Self-publishing News: How Can Writers Monetise Social Media?
Tumblr Posts Plus offers creators the chance to monetise social media, and the Metadata Capabilities Directory offers a glimpse behind the discoverability curtain.
Self-publishing News: Patreon and Radish show the Size of Subscription Market
The value of subscription reading platforms shown as Patreon raises $155 valuing it at $4bn while Radish sells for $354m.
International Insights: Subscription
For this week's edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we’re moving on to subscription models.
Self-publishing News: RWA Launches New Prize
The RWA launches a new prize, the Vivian, replacing the Rita, Scribd launches Scribd Perks with an increased bundle and publishers count Covid-19 cost.
Self-publishing News: 2019 in Indieland
A look back at 2019's self-publishing news: libraries, audiobooks, global markets, and an existential question: what is reading?
Self-publishing News: Will Audiobooks overtake ebooks?
Smashwords launches a presales feature, and a newspaper makes a confusing claim that audiobook sales will overtake ebooks in 2020.
Self-publishing news: The Growth of Createspace’s ISBNs
Createspace's ISBN registration grows 50% to more than a million and StreetLib partners with Voxnest to allow authors to podcast from their platform.
Self-Publishing News: Self-publishing at a Turning Point
Scribd snapshots offers a new way to entice readers, reports into the publishing industry show continued increase in audio sales, and major players ask whether self-publishing is reaching a turning point similar to the launch of the Kindle.
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: Tackling Piracy
The Society of Authors sends an open letter asking the UK government to tackle piracy. Storytel continues to grow and Scribd breaks new ground.
Self-publishing News: Indies at the Movies
Indie authors are getting their work made into movies, whether through Wattpad, KDP, or other means. And Scribd hits 1 million subscribers.
Self-publishing News: A New Business Model for Authors?
Publishdrive offers a new subscription service for authors to replace a flat royalty rate. KDP offers ebooks in five new Indian languages, and this year's Futurebook shortlist is announced.
