As an indie author, you have many choices for where you can sell your creative work. How do you navigate your choices for retail distribution? Do you go wide directly, or via a distributor? And if you're already distributing wide, you might be ready to explore expanded formats like audio and direct sales. ¿ In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, we share ways indie authors can maximize their retail channels of distribution. ¿ Where can you sell your work? We compare the different retailers like Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Book and Audible. ¿ How to choose the right distributor like Draft2Digital or Smashwords to simplify your process. ¿ What indie authors can do to get their books into libraries. Meet Craig Martelle, the powerhouse and leader of the 20Booksto50K Facebook Group and global conference. Plus: ¿ Indie Annie ¿ shares sage advice for regaining your writing spark We review top distribution books for indie authors from ALLI, Monica Leonelle, and Mark Leslie Lefebvre What satisfies Space Opera readers? Learn the tropes that work. How to craft better backstories using a card game Ten Tips for BookFunnel, the app that takes the headache out of book delivery How to sell direct and expand your online store to include author merchandise like mugs, shirts, stickers, and more How to maintain historical accuracy without slowing down your book's narrative BONUS: Learn how indie authors at any stage of their career can use the National Novel Writing Month to their advantage from #NaNoWriMo enthusiast Merri Maywether.