Kobo has a promotional opportunity available with NetGalley for authors looking for more reviews of their ebooks.
Publishers Weekly offering paid reviews in BookLife self-publishing supplement
Leading booktrade magazine Publishers Weekly is offering a paid reviews service for indie authors in its BookLife website and monthly supplement focused on the self-publishing sector.
Another self-publishing ebook best-seller makes print move as LJ Ross sets up her own imprint
Kindle self-publishing star LJ Ross is setting up her own print publishing operation to sell her books through the book trade.
Draft2digital ditches Google Play after distribution restrictions
Leading ebook distributor Draft2digital is scrapping distribution to Google Play and audiobook subscription service Playster.
Self-publishers can go direct with audiobooks to Kobo
Kobo has opened up the way for self-publishers to upload their audiobooks direct through the Kobo Writing Life platform.
Authors can now advertise multiple books in single ad campaign on Amazon
Amazon Advertising is now offering authors the ability to promote multiple books in a single Sponsored Product campaign.
Self-published print books leap by 52% at Amazon as annual influx climbs to over 1.4 million titles
Amazon's CreateSpace self-publishing print book platform smashed through the million mark last year as 1.4 million titles were published through CS, representing an annual increase of 52%.
Chirpy chirpy cheap cheap! BookBub is moving into audiobook discount deals
Leading ebook promotion website BookBub is moving into the audiobook sector with the launch of Chirp, a service offering readers discount deals on audiobooks.
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for September 2019 sees monthly rise of 4.5% as KDP Fund annual increase stays at around 11%
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for September rose by 4.5% to $0.0046 from $0.0044 in August and the KDP Select Global fund saw a small increase of $100,000 to $25.9 million from $25.8 million in August.
Ian Sainsbury’s psychological thriller takes £20,000 top prize for Kindle Storyteller Award 2019
The £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award 2019 has been won by Ian W Sainsbury's psychological thriller The Picture on the Fridge.
Bravo wins Wattys 2019 top award and will be published by Wattpad Books
The top prize in the Wattys 2019 has been won by Sheila Bravo for her novel Historically Inaccurate and the book will be published by Wattpad Books in autumn 2020.