Amazon have added an extra incentive for writers to enter the 2019 UK Kindle Storyteller contest…
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Kobo Plus ebook subscription service switches to paying authors on the basis of ‘minutes consumed’
Kobo has shifted author payments on its ebook subscription service Kobo Plus from a rate based…
Amazon’s Montlake Romance imprint snaps up self-publishing pioneer in million-dollar deal
Amazon Publishing’s Montlake Romance imprint has signed a seven-figure deal with former self-published erotica author Sylvia…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for March 2019 edges down while KDP fund shows quarterly rise of 16.5%
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for March 2019 fell back to $0.0045 from $0.0047 in February…
Amazon offers new advertising reports and auto-targeting options
Amazon Advertising is now offering five downloadable reports for authors and publishers to view ad campaign…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for February 2019 rises by 7%
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for February 2019 rose to $0.0047, which was up by nearly…
Third year for Kindle Storyteller Award 2019 with £20,000 cash prize for KDP Select authors
The Kindle Storyteller UK 2019 contest for KDP Select authors will open for entries on May…
Grow your self-publishing business with Indie Author Fringe Conference 2019
The first Self-Publishing Advice Indie Author Fringe Conference of 2019 is all set to run on…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for January 2019 shows seasonal slide as KDP Select fund rises strongly
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for January 2019 followed the usual annual trend by falling back…
Wattpad Books mixes data DNA with human curation to pick diverse choice for inaugural publishing list
Wattpad is setting up its first direct publishing division Wattpad Books, with the first six titles…
Scribd hits ‘the tipping point’ of one million subscribers for its ebook service
The Scribd ebook subscription service says it has now reached ‘the tipping point’ of one million…
Barnes & Noble opens up new self-service advertising portal for indie authors
Barnes & Noble has become the second major ebook retailer to offer independent authors a self-serve…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for December 2018 falls back but annual total paid out by KDP Select fund rises by 20%
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for December 2018 slipped back to $0.0048 after hitting a two-year…
Self-publishing star L J Ross sets up £2,500 crime fiction prize
One of the biggest stars of the self-publishing world is sponsoring a new crime fiction award…
Ireland leads way in cutting tax on ebooks in Europe but there’s a catch
The Republic of Ireland has reduced VAT (value-added tax) on ebooks from 23% to 9%, effective…
Amazon adds ebook gifting to Kindle UK store
Amazon has finally added the ability to gift Kindle books in the UK, which could come…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for November 2018 leaps to a two-year high of $0.0052
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for November 2018 rose by 8% to hit a two-year high…
Amazon’s Alexa powering boom in audiobooks
Amazon’s Alexa Echo devices are behind a big uptake in audiobook reading during 2018 with J…
December 7 is cut-off point for ‘wide’ distribution on ebooks for Christmas and New Year
Ebook distributor Draft2digital is warning indie authors to submit their new titles by Friday, December 7…
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for October 2018 holds steady while KDP Select fund shows 20% annual increase
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for October 2018 stayed steady at $0.0048, the same level as…
Amazon deal offers 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 a month
Amazon has kicked off the holiday deal season with an offer of Kindle Unlimited for three…
PublishDrive picks up 700 new authors since introducing ‘100% royalties’ for $100 monthly fee
Ebook distributor PublishDrive attracted a record 700 authors as new customers in October after introducing a…
Winter deadlines for publishing ebooks on the new-look Apple Books
The new-look and newly named Apple Books has just set out its winter delivery deadlines for…
CreateSpace going out with a bang as self-published print books boom by 50%
Amazon’s CreateSpace print book platform is going out with a bang as new figures from Bowker…
Hannah’s Lynn’s The Afterlife of Walter Augustus wins £20,000 Kindle Storyteller award
Hannah Lynn has won the £20,000 UK Kindle Storyteller 2018 Award with her inspirational novel The…