AnnaFeatherstone

AnnaFeatherstone, 2 months ago to indieauthors

The latest stats about publishing from the Alliance of Independent Authors. A summary: https://annafeatherstone.com/allis-big-indie-author-data-drop-2024/

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AnnaFeatherstone, 3 months ago to australia

This endorsement page for author John Silvester's book 'Naked City: True Stories of Crimes, Cock-Ups, Crooks & Cops' had me in stitches. Puff quotes/blurbs whatever you like to call them - sometimes being a bit quirky can have extra impact. Blogging on that topic for authors here

https://annafeatherstone.com/how-authors-can-use-negative-reviews-and-quirky-endorsements-to-sell-more-books/

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AnnaFeatherstone, 6 months ago to indieauthors

Latest book sales stats out of Australia thanks to Nielsen - 3 non-fiction books take out the top places in the top 10. Sales have held up reasonably well for 2023.
Some more takeaways here:

https://annafeatherstone.com/book-sales-in-australia-australian-publishing-industry-2023-statistics/

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#writingcommunity #amwriting #indieauthors #selfpublishing #Australia #writersaustralia

AnnaFeatherstone, 6 months ago to Pubtips

Trauma memoirs/authors:

Just listened to Renee Otmar speak about 'Trauma in Publishing' at the Small Press Network conference & the difficulties faced by authors/publishing staff post-pub as readers reach out to share their own trauma. For indie authors, there are no publisher/agent buffers either so it's important to understand/be prepared.

Renee mentioned this article which might be of interest:

https://theconversation.com/how-can-publishers-support-the-authors-of-trauma-memoirs-as-they-unpack-their-pain-for-the-public-new-research-investigates-189251

#publishing #writing #memoir #amwriting #traumawriting #traumamemoir #indieauthor #selfpublishing #trauma

AnnaFeatherstone, 6 months ago to Pubtips

With the news that Amazon/Audible is now offering an ai narrator conversion beta for books in KDP Select...but that the resulting audiobooks will be offered in an all-you-can-eat Audible Plus subscription model, means that author royalties will likely take another dive (just like musicians have experienced with streaming on Spotify). That's not even taking into account the effect on narrators. More in my blog.

https://annafeatherstone.com/author-earnings-the-publishing-industry-and-chokepoint-capitalism/

#chokepointcapitalism #corydoctorow #audiobooknarrators #audiobook #publishing #amwriting #writingcommunity #publishingindustry #Amazon #Audible #copyright #author #authorearnings #creatives #authors #publishers #literaryagents

AnnaFeatherstone, 6 months ago to Pubtips

Creatives: Would you like to better understand why writers & authors (+ musicians and artists) are being squeezed? The impact Amazon has had on the publishing industry, the chequered history of DRM, the dirt on copyright? How about 'how news got broken', 'why streaming doesn't pay' & what people in the creative industries can actually do about the current state of affairs? Highly recommend Choke Point Capitalism (by Rebecca Giblin & Cory Doctorow) as a read. Please ask your local library to get it in too so more people can have access.

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AnnaFeatherstone, 7 months ago to indieauthors

Indie authors - if you're denied entry to literary competitions and writing awards, grants and other opportunities, get in touch with the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) who is campaigning around the world for more fairness for independent and hybrid authors.

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AnnaFeatherstone, 9 months ago to australia

I'm back in a farm-lit reading phase. I needed some space after writing/living in the genre - but so glad to have picked up two of the latest books by Australian authors. One hilarious, the other hauntingly thoughtful and beautiful. What are your favourite farmlit books? Are they funny or sobering?

#farmlit #farm-lit #FarmBooks #farmMemoir #authors #farmingbooks #Australia #Tasmania #Victoria #BooksOnFarming #AustralianAuthors #writingcommunity @bookstodon

AnnaFeatherstone, 11 months ago to Pubtips

Authors, some interesting results from the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) latest research project and the The Big Indie Author Data Drop including:

75% of book sales were part of a series (fiction and non-fiction)

Self-published authors earn more than authors who are traditionally published.

Self-published female authors earn more than self-published male authors

LGBTQIA+ self-published authors earn more than heterosexual self-published authors

Successful self-published authors are not ‘agreeable'… and that's a good thing!

More facts and figures here: https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/facts/

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AnnaFeatherstone, 11 months ago to books

Why little children in a NSW town are reading thanks to Dolly Parton. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/how-dolly-parton-has-sparked-a-reading-revolution-in-central-western-nsw-20230523-p5dand.html. #australia #nsw #dollyparton #reading #kidsbooks #Gilgandra #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Smh #SydneyMorningHerald