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Can Indie Authors Achieve Traditional Print Quality with POD? The Member Q&A Podcast with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black

In this episode of the AskALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss whether it’s possible for indie authors to achieve the print quality of traditional publishing when using print-on-demand services.

Self-Publishing News: Mensch Announces Switch to Print-On-Demand Only Using Ingram

The life cycle of the book is not sustainable. Our industry is coming to grips with sustainable print on demand and Mensch is taking the first step to testing out what this might look like.

December 12, 2023
Dan Holloway
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Self-publishing News: Will Europe’s Digital Markets Act make Amazon more Open or more Closed?

Possible consequences for Amazon of European Union's Digital Services Act, designed to ensure interoperability. And what it would mean for indie authors who congregate on Twitter if Elon Musk bought our favourite social media.

Self-publishing News: Is Print on Demand the Answer to Publishing’s Paper Crisis

World Book Day survey reveals which genres people read in which countries. Print on demand might solve publishing’s paper shortage.

Self-publishing News: 7th Consecutive year of Double Digit Audio Growth

Audiobooks double digit growth in UK for 7th year running, DeepZen seeks your thoughts on artificial intelligence and audiobook narration

December 1, 2021
Dan Holloway
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Interview: Adam Croft on IngramSpark and Amazon KDP Print Problems for Indie Authors

A perennial problem for indie authors is the interplay between Amazon and IngramSpark, where POD titles by Ingram are marked on Amazon as requiring days, weeks, or even months for fulfillment; or they are shown as "out of stock" entirely. Today, John Doppler ALLi's Watchdog and Adam Croft, discuss the issue of Amazon and IngramSpark delays.

Self-publishing News: What Amazon Knows

A BBC documentary looks at what Amazon knows about the way you use your Kindle. New research will look at whether other media poses a threat to reading.

February 19, 2020
Dan Holloway
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How to Print a Personalized Copy of a Self-published Book

A new benefit of using print-on-demand to add to your list: this fab, fun and affordable service from IngramSpark to add a one-off personalized front page to your books, at just $1 a time. How will you use it to promote your books? We share some ideas.

August 30, 2018
Admin
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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12 Reasons Why Book Production for Indie Authors Means Thinking Digital

This extract from ALLi's Guidebook on Choosing the Best Self-publishing Services is a powerful reminder of the many benefits the modern form of self-publishing offers indie authors in the digital age

July 26, 2018
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Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Book Production: Print on Demand vs Offset Litho

Do you know the difference between offset litho and print on demand, and the many extra features it offset can make available for your books? Read this post by ALLi Partner Print2Demand's Dale Burgess to find out!

July 19, 2018
Dale Burgess
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Book Production: Bookbinding Options for Print-on-Demand Self-published Books

Like to know more about the different binding options for print-on-demand books? Dale Burgess of ALLi Partner Print2Demand explains the processes and the technology to help you choose the best for your self-published paperbacks.