Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)

The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is a non-profit professional association for authors who self-publish. It was launched at the London Book Fair 2012 by the wife and husband team of Orna Ross and Philip Lynch.

ALLi is pronounced “ally” (al-eye) because this is what the alliance aims to be: the self-publisher’s ally. The organization’s mission is to foster excellence and ethics in self-publishing.

ALLi is headquartered in London, UK, and has members all over the world, organized across seven key English-language territories.

 

 

What ALLi Does

• It gives advice and provides best-practice information and education through its Self-Publishing Advice Center, which offers a daily blog, weekly live streams and podcasts, and a bookstore of self-publishing guidebooks.
• It monitors the self-publishing sector through its watchdog desk, alerting authors to bad actors and predatory players, and runs a self-publishing service ratings list, and approved partner program, to help writers find vetted publishing professionals.
• It campaigns for the advancement of indie authors in the publishing and literary sectors (bookstores, libraries, literary events, prizes, grants, awards, and other author organizations) globally, encouraging the provision of publishing and business skills for authors, and furthering the indie author cause.
• It serves its members through various member tools and resources which include self-publishing guidebooks, author forums (a group that shares general publishing advice, and a business and rights focus group for authorpreneur members), sample agreements that authors can use in dealings with editors, designers, publishers, and other rights buyers,
  literary agency representation and a member care desk.
• It provides community. ALLi gives members access to writers and publishing professionals around the world.

 

Membership & Benefits

ALLi has three different membership levels:

ASSOCIATE| US$89/YEAR
For those preparing to self-publish or students of creative writing, multimedia, or publishing with an interest in author-publishing.

Benefits

• Advisory team – all questions answered
• Free author advice guides
• Private moderated member’s forum
• Discounts for vetted author services
• Affiliate earnings program
• Approved Services directory
• Online advice conference
• Daily blog, twice-weekly podcast
• Associate member website badge

 

 

AUTHOR | US$119/year
For those who have published one book or more. This could be a full-length book (50,000+ words) for adults, a number/series of shorter books, or children’s books.

Benefits:

• Advisory team – all questions answered
• Free author advice guides
• Private moderated member’s forum
• Discounts for vetted author services
• Affiliate earnings program
• Approved Services directory
• Online advice conference
• Daily blog, twice-weekly podcast
• Author member website badge
• Public author-publisher profile
• Book listing
• Contract vetting
• General legal advice
• Blogging opportunities
• Speaker opportunities
• Interview opportunities

AUTHORPRENEUR | US$149/year

For those who earn their living from self-publishing and associated business. You will need to show evidence of 50,000 book sales in the past two years and/or Kindle Unlimited or business equivalent.

• Advisory team – all questions answered
• Free author advice guides
• Private moderated member’s forum
• Discounts for vetted author services
• Affiliate earnings program
• Approved Services directory
• Online advice conference
• Daily blog, twice-weekly podcast
• Public author-publisher profile
• Book listing
• Contract vetting
• General legal advice
• Blogging opportunities
• Speaker opportunities
• Interview opportunities
• Authorpreneur member website badge
• Business development advice
• Inclusion in ALLi-Pubmatch rights guide
• Dedicated literary agent
• Rights and contract consultancy
• Business, tax, legal, and contract advice and resources

Partner with ALLi

ALLi also has a partnership program. You are eligible for Partner membership if you run a self-publishing service and are willing to adhere to ALLi’s code of standards and our partnership approval process.

This membership is assessed and fees are tiered depending on how many employees and/or Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) your company has working to provide its services.

• Sole Trader | US$199/year
• 2-9 Employees/FTEs | US$399/year
• 10+ Employees/FTEs | US$599/year

Partner Benefits:

• Partner website badge of approval
• Public searchable partner profile
• Free entry in ALLi’s approved self-publishing services directory
• Opportunity to offer discounts and deals to author members
• Access to an affiliate earnings program
• Blogging and conference speaking opportunities
• Collaborate with ALLi Author members
• Participate in member forum
• Advertisement/sponsorship opportunities: directory, member magazine, podcast, and conference