Self-publishing News: What is Kindle Vella?
Amazon launches Kindle Vella offering serial subscription publishing and reading, and London Book Fair 2021 announces it will be digital.
Self-publishing News: Patreon and Radish show the Size of Subscription Market
The value of subscription reading platforms shown as Patreon raises $155 valuing it at $4bn while Radish sells for $354m.
Self-publishing News: London Book Fair Still on Pause
No decision on how London Book Fair will go ahead, more price fixing claims against Amazon; and Maryland libraries win first step in ebook case.
Self-publishing News: Wattpad and Nike – when Corporations meet Creativity
Wattpad Brand Originals pairs up brands and writers, Society of Authors conducts a contribution publishing survey, and questions continue over whether libraries cannibalize ebook sales.
Self-publishing News: Facebook to Launch Self-publishing Platform
Facebook launches self-publishing platform to pay content providers. Substack accused of lack of transparency over advances.
Self-Publishing News: Amazon takes on Libraries
Amazon will not supply books it publishes to libraries, Scribd Audio offers $9.99 a month audiobook subscription.
Self-publishing News: What Opportunities do NFTs Offer Writers?
As digital creators make millions from NFTs (non-fungible tokens) what opportunities are there for writers? And Frankfurt invites exhibitors to sign up.
Self-publishing News: Super Followers
Twitter's new super followers offers newsletters and other revenue opportunities. Overdrive CEO looks at future of ebook lending.
Self-publishing News: The Changing Audiobooks Landscape
Audiblegate and Storytel have changed the audiobook landscape and what Facebook's Australian news ban means
Self-publishing News: Subscriptions and Concessions
The subscription model might be changing the industry in ways we hadn't thought, Amazon ebook antitrust case latest.
Self-publishing News: Findaway Voices Reaches out to Disgruntled ACX Authors
Findaway Voices offers royalty bonus to authors leaving ACX exclusivity and Draft2Digital offers royalty splitting.
Self-publishing News: Rise of Social Reading
Social reading apps continue to expand as Literati raises $40m. Writers & writers' groups respond to Audible's new terms.