Self-Publishing News: Barnes and Noble Finds a Buyer
Bookselling chain Barnes and Noble has found a buyewr and will be run by James Daunt, who is also the CEO of Waterstones in the UK.
Book Marketing: How to Run a Twitter Chat
Wondering how to get more mileage from your Twitter account? Consider hosting a Twitter chat - not as hard as it sounds, once you read social media expert Tim Lewis's simple guide. Join ALLi's new weekly Twitter chat too - every Tuesday 8pm BST - #IndieAuthorChat.
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.
5 Common Twitter Mistakes of Indie Authors
Do you have a Twitter account? Do you want people to connect to your Twitter account from your author website? Then make sure you avoid these common Twitter mistakes!
Opinion: How to Put the Joy (and the Impact) Back into Twitter – an Editor’s Perspective
Feeling jaded with Twitter? Read this refreshing post by Helen Baggott, who as an ALLi Partner member speaks about Twitter with the perspective of an editor - and potential new reader for your self-published books!
Self-publishing News: When the News is the News
Wattpad are giving viewers the chance to decide if they like the look of a series with short pilot adaptations taken from the site, while a court rules if you embed copyright-infringing content from elsewhere on your website, you may be liable, and Book Expo gets a makeover but may have forgotten a key ingredient in its core business...authors.
Opinion: Sell Your Books, Not Your Soul – with Collaborative Digital Marketing
It may be counter-intuitive, but helping to promote other authors may be better for your books than promoting your own, says ALLi Partner Laurence O'Bryan, founder of BooksGoSocial, in this thought-provoking and philosophical Opinion piece.
Sunday Success Stories – How I Do It: My Indie Author Adventure by Ian Sutherland
An inspiring success story from indie author and authorpreneur Ian Sutherland, who writes thrillers about cyber crime and has also developed real expertise in the use of Twitter for authors.
Opinion: To Tweet or Not to Tweet? Is Twitter Worthwhile for Self-published Authors?
Award-winning historical novelist Anna Belfrage from Sweden shares the results of her experiment to determine whether Twitter is an effective tool…
How to Market Your Self-published Book – with a Little Help from your Cat
British indie author Rayne Hall, who writes fantasy and horror fiction and author guides, shares a lighthearted post about how her…
4 Top Social Media Rules for Indie Authors
Using social media successfully is a bit like Alice travelling through Looking-Glass World - to reach your goal, you shouldn't aim…
Our Twitter Strategy #AuthorALLiChat with Ian Sutherland
Ian Sutherland's keyboard was on fire Tuesday as he fielded questions at our August #AuthorALLiChat. The Topic of conversation was how his Twitter…