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Self-publishing News: Audible Captions dispute may be over

Audible Captions settles its dispute with publishers, Kindle Unlimited pays over $250m for the second year in a row, and piracy is in the news.

January 28, 2020
Sacha Black
News
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Publishing Exclusively to Amazon vs Publishing Wide

Unsure of the best distribution strategy for your books - to go exclusive with KDP Select or to go wide with other distribution platforms? John Doppler explains the concepts, with helpful input from Mark Coker and Joanna Penn.

February 7, 2019
John Doppler
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: Ending the Stuffing

Amazon has taken action against one of the worst offending Kindle unlimited scammers, but in a disappointingly limited way. They are also causing a major headache for Australian customers.

Self-publishing News: Amazon’s Latest Sledgehammer

Amazon has introduced new rules aimed at stopping the abuse of Kindle Unlimted, and authors fighting back against Faleena Hopkins over Cockygate score an initial win in court.

Self-publishing News: The Price of Amazon

Amazon Prime raises the price of its full year Prime membership, Barnes & Noble adds new features to its self-publishing dashboard, and the Young Writer of the Year Award is open once again to indies.

Self-publishing News: Signal-boosting Non-fiction

Amazon has taken action against manipulators of its Kindle Unlimited programme, as well as more hapless terms and conditions violators. They have also launched Great on Kindle, a scheme for non-fiction ebook authors.

Amazon’s Secret 50% Royalty Slips Out

A glitch on KDP's site revealed a surprise: an option for an as-yet-unimplemented 50% royalty rate. What does this mean for indie authors?

January 11, 2018
John Doppler
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-publishing News: a Tale of Three Platforms

This week's top self-publishing news stories for indie authors, including Amazon's crackdown on fraud, Kobo's new audio service & falling ebooks sales.

September 12, 2017
Dan Holloway
News
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Fringe Highlight: Should Indie Authors Go KDP Exclusive or Go Wide?

If you're wondering about the pros and cons of being exclusive with KDP or going wide with as many retailers as possible, our Fringe Highlight hosts Pippa DaCosta and Susan Kaye Quinn explain which model works best in different scenarios.