Indie Author Magazine
Indie Author Magazine is a trade publication for independent authors covering publishing news, marketing, tools and author business profiles.
At a glance
- Price
- Free tier (Free signup with limited access; paid digital and print tiers are priced at checkout.)
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- Not stated
- Touches your KDP account
- Not stated
- Categories
- Courses, Blogs & Channels
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
Indie Author Magazine is published by Chelle Honiker and covers weekly publishing news, KDP and Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) changes, marketing and author business profiles, with a free tier and paid subscriptions for full access and print. The same publisher runs Indie Author Training, a paid course marketplace, and the site carries advertorial and partner content, so some coverage is commercial. It reports and profiles rather than teaching step-by-step KDP setup.
Best for
- Keeping up with indie publishing news each week
Pros
- Weekly roundup of publishing news relevant to KDP authors
- Long profiles of working indie authors' businesses
Cons
- Full access requires a paid subscription
- Runs advertorials and promotes its sister course platform
Alternatives
- Jane Friedman: Jane Friedman's site is a publishing industry blog and paid newsletter for authors that reports on trade and self-publishing business news.
- The Creative Penn: The Creative Penn is Joanna Penn's free blog and weekly podcast for authors who want to run writing as a business, including self-publishing and AI.
- Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi): ALLi is a nonprofit membership association for self-publishing authors that offers a member forum, contract advice and public watchdog ratings of author services.
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