Ask ALLi April 2 Q&A with Joanna Penn & Orna Ross Video and Podcast
Ask ALLi April 2nd – Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Joanna Penn and Orna Ross Each month Joanna and Orna answer Member’s self-publishing questions. As usual the event kicked off with a...
View ArticleHow They Do It: Preview of Success Tips from IndieRecon Speakers
If you’re seeking success in self-publishing, book marketing and being an author-entrepreneur, tune in to IndieRecon next week, for a great online conference available wherever you are in the world....
View ArticleOpinion: Author Co-operation Is Transforming Publishing
“Where there is no gift there is no art,” says Lewis Hyde, in The Gift: How The Creative Spirit Transforms The World. As we count down to IndieReCon, a three-day online conference to which a number of...
View ArticleAsk ALLi May: Members Q&A with Joanna Penn and Orna Ross
Our monthly Member Q&A is part of our “Ask ALLi” Campaign: in which the Alliance of Independent Authors answers any question about self-publishing.
View ArticleNo, Crowdfunding Is Not Begging
I do understand the mindset of those who are wary of crowdfunding. Before I embarked on my own project, I was a little suspicious too. But I dearly wanted to create a book that was too expensive to...
View ArticleOpinion: Now Is The Worst Time To Be An Author?
“Authors’ incomes Are ‘At Breaking Point’!” [The BBC] “Publishing Is Broken, We’re Drowning In Indie Books!” [Forbes] And the most recent contribution: “There has never been a worse time to be an...
View ArticleBook Promotion: Joint Events with Non-Indie Authors
English thriller writer Alison Morton describes her collaboration with a trade-published author, steampunk novelist Liesel Schwarz, to build the audiences for both of their books via joint in-store...
View ArticleDoes Amazon Love Authors?
Revised payment methods for Kindle Owners Lending Library and Kindle Unlimited, like other Amazon services, are author and reader friendly, argues Orna Ross “Now will you admit that Amazon is no...
View ArticleALLi July Events: How-To for Authors
This month we have a trio of fabulous events being hosted by the Alliance of Independent Authors. As well as our regular ALLi Insights with Helen Sedwick and Ask ALLi Author Advice Q&A with Joanna...
View ArticleALLi Insights: Legal Essentials for Authors with Helen Sedwick Video & Podcast
In this month’s How-to for Authors, Orna chatted with Helen Sedwick to discuss self-publishing legal essentials. Helen uses simple terms and easy to follow language to empower authors and set them up...
View ArticleIndie Authors, Is Your Editor A Robot? This Week’s Self-publishing News from...
Indie contracts, audios, catalogues and … what’s that you say? A robot editor? It’s all happening in this week’s self-publishing news from our ALLi partners and friends, reports Valerie Shanley...
View ArticleALLi Insights: Katie Arlett from ACX
More details will be posted shortly and announced in a blog post on the first Tuesday of the month.
View ArticleALLi Insights: Self-Publishing Advice for Authors with Orna Ross & Andrew Lowe
Orna chats with Andrew Lowe, the newest member of the ALLi team. Learn about Partner Members, and the priceless value the Self-Publishing Service Directory offers, and find out about the good work...
View ArticleAsk ALLi August Q&A with Joanna Penn & Orna Ross Video & Podcast
Ask ALLi August – Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Joanna Penn and Orna Ross Each month Joanna and Orna answer Member’s self-publishing questions. Before they kick off the Q&A segment,...
View ArticleOpinion: Why Indie Authors Should Start Talking About Pbooks and Abooks
ALLi’s founder and director Orna Ross considers the tricky issue of terminology when talking about self-published books in their many different forms. “What do we think about ‘pbook’?” asked Andy Lowe,...
View ArticleALLi September Events: How-To for Authors
Don’t miss these free Alliance of Independent Authors Events. Talk to us about Paid Book Marketing in our Twitter Chat. Watch what BookBub has to say about Paid Promotions. Discover what member’s...
View ArticleAsk ALLi October Q&A with Joanna Penn & Orna Ross Video & Podcast
Ask ALLi October – Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Joanna Penn and Orna Ross Each month Joanna and Orna answer Member’s self-publishing questions. Before herehey kick off the Q&A...
View ArticleOpinion: Every Author Should Self-Publish (At Least Once)
Last week, I was invited on behalf of ALLi to present a fifteen-minute speech on the state of publishing for the independent author at The Bookseller’s Author Day. As I was writing the speech, that...
View Article2015 – Self-publishing News Review
The rise and fall and rise of e-books, royalty descents, new arrivals, sudden departures, court cases, fake reviews and a proliferation of pirates – these were just some of the stories featured in our...
View ArticleALLi Insights: Self-Publishing Advice for Authors with Orna Ross & Andrew Lowe
Orna chats with Andrew Lowe, the newest member of the ALLi team. Learn about Partner Members, and the priceless value the Self-Publishing Service Directory offers, and find out about the good work...
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