Self-publishing News: Kickstarter Creates Waves
Brandon Anderson's $5.8m Kickstarter makes waves, James Daunt reflects on Barnes & Noble post Covid, and Wattpad advises users to change password.
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: Coronavirus and London Book Fair
This week has been about whether coronavirus would cause London Book Fair to be cancelled. Wattpad introduce a new feature to support mature content.
Self-publishing News: What the Audible Captions Settlement Means
What does the Audioble Captions settlement mean for indies? Audio HQ at London Book Fair. ArtificiaI Intelligence and copyright law
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: Publish Audiobooks via Kobo Writing Life
It's now possible to publish audiobooks direct through your Kobo Writing Life dashboard, and Wattpad launch new opportunities in Brazil.
Self-publishing News: Is DRM Damaging the Book Business?
Cory Doctorow launches a scathing attack on the damage DRM is doing to the book industry, and technology opens new global opportunities for indies.
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: Taxing Ebooks
James Daunt officially takes over at Barnes & Noble, announcing a new Nook, and a new campaign seeks to cut tax on ebooks.
Encore Presentation: Wattpad Author Jandra Sutton June 2018
Welcome to encore month. For the next few Sundays, we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts from the last couple of years. First up we have Jandra Sutton, a Wattpad author, and Ashleigh Gardner, from Wattpad Studios.
Self-Publishing News: Barnes and Noble Finds a Buyer
Bookselling chain Barnes and Noble has found a buyewr and will be run by James Daunt, who is also the CEO of Waterstones in the UK.