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Self-Publishing News 18th November

Self-Publishing News: Futurebook Conference 2023 – Audio and AI to Dominate

As Audio and AI dominate the Futurebook Conference 2023 Programme, What Kind of Future is Being Imagined? In just over a week, it will be time for the annual Futurebook conference - what has become one of the most important dates in the calendar for understanding the nature of our industry’s concerns, the climate in which we operate, and the overall appetite for innovation across our landscape.

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.

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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.