Self-publishing News: Kobo turns 10
Kobo turns 10, new projects look to improve literacy, and we look at what Brexit might mean for indies.
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: What Strategy for Amazon?
Amazon and Storytel's different approaches to international markets & the US Patent Office wants your thoughts on the rights of artificial intelligence.
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: DRM – for or against?
International Day Against DRM, the expansion of aubiobook platform Storytel, Youscribe's growth in Africa and audiobooks at Frankfurt.
Self-publishing News: Rise of the Podcast
Spotify and Pandora both launch a new podcast dashboard, and ALLi members flourish on the DigitalBookWorld awards shortlist.
Self-publishing News: Self-publishers’ Romance Award Success
Five self-published titles win awards at the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITAs, while the dispute between libraries and publishers continues.
Self-publishing News: Captions Contest
Audible introduces a controversial new captions feature that has sparked allegations of an unwarranted rights grab from publishers, and Wattpad have made their Premium and Paid Stories features global.
Self-publishing News: Who Owns Your Books?
People who bought ebooks through Microsoft have lost access to them this week while Amazon Storyteller entrants have the chance to see their work on screen.
Self-Publishing News: The Value of Libraries
Big publishers change ebook terms for libraries, while libraries create new opportunities for indies, and what does Libra, Facebook's new cryptocurrency, mean for indies?
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: Writers Struggling to Make a Living
How much a writer earns from writing continues to make depressing reading, and a clash in Swedish audio subscription has global consequences.