Half or more of the books on Amazon’s daily bestseller lists are now self-published. At The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), we have many members who have sold more than 100,000 books and some who have sold in their millions. Many others are producing work of outstanding literary merit. Corporate publishers and agents now scour self-publishing […]
It is a pleasure to put the “How I Do It” spotlight this week on Joe Simpson, the mountaineer whose powerful memoir of surviving a near-fatal accident in the Andes, Touching the Void, shot him to fame. A perfect example of the so-called hybrid author, i.e. simultaneously trade-published and self-published, Joe has asked to preface […]
Self-published author Catriona Troth describes how making friends with her local bookshop has helped her raise her profile as a novelist and also that of Triskele Books, the highly regarded authors’ collective to which she belongs. “We do take books from self-published authors, on sale and return. And some are very good. But some are […]
Self-published British author Katharine D’Souza’s report about the inaugural London Author Fair includes issues relevant to writers all over the world. The tag line for the first London Author Fair (LAF) on the 28th Feb 2014 was “Writers Unite”, and it was attended by writers of all stripes – some experienced self-publishers like me, some […]
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members’ latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. ALLI News Cracking Kobo Mar 25 19:00 to 20:30 “Cracking Kobo“: Orna Ross interviews Mark Lefebvre. A presentation and […]
Announcing the official launch of Opening Up to Indie Authors ALLi is delighted to announce more details on our Opening Up to Indie Authors launch. The official launch of the book, campaign and petition, sponsored by Kobo, will take place at London Book Fair. Opening Up to Indie Authors (OUTIA) guidebook contributors, Debbie Young and Dan […]
“I’m not interested in pressing the ‘Publish’ button,” says Irish self-published author Eliza Green, who kindly shares here her brave decision to rewrite her debut sci-fi novel to match the more mature writing style of its sequel. In December 2012, I published Becoming Human, Book 1 in the Exilon 5 Trilogy. A year later, I […]
Self-published fiction author Rebecca Kemp recounts how being chosen as the only writer in Ireland to take part in a global Twitter event – an unusual and creative means of reaching new readers worldwide, in the company of high-profile, trade-published authors. I got involved in the #TwitterFiction Festival after seeing a call for submissions on […]
How effective author advocacy by campaigners David Gaughran and Victoria Strauss have influenced The Bookseller‘s decision to no longer accept advertisements from Author Solutions – a report by ALLi’s Press and PR Manager Nerys Hudson, from her office in Berlin, Germany. She also shares David Gaughran’s top tips for adding your voice to the continuing […]
Australian self-published author Jessica Bell provides a personal case study of how writers targeting small niches may increase the income from their work by embracing other genres, as she has done. She generously shares some impressive sales figures to illustrate her point. I write literary fiction and poetry. And let’s face it, they’re a tough […]
