Amazon Publishing has signed up smash-hit horror best-seller Dean Koontz in a deal which the author says has 'creatively rejuvenated' him. READ MORE >>

Five indie authors have won Romance Writers of America RITA Awards this year and 23 indie writers were among the finalists. READ MORE >>

Two self-publishing pioneers take the top two spots in the first Amazon Charts Most Sold for the UK while another indie author leads the way on the first German Charts. READ MORE >>

The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for June 2019 stayed at the same level of $0.0046 for the third consecutive month while the KDP Select Global fund for June 2019 went up by $300,000 to $24.9 million from $24.6 million in May. READ MORE >>

BookBub has added an extra layer of performance statistics to its advertising platform. READ MORE >>

Ebook distributor PublishDrive has released a new tool called PD Abacus which allows writers and publishers to calculate royalty-splitting on co-authored books. READ MORE >>

Amazon have added an extra incentive for writers to enter the 2019 UK Kindle Storyteller contest with the chance of an Amazon Prime video production of their book plus an advance payment of $10,000 to add to the £20,000 cash award for the Storyteller winner. READ MORE >>

Wattpad are celebrating 10 years of The Watty Awards in 2019 and will be offering winners the chance to be fast-tracked into the Wattpad Paid Stories scheme. READ MORE >>

The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for May 2019 stayed at the same level of $0.0046 that was paid out in April while the KDP Select Global fund went up by $500,000 to $24.6 million from $24.1 million in April. READ MORE >>

Ebook aggregator StreetLib says it has completed the first phase of its global expansion programme six months ahead of schedule. READ MORE >>

An all-star judging panel has been revealed for this year's Amazon’s £20,000 Kindle Storytelling Award, which is now in its third year. READ MORE >>