The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is the premier membership association for self-publishing authors. Non-profit, our mission is ethics and excellence in self-publishing.

As part of ALLi's Self-Publishing 3.0 campaign to raise the average income for authors and poets, we want to find out more about author income in the self-publishing community.

ALLi’s research project is aimed at self-publishing authors who spend more than 50% of their working time writing and publishing. Examples of publishing work, in addition to publishing their own books, include editorial and other publishing services, book-related speaking and teaching, licensing rights, publishing other authors, etc. 

The research is designed to identify:
1. how much self-published authors are making in 2023;
2. whether indie author income is increasing or decreasing;
3. specifics about the publishing and business models used by higher-earning indie authors.

Surveying those who spend 50% or more of their work-time on writing and publishing will allow us to make relevant comparisons to other surveys on author income.

Take part in our #IndieAuthorIncomeSurvey here

ALLi is now entering our second decade of empowering authors through our Self-Publishing Advice Center, member benefits, monitoring of the self-publishing sector, and advocacy for independent authors. Explore what we can do for you at www.allianceindependentauthors.org 

Deadline: Monday 6 March 2023