Drawing on his experience of moving from hobbyist to professional indie author, Richard G Lowe Jr, author of over 60 self-published books, provides a useful list of all that this status entails – and the skills you’ll need to master
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How to Track Sales of Self-published Books
Expert advice to help indie authors with tracking book sales to help them improve the success of their author business – from US fantasy writer Karen Myers.
Opinion: How Indie Authors Can Learn to Love Financial Management
Indie author Debbie Young shares her journey from financial ostrich to high-flying accountant – well, almost! Or at least how a new app helped her conquer her aversion to accounting in her author business.
Financial Management for Authorpreneurs (Part 1): How to Measure Gross Income and What That Means for Your Indie Author Business
Want to make your author business more profitable/cost-effective? Karen Myers’ new series on financial management for indie authors kicks off with a clear explanation of what gross income is, why you need to know yours, and how that data can help you.
Book Marketing: Indie Authors – Know Your Publishing Rights!
Are you confident that if someone offered you a rights deal tomorrow, you’d know whether it was worth your while? Here’s an easy way to start skillin up and get savvy enough to build your author business through rights sales – read this post by Orna Ross and Helen Sedwick.
Opinion: Why Creative Assets are Key to Income and Influence for Indie Authors (and What They Are)
A must-read post by Orna Ross explaining the crucial role of your creative assets will play in enabling you to build a successful career as an indie author. Make sure you understand what they are – and that you have control of them.
Writing: How Indie Authors Can Use Their Creative Writing Skills to Build an Extra Income Stream through Copywriting to Supplement Sales from Self-published Books
Ever wondered about ways to boost your writing income to supplement what you earn from your self-published books? Read Jules Horne’s advice about why freelance copywriting could be just what you’re looking for.
Opinion: How Industry Changes Are Affecting Self-publishing Authors and Author Services – A Case Study
An experienced publishing consultant and service provider in Australia, Dixie Carlton, considers the changing nature of publishing services for indie authors and predicts the rise of a new coaching-based service that puts the author firmly in control
Opinion: Why Running a Creative Business Is Not A Contradiction in Terms
Running a business and being a creative needn’t be mutually exclusive if you follow Orna Ross’s advice and approach entrepreneurship in the same spirit as you do your writing
Book Production: Royalties vs Profits – Are You Making the Most of Your Potential?
How to keep your production costs down and so boost the financial viability of your self-publishing ventures: join ALLi! Have you joined? Are you taking advantage of the exclusive discounts and deals available to members? Find out more here.