Tools and organizations we actually recommend.
Tools, services and organizations we actually recommend to authors building a wider publishing business. Some of these are partners, and some links earn us a commission — that never changes whether something appears here.
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Monthly reporting and craft coverage for working indie authors.
Visit →Courses, webinars and community for the business side of publishing.
Visit →Storefronts for authors selling directly to their own readers.
Visit →A directory of the tools and services indie authors actually use.
Visit →For running the business behind the books.
AI and automation for people who publish and promote their own work.
Visit →Social scheduling and content built for authors, across every major platform.
Visit →A writing and publishing operating system — manuscripts, series bibles, catalog and sales in one place.
A non-profit professional association for self-publishing authors, with contract vetting, watchdog advice and member discounts.
Join ALLi →The annual conference for indie authors building sustainable publishing businesses.
Our industry partners each hold a space inside the community, where you can ask them questions directly rather than reading a sales page.
Distributors, print providers, review services and promotional platforms — updated as partners join.
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