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Can You Really Revise or Retire a Book You’ve Already Published? Yes. Here’s How.

There's a quiet power indie authors have that rarely gets talked about: the book you've published isn't fixed. Not the…

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Financial Impact Of BookTok

News Summary: Can You Measure the Financial Impact of BookTok? (Apparently So)

We hear a lot about BookTok's positive influence on the creative world, especially among nascent young readers (alongside what we hear about its deleterious influence on the world's youth). In a scenario as old as Socrates, we have booksellers crediting BookTok with rescuing an industry as legislative crackdowns and curfews the world over would have us believe TikTok is an existential threat to the world's young (and some whisper from op-ed columns whether those two statements might refer to the same thing).
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Can You Use A Real Band's Name In Your Book Title

Can You Use a Real Band’s Name in Your Book Title? Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black

In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss whether an author can safely use a real band's name in a novel title, including how to check for trademarks, why disclaimers won't shield you from lawsuits, and when it's worth consulting an intellectual property attorney.
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