Self-publishing News: What the Figures Mean
Many more people are reading books than announced sales figures suggest, and China has become the largest book market in the world.
Self-publishing News: Eyes on the Prize
Futurebook reminded us that the key to success is finding our niche, while The Selfies is a new Prize for indie authors.
Self-publishing News: Amazon and the Emails
Amazon remains tight-lipped after leaking many of its customers emails, but opens up its US store to Australian customers once again.
Self-publishing News: A New Business Model for Authors?
Publishdrive offers a new subscription service for authors to replace a flat royalty rate. KDP offers ebooks in five new Indian languages, and this year's Futurebook shortlist is announced.
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!
Self-publishing News: Dog Day Afternoon
What did Amazon Prime Day deliver except pictures of dogs? New distribution opportunities from Smashwords and PublishDrive.
What are the Best Low-Cost Marketing Tactics for Authors? And Other Questions Answered at AskALLi Members’ Q&A
Catch this month's AskALLi Q&A podcast, in which ALLi members find answers to their self-publishing questions, in a variety of formats, brought to you by hosts Michael La Ronn and Dan Blank.
Self-publishing News: Putting it on the Blockchain
ALLi's self-publishing news looks back at the 2017 Futurebook conference, with an emphasis on inclusion and blockchain, and explores exciting news on audiobooks from Storytel and on the expansion of PublishDrive, while the news of Kindle giveaways from Goodreads makes less enticing reading.
Replacing Pronoun
Now that Pronoun is closing, where should authors turn for distribution? ALLi's Watchdog Desk compares ebook distributors to see how they stack up to Pronoun.
This Week’s Self-publishing News
All publishing eyes are on the Frankfurt Book Fair just now, and ALLi is right in there at the heart of…