Roger Packer

The Kobo Plus ebook and audiobook subscription scheme is opening up in Portugal in a partnership with LeYa and other Portuguese publishers. READ MORE >>

Self-publishing champion and best-selling author Hugh Howey is launching the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition. READ MORE >>

The Kindle Unlimited KDP Select Global Fund for April 2021 rose by $100,000 to $35.5 million while the KENP rate for April 2021 went up slightly to $0.0045 from $0.0044 in March 2021. READ MORE >>

It’s been a while coming but a major update of Scrivener is now available for Windows with a modernised interface and many improvements that the company has been working on for years. READ MORE >>

Amazon’s KDP Print is starting to print paperbacks in Australia from May 19, 2021, which will mean faster and cheaper shipping to Australian authors and readers, but could also bring price hikes for authors to keep their royalties at the same level. READ MORE >>

Scandinavian audiobook subscription service Storytel increased its number of subscribers strongly over the past year to 1,625,000 in the second quarter of 2021 from 1,154,800 in the first quarter of 2020, representing a rise of 40%. READ MORE >>

The Kindle Storyteller UK Award 2021 is now open for entries until August 31, 2021 and is paying out a top prize of £20,000 again in the fifth year for the award. READ MORE >>

The Kindle Unlimited KDP Select Global Fund for March 2021 rose to $35.4 million from $33.5 million in February while the KENP rate for March 2021 edged down to $0.0044 from $0.0045 in February 2021. READ MORE >>

London Book Fair has scrapped plans to run an in-person event this year and will run an online event in June that will be free to visitors, with a return to a physical event postponed to 2022. READ MORE >>

Amazon is introducing Kindle Vella as a new self-published serialized storytelling option available through Kindle Direct Publishing. READ MORE >>