Self-publishing News: Is DRM Damaging the Book Business?
Cory Doctorow launches a scathing attack on the damage DRM is doing to the book industry, and technology opens new global opportunities for indies.
Self-publishing News: Libraries and Publishers at War
Libraries face tougher terms from publishers for lending ebooks, and booksellers launch a campaign to make the book business greener.
Self-Publishing News: Author Earnings (Again)
A report by the UK government on why author earnings are at such low levels ignores the self-publishing landscape, we celebrate indie bookshop week, and explore the massive ebook potential of African markets.
Self-Publishing News: Selfies Awards Come to America
The Selfies Awards come to the USA at Book Expo 2020, and StreetLib becomes a global audiobook player with Il Narratore deal.
Self-publishing News: Taking on Plagiarism
Nora Roberts takes on Amazon's most infamous plagiarist, while Creative Commons makes over 300 million free-to-use images searchable.
Self-publishing News: The Challenge to Print Books
A shortage of paper causes concern for resurgent print book sales, and half of Americans have listened to an audiobook.
Should I Display at BookExpo? Other Questions Answered; News From the Self-Publishing World: AskALLi Member’s Q&A with Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn
Welcome to AskALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where…
Self-publishing News: Global Market
KDP and Audible offer new features, and StreetLib expands to the Middle East and South Asia following its plans for Africa.
Self-publishing News: Indie Breakthrough
ALLi's Jane Davis wins the Selfies Award at London Book Fair, new KDP dashboard feature, and StreetLib continues to expand.
Self-Publishing News: A Fair Deal for Indies
Bogota Book Fair opens its doors to indies, StreeLib opens 20 new portals & there are new offerings from Smashwords and Draft2Digital.
Self-publishing News: Indies at the Movies
Indie authors are getting their work made into movies, whether through Wattpad, KDP, or other means. And Scribd hits 1 million subscribers.
How to Reach Forgotten Markets for Self-published Books
Looking at the indie publishing community these days, it seems authors can be split in two groups: the “going wide” group,…
