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£3,500 prize on offer in link-up between OWN IT! and Amazon aiming to increase diversity in commercial fiction

August 16, 2022 by Roger Packer

'Storytelling brand' OWN IT! is teaming up with Amazon Publishing to offer a £3,500 cash prize in a new writing contest which aims to boost diversity in commercial fiction. READ MORE >>

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Top indie publisher Joffe Books buys backlist crime specialist Ostara

July 22, 2022 by Roger Packer

Leading UK indie crime fiction publisher Joffe Books has bought crime backlist specialist Ostara Publishing. READ MORE >>

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Short entry window for Wattys 2022 as Wattpad Creators Program offers $25,000 to writers with high engagement rates

July 18, 2022 by Roger Packer

The Watty Awards 2022 are opening for entries from July 22, 2022, and there's only a short timeframe to enter as the contest closes on August 19, 2022. That's a lot less than last year when entries were open for nearly three full months. READ MORE >>

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KDP Select Fund half-year fund total shows Kindle Unlimited set to break through over half a billion dollars in payouts for the full year

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 by Roger Packer

The KDP Select Global Fund for Kindle Unlimited for June 2022 settled down after a big increase in May to a more usual rise of $100,000 to reach $43.4 million. READ MORE >>

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How to get results from advertising a book series

July 18, 2022July 15, 2022 by Roger Packer

You need a series to really get serious with book sales but once you've got a series how do you get the best results when you're spending money on ads? READ MORE >>

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KDP India running fifth edition of Pen to Publish contest for self-published authors

June 28, 2022 by Roger Packer

Amazon India has launched its annual Kindle Direct Publishing Pen to Publish Contest which is the fifth year of the competition for self-published writers. READ MORE >>

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Self-publishing star takes second spot in Amazon UK’s list of best-selling book series of all-time

June 24, 2022 by Roger Packer

Self-publishing author L J Ross is the runner-up on Amazon.co.uk's list of the best-selling book series on the site since it was launched in 1998. READ MORE >>

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Kindle Vella bonus rise slows down

June 28, 2022June 24, 2022 by Roger Packer

The May 2022 Kindle Vella bonus rose to $900,000 from $875,000 in April, showing a marked slowdown in rate of increase from previous monthly rises of $50,000. READ MORE >>

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Kindle Unlimited May 2022 payout sees big rise in KDP Select Fund

June 24, 2022June 16, 2022 by Roger Packer

There was a big increase in the KDP Select Global Fund for Kindle Unlimited for May 2022 as it shot up by $1.8 million to $43.3 million from $41.5 million in April 2022. READ MORE >>

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This is Going to Hurt author Adam Kay joins judges for £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award 2022

June 14, 2022 by Roger Packer

Adam Kay, author of the multi-million best-selling medic memoir This Is Going To Hurt − Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, has joined the judging panel for the 2022 Kindle Storyteller UK Award. READ MORE >>

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Serial specialist Radish links up with Findaway Voices to launch audiobooks

July 4, 2022June 14, 2022 by Roger Packer

Serial fiction self-publishing site Radish Fiction is moving into the audiobook market and is teaming up with audiobook distribution company Findaway Voices. READ MORE >>

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