight from the buzzing stalls of Book Expo America. There are some big changes afoot at Ingram,…
Strength in Numbers: How ALLi Members Are Changing Minds about Indie Publishing
"I know quite a few authors who have put an e-book out," said the piece on the Writers & Artists…
Indie Authors and Book Expo America
Mad old Manhattan. It’s good to be back, walking small between its skyscrapers; stepping aside to let a scurrying New…
Ambitious Plans In Place for ALLi Blog
Having published an astonishing 157 posts in its first year, the ALLi Self-Publishing Advice blog is gaining a reputation as…
Writing In A Digital Age
As the literary events and conference season kicks off, one London conference stands our from the rest. Writing in a…
Sign The Alliance of Independent Authors’ Petition: Opening Up To Indies
As festival season approaches, we're getting started on our campaign to get literary organisations, festivals, bookstores and reviewers to find…
How Do Indie Authors Create A Brand?
Branding is a buzzword these days. A friend of mine who’s a linguistic anthropologist went to a job hunt workshop,…
Art or Commerce? Natalie Buske Thomas on The Double Life of the Indie Author
An author is an artist -- and artists tend to be sensitive creatures, full of drama and impatience (yes, moi…
ALLi Welcomes Authors’ Legal Action
The Alliance of Independent Authors welcomes the news that three authors have filed suit against self-publishing service provider Author Solutions…