Membership FAQ

Am I eligible to join?

ALLi has three grades of author membership, from Associate up to Authorpreneur.

Full details and pricing for all our memberships are available on the Joining page.

Associate

Associate membership

You are eligible for Associate membership if you are preparing a book for self-publication. Students of creative writing, multimedia, or publishing with an interest in self-publishing are also eligible.

Author

Author membership

You can claim Author membership if you have published a full-length book for adults (50,000+ words) or equivalent, e.g books for children, a substantial collection of shorter works, or a full poetry collection.

Authorpreneur

Authorpreneur membership

Authorpreneur are full-time author-publishers earning their living through book sales. Authorpreneur members need to have sold a minimum of 50,000 books in the past two years, or KU/other business equivalent. Applications are assessed.

We also have a Partner membership program:

For self-publishing services and companies – Partner members range from sole trader, freelance editors and designers to large scale distributors like Amazon and Ingram. All are vetted by our watchdog service.

How do Partner Members (services) work with Author Members?

For partners:

Partner members are the only services ALLi has vetted in detail, and are approved by our watchdog team. As a partner member, you are listed in our ‘Find a Service’ database and Partner Member Directory. You can feature on our blog and news updates. You can advise author members in our moderated member forum. And you can offer discounts to author members. There is also an opportunity to sponsor our programs and take advertising in our publications. These benefits are extended to partner members only.

For authors:

As an author member of ALLi, you gain access to a curated selection of services that have been thoroughly vetted and approved by our watchdog team. These services are offered by our trusted Partner Members, who are listed in our exclusive ‘Find a Service’ database and Partner Member Directory. This ensures that you are connecting with professionals who have a proven track record of delivering quality services to indie authors.

In addition to accessing these services, you can benefit from discounts offered by Partner Members, participate in our moderated member forum where you can seek advice directly from these vetted professionals, and stay informed through our blog and news updates featuring Partner Members. These resources are designed to support your journey as an independent author, providing you with reliable options for every step of the publishing process

How are members assessed?

Associate and Author memberships are open to all who meet the eligibility criteria.

Potential Service Partner members are assessed on joining. We take into account information supplied on application, feedback from other members and our watchdog services, research, Google rankings, social media presence, and our code of standards.

If we find something that doesn’t fit, we would check this and allow time for changes. If improvement or alignment is not forthcoming, membership is reneged and full fees refunded.

Authorpreneur membership is also assessed.

How often do I pay?

Your ALLi Membership is an annual fee. Most of our members stay with us for a long time. You can choose whether you’d like to automatically renew your membership, or renew manually each year.

How is my membership fee used?

We are a non-profit, so all funds go into the organisation for the benefit of our members. They help to run our campaigns, advocacy, and education programmes, keep our joining costs low, and make almost all our services free to members.

What if it's not right for me?

We want our members to benefit from membership and are confident that you will. You can cancel your membership, with a full refund, anytime within 28 days of purchasing a membership.

I have an offer from an agent/publisher/author-service. Can ALLi help?

Yes! We have a number of advisors who can look at our members’ contracts and agreements and offer independent advice.