Self-publishing News: Author Safety in the Spotlight after Horrifying Attack on Salman Rushdie
Author safety and freedom under the spotlight following attack on Salman Rushdie. Gen Z loves to listen to podcasts.
Self-publishing News: “$100k isn’t a big advance these days” and other highlights from the Penguin Random House – Simon & Schuster trial
Penguin Random House takeover of Simon & Schuster goes to court. Netflix to pay writers $42m. Waterstones struggles with stock orders.
Self-publishing News: OverDrive’s Sora delivers 100 million downloads to school libraries in 4 years
100 million school library downloads in 4 years don’t appear in many official figures and Spotify’s $100m+ price for Findaway.
Self-publishing News: $45,000 of New Prizes at this Year’s Watty Awards
Wattpad adds $45,000 and screen adaptation opportunities to this year's Wattys. Open AI allows DALL-E 2 users to commercialise images.
Self-publishing News: TikTokers Continue to Promote Ebook Returns Scam
TikTok trend encouraging readers to return ebooks for a full refund resurfaces, while new Netflix move shows adverts no longer toxic.
Self-publishing News: Ingram Will Enter UK Wholesale Business
International Publishers Association publishes InSPIRe initiative; Ingram to entre the UK wholesale market.
Self-publishing News: Wattpad Launches new Creator Fund Paying Writers up to $25,000
In this week's Self-Publishing News Special, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway looks at Wattpad's new creator fund which will pay…
Self-Publishing Show 2022: Live Author Events Post Pandemic
Live events used to be a staple of the annual author calendar. But as a result of the pandemic, many events closed, shut down forever, or went online. The Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team has their fingers crossed because 2022 seems to herald the return of in-person events. Today, Self-Publishing News Editor, Dan Holloway and Dan Parsons, ALLi Publishing Production Manager round up the recent self-publishing show and all that it means for authors.
Self-publishing News: A Groundbreaking Shortlisting
Michael Winkler shortlisted for Grimmish in Australia's Miles Franklin Award. The new Curae Prize for writers who are carers is open to indies.
Self-publishing News: Breakthrough Indie Success
A breakthrough success for indie authors in Australia's Miles Franklin Award. New Royal Literary Society Fellowships open to indies.
Self-publishing News: Spotify to Move From Subscription and Sell Individual Audiobook Titles
Spotify plans to sell individual audiobook titles and a new award for disabled writers open to indie authors.
Self-publishing News: New Law Promises Better Treatment of Freelance Creatives
New York’s new Freelance Isn't Free law is designed to stop the exploitation of freelance creatives and the implications of a continuing fall in print sales.