The psychology of setting an ebook price

Posted on 02/23/2021 at 09:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Choosing a price for your ebook can feel like a no-win situation. Set the price too high and you may...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: David Gaughran, The business of writing

Joanna Penn: Your books' earning power can last beyond a lifetime

Posted on 02/18/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Thinking long-term — and we mean decades into the future — could be tough even before COVID-19 upended our lives....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

ALLi’s deep dive into Audible

Posted on 02/08/2021 at 11:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors has not forgotten about AudibleGate. In fact, it’s begun a series to educate (and, yes,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Amazon, Audiobook, The business of writing

David Gaughran breaks down the market for short stories

Posted on 02/04/2021 at 03:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Perhaps you don’t need to be told that making money from short stories is a bit harder than selling novels....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: David Gaughran, Short story, The business of writing

ALLi's guide to Brexit for indie authors

Posted on 02/02/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re willing to bet that the business side of things and not the creative stuff is less interesting to most...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing

B&N Press increases ebook royalty rate and speeds up delivery

Posted on 02/01/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barnes & Noble has further sweetened the pot for authors who sell through it. The Digital Reader reports that ebooks...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, The business of writing, The Digital Reader

ALLi tackles the bookstore-sale question

Posted on 01/30/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For many authors, the question of whether to sell books through a traditional bookstore is somewhat academic at the moment,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing

ALLi: Yes, poetry can be profitable!

Posted on 01/29/2021 at 10:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Interested in publishing poetry but unsure whether it can be a part of your author income stream? The Alliance of...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Poetry, The business of writing

ALLi: Authors should watch out for these costly words

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve all chuckled at corporate jargon, but the effects of certain phrases on your author career are actually not funny....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

The Book Designer is sold; could Wattpad be next?

Posted on 01/13/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We thought The Book Designer’s blog had been unusually quiet recently, and Nate Hoffelder of The Digital Reader explains why....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing, The Digital Reader