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Why Indie Authors Should Publish Gift Books

The holiday season is upon us. No matter what festivals you celebrate, whether it's summer or winter right now, a holiday period is a great opportunity to do something special and promote your books. That's what the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is focusing on today. How to maximise seasonal book sales.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday ALLi Partner Discounts for 2022

The end of November sees our an annual burst of furious shopping as Black Friday and Cyber Monday supply a bounty of internet bargains. Over at the Alliance of Independent Authors, we love a good bargain, especially when they're for writers. This year, ALLi partner members have offered a stack of generous deals for writers on all sorts of awesome tools, products, services and more. There's something for every writer at every level in this Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale for writers. These are our ALLi partner discounts for 2022.

TwitterChat: How A Bad Cover Can Ruin Book Sales.

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about How A Bad Cover Can Ruin Book Sales.

October 13, 2022
Timothy Lewis
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday ALLi Partner Discounts for 2021

The end of November is always a frenzy of shopping as Black Friday and Cyber Monday reappear for an annual dose of internet bargains. But those bargains are aimed at the general population, and over here we rather fancy a bargain or three for writers. That's why The Alliance of Independent Authors Partner members have offered a stack of generous deals for writers on all sorts of awesome tools, services and more. There's something for every writer in this Black Friday and Cyber Monday ALLi Partner Discounts for writers. With thanks to all the ALLi partners who have provided a discount.

The Ultimate Guide to Pre-orders for Indie Authors

We've all heard of pre-orders, but how many of us actually use them? How do we use them and are they useful in today's market? That's the topic the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is answering today. This is the ultimate guide to pre-orders.

July 5, 2021
AskALLi Team
Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Top 100
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TwitterChat: Keeping Track of your Book Sales

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Keeping Track of your Book Sales

March 30, 2021
Timothy Lewis
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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For Independent Authors: The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Wide

There have been many debates over the years in the writing world: plotting or pantsing, trad or indie but the main question now is whether to go exclusive to Amazon or publish wide. The Alliance of Independent Authors always advises you publish wide, but today's post dives into the what's, why's and how's of publishing wide. This is the ultimate guide to publishing wide.

March 1, 2021
AskALLi Team
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Top 100
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Best Business Tips of 2020 for Indie Authors

As we near the end of the year, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team wanted to use December to look back at 2020 and the range of ultimate guides and posts we've created to help you write, publish and market your books. Today, we've collated all of the business posts, podcasts and books from the team to help you improve your business skills. Here are the best business tips of 2020.

International Insights: Kobo

For the next edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we’re sticking with global book distributors this week. Today focuses on Kobo.

September 26, 2020
Mark Williams
Business & Planning, International Insights, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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TwitterChat: Five minute Sales Techniques with Alex Goldfayn

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Five minute Sales Techniques with Alex Goldfayn

September 1, 2020
Timothy Lewis
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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International Insights for Indie Authors: Asian Markets

The AskALLi team is super excited to announce a new series of blogs starting today. The Alliance of Independent Authors is a global organisation and wants to honour that by bringing you a series of global facing blogs. With a huge thanks to Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard who is bringing his expertise and experience to contribute to these posts. This is the International Insights for Indie Authors series and today's post is all about the Asian markets.