The Kindle Storyteller UK Award 2020 opens for entries from May 1, 2020 and is paying out a top prize of £20,000 again. This is the fourth year for the award which has become a well-established highlight of the year for indie authors.
Kindle Unlimited KENP payout fund for March 2020 shows 21% annual rise as onset of lockdown sees readers turn to ebooks
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for March 2020 was $0.0046, up from $0.0045 in February and $0.0044 in January, while the KDP Select fund for March 2020 saw a monthly increase of 6.6% to $29 million from $27.2 million in February 2020.
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 become Booktopia’s exclusive digital reading partner, offering ebooks, audiobooks and e-readers to Booktopia’s Australian customers.
Ebook sales and online print book orders soaring as educational books get big lift in lockdown
Ebook sales have risen significantly during the current coronavirus lockdown while print book sales initially fell as bookshops closed but online print orders to bookshops have since experienced a sharp increase.
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.
Audible opens new free site to stream children’s audiobooks internationally as schools close during the coronavirus crisis
With schools closing during the coronavirus pandemic, Audible has set up Stories.Audible.com where 'anyone, in any country, can enjoy unlimited streaming of hundreds of titles for kids and families for free'.
BookExpo 2020 finally cancelled
BookExpo 2020 has finally been cancelled after it had been rescheduled from its original dates in May to July.
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for February 2020 edges up as fund falls back
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for February 2020 showed a small rise to $0.0045 from $0.0044 in January while the KDP Select fund for February 2020 fell back by $1 million to $27.2 million from $28.2 million in January 2020.
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 of helping writers to complete a novel.
SelfPubCon Spring 2020 focuses on power of indie publishing
The London Book Fair might be cancelled but The Self-Publishing Advice Conference, which is usually scheduled to tie in with the major book fairs, is going ahead with a stellar line-up set to appear online on Saturday, March 14.
London Book Fair 2020 cancelled after exodus of big publishers
The London Book Fair 2020 has been cancelled less than a week before it was scheduled to start after big publishing firms pulled out of the event.