Self-publishing News: What the Audible Captions Settlement Means
What does the Audioble Captions settlement mean for indies? Audio HQ at London Book Fair. ArtificiaI Intelligence and copyright law
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: 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.