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Self-publishing News: Crime Writers Association Opens Its Doors to Indie Authors

The Crime Writers Association admits indie authors following a members' vote. Kindle 3G will lose functionality but Amazon offers $50 towards a Paperwhite. Twitter to introduce an e-commerce feature.

Self-publishing News: Rise of Social Reading

Social reading apps continue to expand as Literati raises $40m. Writers & writers' groups respond to Audible's new terms.

International Insights: Amazon Sweden

For this week’s edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we're discussing Amazon Sweden.

International Insights: Amazon

For the next edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we’re moving on to the giant that is Amazon. If you missed our introduction series to global book markets, you can read them here: Africa, India and China markets in Asia, the Middle East North Africa markets, the Ibero-America markets, the Asia-Pacific markets and the European markets, and also a special edition on the English-language markets. This is international insights: Amazon edition.

Self-publishing News: Amazon Buy Button is Changing

Author groups are worried by changes to Amazon buy button, artificial intelligence storytelling is coming but virtual reality suffers

Self-publishing News: What’s in an Amazon Title?

Libraries tell readers it's publishers' fault they can't borrow books, and Amazon seem to be ignoring their own rules about titles.

Self-publishing News: AI and the Indie Author

New research shows the books world is not as ready as it could be for artificial intelligence and Amazon launch a Kindle for kids.

Self-publishing News: ALLi Discount for DigitalBookWorld

ALLi members get a 75% discount code for DigitalBookWorld, Audible Captions delayed and Bibliotheca blames Amazon for libraries dispute.

Self-Publishing News: Subscription Reading

Subscription reading and audio services show no sign of slowing down, KDP launches new report features, and Kindle supports Traditional Chinese Language.

Self-publishing News: Hurrah for Indie Bookstores

500+ bookstores celebrate Indie Bookstore Day, Young Adult fiction sparks sales growth & Kindle store survives Amazon's China retreat.

Self-publishing News: Airport Bestsellers

Amazon is set to open its first airport bookstore. The EU's new sales tax rules come into force, meaning member countries do not have to charge sales tax on ebooks.

Self-publishing News: How Writing is Changing

Writing gives us freedom. Being indies gives us even more freedom. But new research asks how much freedom we really have in this marketplace.