ISBN Archives

How Do I Obtain Photo Permission In My Book? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast

How do I obtain photo permission in my book? That is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A hosted by Michael La Ronn, author of science fiction and fantasy novels as well as author self-help books; and ALLi Director, author, and poet Orna Ross.

Writing Articles and Short Stories for Magazines; Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast

The business of writing articles and short stories for magazines is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A…

Why Do I Need an Author Website? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast

Why do I need an author website? Our #AskALLi Member Q&A is hosted by Michael La Ronn and ALLi Director Orna Ross, and this month they'll be answering this question and more.

Self-publishing News: Is Amazon Too Big?

US booksellers, publishers, authors call for antitrust action against Amazon. American Booksellers Association criticises Bookshop app terms.

Self-publishing News: Apple Books for you

Apple Books for authors is here, Ingram Spark introduce changes including free ISBNs, audiobooks drive publishing stability

The AskALLi Ultimate Guide to ISBNs for Authors

Buying an ISBN is a subject of debate, while you can use free ISBNs, it brands you as a self-publisher. But is that a good thing or a bad one? Today's post from Eleanor Pigg, registration services manager for Nielsen is a comprehensive guide telling you everything indie authors need to know about ISBNs.

Self-publishing news: The Growth of Createspace’s ISBNs

Createspace's ISBN registration grows 50% to more than a million and StreetLib partners with Voxnest to allow authors to podcast from their platform.

Self-publishing News: The Role of the Library

In this week's Self-publishing News Round-up, we hear how more audiobooks are available for library borrowing, Amazon's recruiting speaks volumes about the future of work, and we say goodbye to the founder of the Little Free Library.

Self-publishing News: What Is Amazon Actually Doing?

ALLi's weekly self-publishing news round-up brings the top stories of the week: the closure of the Createspace estore, selling magazines through Issuu, and an increase in ISBNs for self-published books