5 Important Tips for Vetting Community-Specific Publishers
Publishing services that serve specific communities are increasingly popular, but exploitative and predatory operators follow close behind.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Vanity Presses
How do you explain the dark reality of vanity presses to an author who desperately wants to believe the sales pitch? Show them the proof.
The Periodic Table of Self-Publishing Services
There's a service for any element of the publishing process — including some you've probably never heard of. We're here to help you make sense of it all.
Civility is More than Good Manners
Civility is more than good manners; it is the foundation of every good business relationship.
How to Deal with an Unresponsive Publishing or Self-Publishing Company
Most publishers — even the bad ones — will at least respond to client requests and complaints. But what happens when that company simply ignores you?
Encore Month: How to Outsource Like a Pro
Effective outsourcing is a skill in itself, and it can be daunting. Jyotsna Ramachamdran offers expert advice on how to outsource your requirements in a way that will ensure the best end result for your self-publishing project.
Watchdog Alert: Dog Ear Publishing
Dog Ear Publishing's failure to pay royalties and refusal to respond to inquiries warrants our most severe level of caution, the Watchdog Advisory.
New ALLi Self-publishing Services Directory 2019 – Free!
Celebrating the launch of the 2019 ALLi Self-publishing Services Directory, with a link to view, download and print it for your own reference, to help you choose the best services to make your self-published books the best they can be.
5 Reasons Authors Fall for Vanity Presses
It's true that authors have more information at their fingertips than ever before. Why, then, do authors keep falling for scams and schemes from the same exploitative companies?
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
Money Should Flow to the Author
Popular advice states that in any publishing relationship, money should flow toward the author. But what does that mean, exactly?
Production: 10 Questions to Ask Self-Publishing Service Providers
Want to be sure you won't get ripped off by a service provider you're thinking of using as part of your indie author business? Read this handy checklist of 10 key questions to ask to help you steer clear of the sharks.