Alliance of Independent Authors
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Sep 18, 2026
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Welcome to Self-Publishing with Ally from the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Today, Ally news editor Dan Holloway breaks down the week's most significant self-publishing news, providing insights, implications, and in-depth analyses.
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And now, here's your host for Self-Publishing with Ally,
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Dan HollowayHOST
And with that, I will leave you and very much look forward to speaking to you again at the same time next week.
Dan HollowayHOST
Thank you.
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You've been listening to Self-Publishing with Ally from the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our self-publishing advice center, selfpublishingadvice.org. And if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally.
Richard SpiegelGUEST
Uh, I would, I would, make sure that my former self understood the uphill battle I was getting ready for.
Richard SpiegelGUEST
And the Alliance for Independent Authors is a great organization for indie authors to join.
Richard SpiegelGUEST
I wish I had known about them 16 years ago.
Richard SpiegelGUEST
And I would also tell myself to do more research because for every good company out there, there's 20 others that are just trying to take your money.
Lance CaykoHOST
I don't think it's dark.
Lance CaykoHOST
I think it's more sci-fi, spacey, futuristic.
Lance CaykoHOST
Tell us about the Alliance for Independent Authors.
Lance CaykoHOST
I'm just very curious about it now that you sort of piqued my interest about it and what it is, how it helps.
Dale L. RobertsHOST
This webinar should be especially helpful if you're starting your first book or moving into a new genre.
Dale L. RobertsHOST
Moving a little further forward, the Alliance of Independent Authors is hosting its free online conference, its annual online conference, Self PubCon 26 on October 17th and 18th.
Dale L. RobertsHOST
This year's theme is the future of self-publishing, what's working now and what's next with sessions covering AI, international markets, crowdfunding, book marketing, podcasting, reader reach, and plenty more.
Dale L. RobertsHOST
So that is a super exciting thing.
Ferol VernonHOST
And so I think, you know, our general recommendation is for indie authors who want to get more audience, you don't need DRM.
Ferol VernonHOST
And our friends at Ally, the Alliance of Independent Authors, share this same notion that in general, You don't want to check DRM because you want to put as little friction as possible between the file and the reader.
Ferol VernonHOST
Now, the reason why this is timely and why we're starting to get more questions on it is that Amazon has actually changed their policy, you know, about, you know, earlier this year.
Ferol VernonHOST
And the way DRM used to work on Amazon is you had to make this choice when you published the book and then you couldn't change it.
Howard LovyHOST
Registration is free, so head to selfpublishingadviceconference.com to sign up and enter our conference prize drawing.
Howard LovyHOST
I'm Howard Lovey of the Alliance of Independent Authors and book editor at howardlovey.com. And you're listening to Inspirational Hindi Authors.
Howard LovyHOST
Every episode, I interview an Ally member to find out what inspires them and how they are an inspiration to other authors.
Howard LovyHOST
My guest this episode is Sheila M. Averbach, a former journalist and technology publisher who spent years pursuing her dream of writing for children.
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Sheila M. AverbuchGUEST
Bye-bye.
Howard LovyHOST
You've been listening to Inspirational Indie Authors.
Howard LovyHOST
I'm Howard Lovey, Content and Communications Manager at the Alliance of Independent Authors and book editor at howardlovey.com.
Howard LovyHOST
If you are a member of Ally and would like to be considered for the show, please write to me at howard at allianceindependentauthors.org and tell me what inspires you and how you can inspire other authors.
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Registration is free, so head to selfpublishingadviceconference.com to sign up and enter our conference prize drawing.
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Welcome to Self-Publishing with Ally from the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Today, Ally news editor Dan Holloway breaks down the week's most significant self-publishing news, providing insights, implications, and in-depth analyses.
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And now, here's your host for Self-Publishing with Ally, Dan Holloway.
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Dan HollowayHOST
And I look forward to reporting on the results in due course.
Dan HollowayHOST
And with that, thank you very much as always.
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You have been listening to Self-Publishing with Ally from the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our self-publishing advice center, selfpublishingadvice.org. And if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally.
Roz MorrisGUEST
Bye.
Howard LovyHOST
This program is produced by the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Howard LovyHOST
Find author advice, tips, and tools at our self-publishing advice center, selfpublishingadvice.org. And if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally.
Howard LovyHOST
You can do that at allianceindependentauthors.org. [rock music]
Rachel MortonHOST
Like, the damage it does even just for that bit.
Rob RadcliffeHOST
Well, I, I was, uh, I was chatting to Adrian the other day, Adrian Cousins, and, uh, a few weeks ago, and he said like, "Oh, I've got to pay Alli." You know, your Alliance of Independent Authors.
Rachel MortonHOST
Yeah.
Rob RadcliffeHOST
If you come up to, you know, your yearly-
Matty DalrympleHOST
Yeah.
Matty DalrympleHOST
Well, what I think I'm hearing is that in the terminology of the Alliance of Independent Authors, so for ALLI marketing and promotion are two different things.
Matty DalrympleHOST
The way ALLI defines it is marketing are their ongoing activities, branding, your website, your email list, those things that are your ongoing way of identifying yourself and your books to your audience.
Matty DalrympleHOST
Whereas promotion are the time-bound things like price discounts and such.
Amelia KyazzeGUEST
But then also I would say don't, uh, you know, do listen to podcasts like this one.
Amelia KyazzeGUEST
And, um, the Alliance for Independent Authors is a great podcast.
Amelia KyazzeGUEST
The London Writers Salon is a great podcast.
Amelia KyazzeGUEST
Um, do research, do have a writing group, writing friends with, you know, different who follow different paths, but also, um, go with professionals and it does cost money.
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