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UK government ‘fast-tracks’ scrapping VAT on ebooks
The UK government has ‘fast-tracked’ its plan to end VAT on ebooks and digital newspapers and…
Kindle Storyteller UK Award 2020 opens for entries with £20,000 prize again as last year’s winner advises to look for the hook in your book
The Kindle Storyteller UK Award 2020 opens for entries from May 1, 2020 and is paying…
Kindle Unlimited KENP payout fund for March 2020 shows 21% annual rise as lockdown onset sees readers turn to ebooks
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for March 2020 was $0.0046, up from $0.0045 in February and…
Kobo builds Australian ebook and audiobook alliance with Booktopia
Kobo has teamed up with Australia’s biggest online bookseller Booktopia in a link-up that sees Kobo…
PublishDrive adds audiobook streaming service Storytel to its channels
Ebook distributor PublishDrive has added audiobook and ebook streaming service Storytel to its list of channels.…
BookExpo 2020 postponed in shift to July
BookExpo 2020 has been called off for its original dates in May and rescheduled to be…
UK will finally axe tax on ebooks but not until December 2020
The UK has finally moved to axe VAT on ebooks and digital newspapers and magazines but…
The Wattys 2020 Awards aim to help writers to complete a novel
The Wattys 2020 have changed direction this year to become a year-long event with the aim…
IngramSpark ban on low-content journals, summaries and classic ‘clutter’ to clean up catalog
Print book distributor IngramSpark are banning low-content books such as notebooks and journals, summary books and…
Biggest monthly rise for Kindle Unlimited payout fund in January 2020
Kindle Unlimited saw the biggest-ever monthly increase in the KDP Select fund for January 2020 as…
Penguin Random House pull digital books from subscription services as Bertelsmann take control
Penguin Random House are withdrawing their titles from digital book subscription platforms following the takeover of…
More European countries cut tax rate on ebooks
More European governments have now slashed the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) on ebooks following…
Kobo owner Rakuten sells off library ebook platform OverDrive to investment firm in Christmas deal
Kobo owner Rakuten has sold off its library distribution platform OverDrive to global investment firm KKR…
Publishers Weekly offering paid reviews in BookLife self-publishing supplement
Leading booktrade magazine Publishers Weekly is offering a paid reviews service for indie authors in its…
Self-publishers can go direct with audiobooks to Kobo
Kobo has opened up the way for self-publishers to upload their audiobooks direct through the Kobo…
Self-published print books leap by 52% at Amazon as annual influx climbs to over 1.4 million titles
Amazon’s CreateSpace self-publishing print book platform smashed through the million mark last year as 1.4 million…
Bravo wins Wattys 2019 top award and will be published by Wattpad Books
The top prize in the Wattys 2019 has been won by Sheila Bravo for her novel…
Amazon Advertising widens out for KDP authors to target UK and Germany
Amazon has extended the reach of Amazon Advertising for KDP authors who can now use Sponsored…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for August 2019 stays on steady trend
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for August 2019 was steady at $0.0044, the same level as…
Series authors dominate shortlist for Kindle Storyteller 2019 Award
Five books have been picked for the shortlist for the Kindle Storyteller Award 2019 £20,000 prize.…
Kindle Unlimited breaks through $1 billion total paid out to authors as KENP rate for July 2019 falls back
The total paid out to authors by Kindle Unlimited through the KDP Select Global Fund has…
Indie authors and publishers have strong showing on new Amazon Charts for UK and Germany
Two self-publishing pioneers take the top two spots in the first Amazon Charts Most Sold for…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for June 2019 sticks at same level for third consecutive month
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for June 2019 stayed at the same level of $0.0046 for…