Society of Authors Archives

Self-publishing News: “$100k isn’t a big advance these days” and other highlights from the Penguin Random House – Simon & Schuster trial

Penguin Random House takeover of Simon & Schuster goes to court. Netflix to pay writers $42m. Waterstones struggles with stock orders.

Self-publishing News: Kindle Storyteller UK 2022 Open to Entrants

Kindle Storyteller UK opens for its £20,000 2022 award., and the Society of Author reports on publishing services companies, highlighting predatory practice.

Self-publishing News: AuthorSHARE offers payments for sales of secondhand books

AuthorSHARE will pay royalties to authors for sales of second hand books. Amazon faces antitrust lawsuit over marketplace.

Self-publishing News: Wattpad and Nike – when Corporations meet Creativity

Wattpad Brand Originals pairs up brands and writers, Society of Authors conducts a contribution publishing survey, and questions continue over whether libraries cannibalize ebook sales.

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: Blurb is Sold

High quality self-publishing print platform Blurb is sold while serial fiction platform Radish raises $63m

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: 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: A Brief History of 2017

ALLi rounds up the key stories of 2017 for self-publishers from the rise of Blockchain to the downfall of distribution platforms backed by big publishers.

Self-publishing News: Net Neutrality and You

ALLi's Self-publishing news looks at what the vote on net neutrality means for you, the reversal of Patreon's plans to charge fees on funding, and the Society of Authors' complaint against Open Library.