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…

The Alliance of Independent Authors welcomes the news that three authors have filed suit against self-publishing service provider Author Solutions…

There are many ways an indie author can reach readers. Sometimes it just requires a slow and steady slog, sometimes…

I was impressed by Dan Holloway's recent interview with Debbie Young in which he talked about what success means to…

The Alliance of Independent Authors's Open Up To Indies Campaign welcomes the news that the newly established Folio Prize, with…

Agent-assisted SP takes many different forms. At one end of the scale, it mean an agency encouraging one of their…

Are self-publishers just vain? Is this the main reason for the stigma against this way of publishing and reaching readers.…

One of the least discussed benefits of ebooks and digital publishing is how they are giving rise to interesting new…

As indie authors, we're always trying to get our book to rank at number one or to appear on a…

We are compiling a list of "Fave Raves" and "Yah Boos" for inclusion in our Guide To Self-Publishing Services. An…

"Don't be evil." Google's famous motto doesn't mean much when it comes to writers and copyright. Google has been digitising…