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: The Growth of Createspace’s ISBNs
Createspace's ISBN registration grows 50% to more than a million and StreetLib partners with Voxnest to allow authors to podcast from their platform.
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.
Self-publishing News: Taxing Ebooks
James Daunt officially takes over at Barnes & Noble, announcing a new Nook, and a new campaign seeks to cut tax on ebooks.
Self-publishing News: Self-publishers’ Romance Award Success
Five self-published titles win awards at the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITAs, while the dispute between libraries and publishers continues.
Self-publishing News: Libraries and Publishers at War
Libraries face tougher terms from publishers for lending ebooks, and booksellers launch a campaign to make the book business greener.
Self-publishing News: Captions Contest
Audible introduces a controversial new captions feature that has sparked allegations of an unwarranted rights grab from publishers, and Wattpad have made their Premium and Paid Stories features global.
Self-publishing News: Collaboration Made Easy
PublishDrive launch Abacus, a new tool to enable indies to manage the paperwork that goes with collaboration, and the Audies open to entries.
Self-publishing News: Who Owns Your Books?
People who bought ebooks through Microsoft have lost access to them this week while Amazon Storyteller entrants have the chance to see their work on screen.