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Your Book in Libraries Worldwide Quick and Easy Guide

All ALLi members can download the ALLi guidebook publications for free in the member area (once you've logged in) over at www.allianceindependentauthors.org. Recently, we've published a number of Quick and Easy Guides alongside the guidebooks. Today we've taken an extract from the 'Your Book in Libraries Worldwide' guide.

January 3, 2020
ALLi Editorial
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 7. Rights Licensing, Top 100
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Self-publishing News: What’s in an Amazon Title?

Libraries tell readers it's publishers' fault they can't borrow books, and Amazon seem to be ignoring their own rules about titles.

November 5, 2019
Dan Holloway
News
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Self-publishing News: DRM – for or against?

International Day Against DRM, the expansion of aubiobook platform Storytel, Youscribe's growth in Africa and audiobooks at Frankfurt.

October 15, 2019
Sacha Black
News
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How to Get Your Book Into Libraries

While ALLi is working on a new guidebook for indie authors on how to get your self-published book into libraries, where the opportunities are greatest for digital book products, we couldn’t resist this ‘my experience’ post from Australian author and ALLi member Anne Merrick. As Anne tells us, you can get your book into libraries by taking just a few careful steps.

September 20, 2019
Anne Merrick
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: Self-publishers’ Romance Award Success

Five self-published titles win awards at the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITAs, while the dispute between libraries and publishers continues.

Self-publishing News: Libraries and Publishers at War

Libraries face tougher terms from publishers for lending ebooks, and booksellers launch a campaign to make the book business greener.

Self-Publishing News: The Value of Libraries

Big publishers change ebook terms for libraries, while libraries create new opportunities for indies, and what does Libra, Facebook's new cryptocurrency, mean for indies?

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.

November 6, 2018
Dan Holloway
News
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Insights into the Chinese Libraries Market for Self-published Books via CNPeReading

If you'd like a piece of the vast Chinese market, read these fascinating insights into what ebooks Chinese libraries are buying, read PublishDrive's post here, with some surprising pie-charts!

August 24, 2018
Zsofia Macho
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Self-publishing News: Reading Matters

As libraries play an increasing part in people's digital reading habits, it is increasingly important for indie writers not to follow the likes of publishing house Tor and restrict libraries' access to their works. And the UK government launches a competition for an app to improve literacy.

August 21, 2018
Dan Holloway
News
8 Comments

Self-publishing News: Dog Day Afternoon

What did Amazon Prime Day deliver except pictures of dogs? New distribution opportunities from Smashwords and PublishDrive.

Self-publishing News: Ending the Stuffing

Amazon has taken action against one of the worst offending Kindle unlimited scammers, but in a disappointingly limited way. They are also causing a major headache for Australian customers.