Self-publishing News: Subscriptions and Concessions
The subscription model might be changing the industry in ways we hadn't thought, Amazon ebook antitrust case latest.
Self-publishing News: Bookshop.org comes to the UK
Bookshop.org is coming to the UK, Disney Plus goes large on subscription, and ALLi holds its Self-publishing Advice Conference.
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: 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: Subscription for Authors
PublishDrive launches a subscription-only model for authors, Amazon pilots a one-tap rating feature, and librarians take on publishers at DigitalBookWorld.se
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: 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.
Self-publishing News: Rise of Subscription Publishing
Subscription services are the talk of Frankfurt Book Fair while Comic Con's success demonstrates the continued rise of graphic literature. Amazon faces increased postal costs while Barnes and N oble Press has something new.
Self-publishing news: The Future of Storytelling
Audio is dominating the digital book market in Sweden, and the release of Audible for the Apple watch may lead to increases elsewhere.
Self-publishing News: When Retailers Become Bookstores
Walmart is going into the ebook market in a big way including audiobook subscription, thanks to a new partnership with Rakuten's Kobo and Overdrive. And Amazon has finally merged KDP Print and Createspace.