Special Publishing Opportunities in Small Countries
Indie author Dawn Grant calls for traditional publishers and indie authors in her home country of New Zealand to work…
Is Self-Publishing The New Slush Pile?
ALLi's founder Orna Ross, named by The Bookseller magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in publishing, explains…
Publishing: Is the Quality of Print Books Diminishing?
Paperback books were developed as an affordable alternative to hardbacks, democratising book ownership. These days ebooks usually offer a cheaper…
Opinion: Why PR Firms Should Embrace Self-publishing
South African author Philippa Rees explains why she feels her faith in a professional PR firm was misplaced - and…
Opinion: Australia Must Open Up To Indie Authors
Australian indie author Rebecca Lang, who writes as R R Lang, shares her disappointment at the Sydney Writers' Festival dismissive…
Opinion: Spotting The Elephant in the Self-Publishing Room
ALLi's blog editor Debbie Young, who co-authored the organisation's latest handbook, "Opening Up To Indie Authors", speaks out about what…
Opinion: The Walls Keep Tumbling Down in the Publishing Industry
As Earl's Court exhibition centre prepares to open its doors to London Book Fair 2014 event, Lorna Ferguson reflects on…
Indie Authors, How Do You Define Self-Publishing Success?
I was impressed by Dan Holloway's recent interview with Debbie Young in which he talked about what success means to…
The Stigma of Self-Publishing
Are self-publishers just vain? Is this the main reason for the stigma against this way of publishing and reaching readers.…
Why Indie (For Me) Means NOT Having A Publisher
Steena Holmes recently wrote a post for this blog explaining how the great thing about being indie, for her, was having the freedom to have it both ways: to self-publish or trade publish, as it suits her. Here Dan Holloway explains why the step into trade publishing is one he won't be taking — ever.
We are increasingly hearing about the hybrid model, with authors deciding for which books and in what ways to engage publishers and/or agents, who then become partners, singing to the author’s tune.
Whilst I have to say a part of me wonders if there aren’t some elements of utopianism creeping in, it is certainly true that many agents and publishers are starting to change the way they view their relationships with authors. And I certainly think what writers are doing, taking the reins – or at least setting out to – in these relationships, is fabulous, and definitely in the indie spirit.