On this week’s Self-Publishing News podcast, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway reports on the collapse of Self-Publishing Partnership, a UK-based service provider that ceased trading at the end of June, leaving authors waiting on royalties and raising questions about why no administrators were brought in. The Society of Authors has launched a campaign to help …
Watermarks are one of the oldest technologies designed to offer proof of something’s origins. Centuries after their first use on banknotes, stamps, and luxury writing papers, the concept of the watermark has found a valuable place in the digital world, where copying is easy and proof of provenance hard. In the book world, we are …
On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Joe Solari warns authors that a big crowdfunding win isn’t the same as a payday. He breaks down the three cash traps that sink successful author businesses — the lag trap, frozen cash, and the shrinking slice — and shows how to dodge them with a few practical habits: …
As indie authors, we might not depend on publishers for our paperwork, but we can be very dependent upon the platforms we use to publish, distribute, and then pay us for our books. And when those platforms run into trouble, it can create a real headache. The most recent time this happened was with the …
My ALLi author guest this episode is Linda L. Garnett, a gothic supernatural thriller author who came to fiction after seven years in independent music journalism. We talk about how that experience shaped her approach to publishing, marketing, and building an audience, as well as the writing process that helped her turn years of unfinished …
Spotify is rolling out new features again for its audiobook listeners. AI is, of course, grabbing most of the headlines, as always. The new AI feature it has introduced is called “Prompted Playlist,” and it essentially does exactly what you would imagine. It lets listeners ask Spotify to create an audiobook playlist for them for …
Veteran educator and author Margaret Stenerson announces the release of two powerful books that shine a light on the transformative power of knowledge, curiosity, and lifelong learning: My Noble Profession (Third Edition) and The Joy of Knowing: Everyday Wonders and Science Stories. Together, these titles offer a heartfelt tribute to teaching as a calling, and …
Three-time Moms Choice Awards® winner Ann Marie Hannon is lighting up bedtime routines once again with her latest trio of comforting and imaginative children’s books—each crafted to soothe worries, spark wonder, and leave young readers with a smile. With her beloved Kids with Worries series already bearing the distinguished MCA Seal of Excellence, Hannon continues …