500+ bookstores celebrate Indie Bookstore Day, Young Adult fiction sparks sales growth & Kindle store survives Amazon’s China retreat.
Author Archive | Dan Holloway
Self-publishing News: Writers Struggling to Make a Living
How much a writer earns from writing continues to make depressing reading, and a clash in Swedish audio subscription has global consequences.
Self-publishing News: Tackling Piracy
The Society of Authors sends an open letter asking the UK government to tackle piracy. Storytel continues to grow and Scribd breaks new ground.
Self-publishing News: Global Market
KDP and Audible offer new features, and StreetLib expands to the Middle East and South Asia following its plans for Africa.
Self-Publishing News: Apple’s Latest Event
Apple launches a subscription news service and Patreon changes its fee structure while artificial intelligence writes novels.
Self-publishing News: Indie Breakthrough
ALLi’s Jane Davis wins the Selfies Award at London Book Fair, new KDP dashboard feature, and StreetLib continues to expand.
Self-Publishing News: The First Selfies
The first winner of the Selfies is announced at London Book Fair, and new offerings from BookBub and PublishDrive.
Self-Publishing News: A Fair Deal for Indies
Bogota Book Fair opens its doors to indies, StreeLib opens 20 new portals & there are new offerings from Smashwords and Draft2Digital.
Self-publishing News: A Plagiarism Problem?
Plagiarism is in the news, possibly targeting indies and on KDP in general and we examine the indie presence at London Book Fair.
Self-publishing News: Too Hot to Handle?
Storytel is embarrassed by the success of audiobook erotica on its website while Wattpad launches a promising venture in Korea.