Thursday, July 2, 2015

ALLI


In my blog post of June 30, which discussed other self-publishing blogs, I did not include a biggie from the UK, known as ALLI, Alliance of Independent Authors.  It is actually a world-wide non-profit organization, which publishes a daily blog at:

http://allianceindependentauthors.org/

I get it daily and skim it, taking away some useful tidbits here and there.  The blog post today is a winner, one that all self-publishers should read. 

http://www.selfpublishingadvice.org/all-the-ways-to-self-publish-a-book-on-amazon/

It covers all the Amazon publishing platforms, giving pros and cons on each.  Also covers Amazon's promotion tools. Here is the list of items discussed.

PLATFORMS
  • Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) for Audiobooks
  • Createspace (CS) for Print
  • Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) for publishing and selling ebooks
  • The specialist Kindle programs (limited access):
    • Kindle Scout
    • Kindle Singles
    • Kindle Owners Lending Library (KOLL)
    • Kindle Unlimited (KU)
    • Kindle Worlds (KW)
PROMOTION TOOLS
  • KDP Select
  • Amazon Advertising
  • Amazon Giveaways


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