Self-publishing News: Data and the Indie Author
As figures for 2019 in the book industry continue to come in, we ask what our relationship with data should be, and ask why publishers are pulling their titles from Storytel.
Self-publishing News: The Impact of Overdrive
Audio platforms continue to expand, record numbers of ebooks and audiobooks are downloaded from libraries through Overdrive
Self-publishing News: Audible Captions close to a resolution
The Audible Captions dispute is close to a resolution, which is more than can be said about the controversy engulfing the Romance Writers of America.
Self-publishing News: Overdrive is sold
Rakuten sells Overdrive to the same equity firm that bought audiobook platform RB Media, and Romance Writers of America implodes.
Self-publishing News: 2019 in Indieland
A look back at 2019's self-publishing news: libraries, audiobooks, global markets, and an existential question: what is reading?
Self-publishing News: Kobo turns 10
Kobo turns 10, new projects look to improve literacy, and we look at what Brexit might mean for indies.
Self-publishing News: What Strategy for Amazon?
Amazon and Storytel's different approaches to international markets & the US Patent Office wants your thoughts on the rights of artificial intelligence.
Self-publishing News: Futurebook 2019
Data Guy keynotes at Futurebook 2019, Dean R Koontz's deal with Amazon, Amazon's new store layout, and the death of the long tail
Self-publishing News: What’s in an Amazon Title?
Libraries tell readers it's publishers' fault they can't borrow books, and Amazon seem to be ignoring their own rules about titles.
Self-publishing News: Publish Audiobooks via Kobo Writing Life
It's now possible to publish audiobooks direct through your Kobo Writing Life dashboard, and Wattpad launch new opportunities in Brazil.
Self-publishing News: New Podcast Tools
A new text to speech tool enables you to write a podcast in your own voice, Audible UK profits double & Poland cuts sales tax on ebooks.
Self-publishing News: Let the Lawsuits Begin
Writers launch a lawsuit against Cengage for changing their royalty terms and publishers doing likewise to block the launch of Audible captions.
