Self-pub;ishing News: Spotify’s Continuing Audiobooks Roll-out Fails to Smooth out Initial Bumps
Spotify's roll-out to English-speaking markets outside the US. ?Half of 16-25 year-old readers say BookTok got them into books.
A Report from the Futurebook Conference; Spotify Buys Findaway in Audiobook Game-Changer: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy
Dan Holloway reports from the Futurebook conference, and the future belongs to audio. Also, Spotify buys Findaway in a potential audiobook game-changer.
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.
Self-publishing News: Spotify Buys Findaway and Changes Audiobooks Overnight
Spotify buys audiobook distributor Findaway. What does that mean for indie writers and the wider audiobook landscape?
Self-publishing News: Audible/ACX Have Questions to Answer over Returns
Audible still have questions to answer over their returns policy, Frankfurt Book Fair will continue to be partly digital.
Self-publishing News: Educational Opportunities
Educational publishing offers opportunities for indies, as does the changing way people are reading - more on mobiles, less on ereaders.
Self-publishing News: The News From Futurebook
An in depth news report from Futurebook 19 looking at what the conference had to teach indies with a focus on data and events.
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: New Year, New Predictions
ALLi takes a look back at what made the headlines in 2018 and what the future has to hold for indie writers in 2019,
Self-publishing News: Eyes on the Prize
Futurebook reminded us that the key to success is finding our niche, while The Selfies is a new Prize for indie authors.
Self-publishing News: Amazon and the Emails
Amazon remains tight-lipped after leaking many of its customers emails, but opens up its US store to Australian customers once again.
Self-publishing News: What’s in a Name?
A self-publisher's attempt to trademark a word in the title of her bestselling series has indies up in arms. The ebook market in India continues to expand, and Dropbox launches an ePub reader.
