Tag: self-publishing
Uncounted by the APA, Nielsen et al, Kindle Unlimited paid out over a half billion dollars in 2022 – mostly to self-publishers
That’s up $72 million on 2021, at a time when the preferred mainstream publishing narrative is...
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Do authors need publishers? Shatzkin concludes not
Shatzkin: “The biggest change of all is that publishers aren’t “necessary” for an author to have a...
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Self-publishing org. ALLi marks its tenth anniversary at LBF as indie publishing booms, but true scale of sales and revenue is unkown
Just as musicians make their subscription money by volume of downloads, so subscription publishers...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter for serious self-publishers, Publish Global # 5, is now out
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for the serious self-publisher with...
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The latest edition of Publish Global, the StreetLib-TNPS newsletter for indie authors, is now live
As a pandemic sweeps the world, publishing limps into the new decade. Whatever high hopes and...
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IngramSpark introduces new quality rules for self-published authors, but many of the new guidelines are unduly subjective
Intent on preserving its reputation for quality, IngramSpark, the print-on-demand arm of Ingram...
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Amazon Ads now available to KDP authors in 6 countries
When Amazon first launched on-site advertising for authors it was limited to those in the US....
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Publishers Weekly's BookLife launches paid reviews for self-publishing authors
If you are a self-published author and don’t mind waiting 4-6 weeks, and handing over some cash,...
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Amazon’s self-publishing arm KDP Print now offers POD in Canada, but POD for indies remains challenging
Print-on-demand (POD) is a great resource for publishers of all sizes, but it’s only as good as...
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Amazon's stock market fall reminds us why self-publishers take a big risk with exclusivity
Amazon’s own books are quietly taking over the site – or so runs a headline in Quartz,...
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Barnes & Noble removes manuscript editor from NookPress
NookPress, the self-publishing portal of the US bookstore Barnes & Noble, is...
Read MoreIngramSpark waives set-up fees through to end November
IngramSpark is the arm of Ingram aimed at self-publishers, and lately Ingram have been very active in pursuing the self-publishing author, with virtual and actual conferences in the US and UK to explain to indie-authors what...
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