Self-publishing News: The Sale of Wattpad
The sale of Wattpad to Naver, Audible's small movement on returns policy, and Rolling Stone's vanity publishing
Twitter Chat: Avoiding Using Vanity Presses
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about avoiding using vanity presses. This was an open chat with no guest.
What Is Vanity Publishing?
Vanity presses are almost universally reviled, but is the nearly 80-year-old definition still appropriate in the self-publishing renaissance?
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?
Opinion: Paying for Author Services Does Not Equate to Vanity Publishing
Why paying for author services is the mark of the professional authorpreneur - and nothing to do with vanity publishing
Is Self-Publishing Vanity?
When a recent trade event accused self-publishing of being vanity press, Joanna Penn set the record straight, as Orna Ross reports
ALLi Watchdog Report: Motivational Press
In recent months, many authors have received email solicitations from Motivational Press inviting them to submit a manuscript for publication. Does…
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.…