Self-publishing News: Bookshop.org comes to the UK
Bookshop.org is coming to the UK, Disney Plus goes large on subscription, and ALLi holds its Self-publishing Advice Conference.
Self-publishing News: Netgalley Adds Audio
Netgalley adds audio offering, Gardners buy Bertrams warehouse, Frankfurt Book Fair announce digital events, Amazon join lawsuit against Kiss Library
Self-publishing News: Trouble at Bertrams Raises Distribution Doubts
Wholsealer Bertrams confirms its future is uncertain as owner of Barnes and Noble buys its online bookstore, UK cuts sales tax on ebooks
Self-publishing News: Concerns over Internet Archive’s Actions
Internet Archive and its National Emergency Library sparks piracy claims, print sales in crisis while Storytel capitalises on digital boom
Production & Distribution: A Visit to Gardners – UK & International Book Wholesaler
We talk a lot about each end of the distribution chain - POD production and sales in bookstores - so Clare Flynn's post profiling book wholesaler Gardners provides valuable insights into the bit in between!
This Week’s Self-publishing News
More indie sales stats to study this week, plus a new ebook distribution deal, long-running copyright battles, going after fake…