Top tips for authors: April 8, 2025

Posted on April 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of advice to offer, spanning a variety of topics. Here are the ones...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Artificial intelligence (AI), Audiobook, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Literature in translation, Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writing advice

Business tips for authors: April 6, 2023

Posted on April 6, 2023 at 9:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice to offer. Here are the ones that we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Literature in translation, Marketing / promotion, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Want to have your books translated? ALLi has some tips!

Posted on July 25, 2022 at 9:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors knows that many self-published writers are hardly — if at all — thinking about translating...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Literature in translation

ALLi suggests taking a look at Kobo’s international markets

Posted on October 3, 2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are a handful of common questions posted on our Facebook ads that we keep in an easy-to-access file, just...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Kobo, Literature in translation

Dave Chesson's guide to Amazon international book markets

Posted on September 24, 2020 at 10:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson recently explained how to choose the right categories for your book in international Amazon stores. That might’ve prompted...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Kindle Direct Publishing, Literature in translation

How authors can pick the right international categories on Amazon

Posted on September 21, 2020 at 2:20 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson has a question for those of you whose books are listed on international Amazon storefronts. Did you know...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Literature in translation

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's current approach to translating her fiction

Posted on December 19, 2019 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve shared some posts from Joanna Penn on pursuing translations for your work and what role AI plays now in...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Literature in translation

Joanna Penn's latest venture into translating books

Posted on November 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not everyone will be able to put Joanna Penn’s most recent podcast to work for them, but we thought it...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Literature in translation, Nonfiction, The business of writing

How a bestselling author adjusts his ad approach

Posted on November 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mark Dawson, like the host of the podcast he appeared on, is a bestselling author and successful indie-publishing guru. He...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Literature in translation, Marketing / promotion

Author discusses the English book market in India and writer-centric software

Posted on November 15, 2019 at 11:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn’s interview with author Vikram Chandra covers quite a bit of new ground. After years of hard work (familiar...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Literature in translation, Technology