The Kindle Unlimited KENP pay rate to authors strengthened to $0.0049 in June from $0.0046 in May, a rise of 6.5%.
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Nook Press adds print book platform for self-publishers with ‘game-changer’ Barnes & Noble distribution deal
Barnes & Noble is adding a Nook Press print book platform which offers self-published authors the chance to get national distribution through the firm's 640 bookstores.
Flipping Amazon takes a running jump with Page Flip to navigate Kindle ebooks and ‘improve’ on print books
Amazon has introduced Page Flip, a new way to navigate Kindle ebooks while always saving your place, in a move the firm says 'improves' on the experience of reading print books.
The Wattys 2016 are now open with a range of new categories
Wattpad's Wattys 2016 is now open for entries and there's a wide range of new categories.
Pixel of Ink shuts ebook promotion site
Pixel of Ink, one of the leading Kindle ebook promotion websites, has closed down. The site has been running for six years but seems to have been hit by a recent Amazon crackdown on affiliates.
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for May edges down to $0.0046 while KDP Select fund rises to new high of $15.3 million
The Kindle Unlimited payout to authors for May showed a small fall to $0.0046 per KENP from $0.0048 in April although the KDP Global Select fund rose to a record high of $15.3 million.
The Wattys 2016 are coming
It's official --- The Wattys 2016 are coming. Wattpad has finally announced that full details of this year's much anticipated Wattys will be revealed next week on June 20 and says there will be new awards.
It’s transfer time as Waterstones moves ebook customers to Kobo
UK bookshop chain Waterstones is now starting the official transfer of its ebook customers to Kobo. Waterstones is the latest firm to pull out of the ebook market and if you have an account with them you should be getting an email which sets out the steps you need you take.
Self-published romcom gets Hallmark movie premiere
A self-published romcom novel that has been made into a movie is getting its debut TV airing on the Hallmark channel this weekend.
Kobo owner Rakuten retreats from UK
Multinational conglomerate Rakuten, which owns the Kobo ebook operation, is shutting its marketplace website in the UK which sells print books as well as a range of other products.
Children’s book crowdfunding campaign raises nearly $750,000
A children's book project which launched on crowdfunding site Kickstarter with the target of raising £40,000 has smashed through that figure to hit the astonishing total of nearly $750,000 from a total of well over 14,000 backers.