If you ever receive an invitation to attend an Amazon Academy conference, snap it up! Three ALLi authors share their verdict on the latest. Plus a reminder of an exclusive tour opportunity at IngramSpark next month.
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Why I’m Glad About Going Wide – and Going Direct with Kobo
Wondering the best way to distribute your self-published books – sticking with Amazon’s exclusive deals or going wide? Rosalind Minett’s case study explains why going wide – and going direct with Kobo – works best for her.
Self-Publishing Ebooks and Pbooks with Amazon KDP: Orna Ross Interviews Darren Hardy About Best Practices
Self-Publishing with Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is recommended to all ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors) members, in combination with other key, direct publishing services and, crucially, development of the author’s own website and platform. No self-publishing service is larger, more innovative, more influential with readers, or more useful to writers than KDP. But of course no […]
Self-publishing Success Story: A Kindle Scout Win for Debut Novelist Jo Ullah
Debut novelist Jo Ullah shares the success story of how a Kindle Scout win has got her self-publishing career off to a great start, and includes top tips on what she’s learned from the experience to help you do the same.
1 Simple Marketing Tip to Build Read-Through of Your Self-published Book Series on Amazon
If you write books in a series, are you making the most of sales opportunities by listing them correctly on Amazon? A startling number of authors miss this trick – don’t be one of them! Simple instructions in this post by series author Debbie Young.
Self-publishing News: When the News becomes the News
Facebook has changed the way it decides what shows up in your newsfeed to avoid content from businesses, but what does that mean for indies? And Amazon has been tinkering with KDP.
What’s the Right Price for a Self-published Ebook? – 8 Tips on Pricing Kindle Ebooks
Wondering whether you’ve got the price right for your ebooks? Check these 8 simple tips to help you optimise sales and profitability.
Self-publishing News: a Tale of Three Platforms
This week’s top self-publishing news stories for indie authors, including Amazon’s crackdown on fraud, Kobo’s new audio service & falling ebooks sales.
Self-publishing News: Widening Platforms
One of the things I love so much about being an indie is the tendency to end up in places you never imagined seeing yourself – whether that’s literally or metaphorically. Because as an indie, you have a certain openness to saying yes to opportunities and seeing where they lead. This week found me led […]
Opinion: Why I’m Glad I Went to the Amazon Marketing Academy
4 top tips gained from Amazon’s Marketing Academy – valuable information for any indie author