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News: EU Adds Tariff on Book Imports; The Economist Charts AI Publishing Surge; Pocket Books Returns for Indies
Episode 815
On this episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Dan Holloway covers four stories: a new EU tariff that will affect authors shipping books directly to E…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Author Business Q&A: Profit, Pricing, and Publishing Strategy with Michael La Ronn and Joe Solari
Episode 814
In this member-first Q&A on the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Michael La Ronn talks with Alliance of Independent Authors Business Adviser J…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #213: Diane Hatz on Turning Music Industry Chaos into Fiction
Episode 813
My guest this episode is Diane Hatz. Diane spent years in the music industry, working at major and indie record companies, managing a band, and co-fo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
News: Rakuten Kobo Took a "Book Community First" Approach to AI — and Rejected 45 Percent of Submissions
Episode 812
On this episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Dan Holloway reports on a revealing piece by Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn, who explains why Kobo re…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Make Your Books Discoverable by AI, with Orna Ross and Rob Prime
Episode 813
Artificial intelligence is changing how readers discover books, and few people have a broader view of that shift than Rob Prime. An indie author, fou…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Using Real People's Names in Nonfiction, Pricing an Edit, and Making the Most of a BookBub Deal: Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black
Episode 811
In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss whether it is legal to use real pe…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
News: BookFunnel Launches WooCommerce Plugin; Substack Opens Sponsorships; New Book Carbon Calculator; Kindle's Story So Far Goes Live
Episode 809
On this episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Dan Holloway covers a week dominated by new tools for authors and readers alike. He reports on BookFunn…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Pop-Up Books: The Production Reality Behind Books That Move, Fold, and Function, with Anna Featherstone and Kelli Anderson
Episode 810
Most indie authors know print-on-demand. Pop-up and movable books inhabit a very different world — one of hand-assembly, specialist printers, and min…
4 months ago
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #212: Annabel Youens on Midlife Reinvention and Creative Independence
Episode 809
My guest this episode is Annabel Youens, a novelist who left a long career in tech to return to her first love: writing fiction. Her work explores mi…
4 months ago
News: Audiobook Growth Returns to Double Digits; Title Glut Shrinks Author Slices; How Many Readers Actually Pay?
Episode 808
On this episode of Self-Publishing with ALLi, Dan Holloway reports that audiobook sales grew 9 percent in the US and 10 percent in the UK in 2025 — a…
4 months ago