Self-publishing News: Is UK Sales Tax on Audiobooks About to End
UK parliament to debate dropping sales tax on audiobooks. Paper shortage threatens print publishing's supply chains.
Self-publishing News: Overdrive Figures for 2022 Demonstrate Digital Popularity
Record Overdrive lending figures confirm non-fiction audiobook popularity. Apple launches AI narrated audiobook collection.
Self-publishing News 2021: Subscription’s Breakthrough Year and a Time of New Technology
2021 in self-publishing saw Spotify buy Findaway, the rise of all you can eat subscription, NFTs and digital narration.
Self-publishing News: Futurebook 2021 – Very Different Visions of the Future of Audio
At Futurebook 2021 audiobook subscription was a big focus, with large publishers seeing it as a threat while many saw it as a boon for consumers.