Storytel Archives — Alliance of Independent Authors: Self-Publishing Advice Center

Self-publishing News: How Big is Subscription?

Subscription reading platforms continue to grow, but they remain small and vulnerable to Amazon. Ingram's print on demand grows as print sales rise.

Self-publishing News: Frankfurt wants to Hear From You

Frankfurt Book Fair wants to hear from you, the latest insights on audiobooks, and Amazon makes a move in Sweden and India.

Self-publishing News: Subscription Reading Insights

Bookbeat Insights offers transparency for authors making their work available on subecription services; new opportunities from Twitch.

Self-publishing News: Kobo Plus Expands

Kobo Plus expands into Canada, Wattpad studios will develop manuscripts for the screen in house; Storytel see more growth.

Self-publishing News: Audiobooks in lockdown

The fate of audiobooks during the coronavirus crisis is unclear: some publishers are very concerned but in Europe streaming is booming. And Publishers Weekly launch #booksareessential

Self-publishing News: Concerns over Internet Archive’s Actions

Internet Archive and its National Emergency Library sparks piracy claims, print sales in crisis while Storytel capitalises on digital boom

Self-publishing News: Ingram Spark Cracks Down on Questionable Content

Ingram Spark announces new content guidelines and a review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act begins while Coronavirus hits book fairs.

Self-publishing News: Data and the Indie Author

As figures for 2019 in the book industry continue to come in, we ask what our relationship with data should be, and ask why publishers are pulling their titles from Storytel.