News Summary: BookFunnel Launches WooCommerce Plugin; Amazon Rolls Out “Story So Far” Kindle Feature

Thank you to Nate Hoffelder, whose Morning Coffee newsletter pointed me to the week's closing stories. I am particularly grateful to him for picking up news from BookFunnel that I would otherwise have missed. BookFunnel is one of those tools I know many authors use as part of their marketing and fulfillment service, and one that is perennially on my list of things I really must get around to spending the time to understand and start using.

June 20, 2026
Dan Holloway
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Happy 10th Birthday to Kindle Unlimited: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

I often find myself wondering, “Where did all the time go?” It feels like just yesterday I was blogging about the introduction of Kindle. So, the announcement that Kindle Unlimited is celebrating its tenth birthday makes me feel old. It also highlights how much self-publishing has become an integral part of the literary landscape. We are here to stay, and there’s no turning back.

September 7, 2024
Dan Holloway
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Finding ARC Reviewers and More Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black: Member Q&A Podcast

In the latest instalment of the AskALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss effective strategies for finding ARC (Advanced Review Copy) reviewers for manuscripts.

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.

August 4, 2021
Dan Holloway
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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.

February 3, 2021
Dan Holloway
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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.

September 5, 2020
Mark Williams
Business & Planning, International Insights, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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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

September 2, 2020
Dan Holloway
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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.

November 5, 2019
Dan Holloway
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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.

October 8, 2019
Sacha Black
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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.

September 3, 2019
Sacha Black
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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.

May 28, 2019
Sacha Black
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