Content platform Medium is moving into the book business with The Big Disruption, a novel by ex-Google communications vice-president Jessica Powell.
Smashing title wins new Selfies award for indie writers
A new award for self-published writers has picked Smash All The Windows by Jane Davis as its first winner from a short list of eight titles.
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for February 2019 rises by 7%
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for February 2019 rose to $0.0047, which was up by nearly 7% from $0.0044 in January despite the KDP Select Global fund falling to $23.5 million from $24.7 million in January.
Third year for Kindle Storyteller Award 2019 with £20,000 cash prize for KDP Select authors
The Kindle Storyteller UK 2019 contest for KDP Select authors will open for entries on May 1 and is running for the third year with a grand cash prize of £20,000.
3 ways indie authors can self-publish audiobooks
Audiobooks are the hot sector of the publishing business and indie authors have been successful with audiobook sales but publishing audiobooks is nowhere near as straightforward as publishing ebooks and print books.
Listen Up! Audiobooks are moving to the core of publishing plans
Audiobooks are transforming the publishing industry with a fast-growing audience of younger listeners and have moved from being a marginal product to being at the forefront of publishing strategies.
Grow your self-publishing business with Indie Author Fringe Conference 2019
The first Self-Publishing Advice Indie Author Fringe Conference of 2019 is all set to run on Saturday, March 19 with a terrific line-up of online sessions.
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for January 2019 shows seasonal slide as KDP Select fund rises strongly
The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for January 2019 followed the usual annual trend by slipping back to $0.0044 from $0.0048 in December 2018 while the KDP Select Global fund rose strongly to $24.7 million from $23.7 million in December.
Wattpad Books mixes data DNA with human curation to pick diverse choice for inaugural publishing list
Wattpad is setting up its first direct publishing division Wattpad Books with the first six titles being published in the autumn this year, promising new and diverse voices from around the world.
Amazon looking for author submissions as it adds children’s picture books in translation to its roster of publishing imprints
Amazon Publishing has set up another new publishing imprint with the launch of Amazon Crossing Kids for children’s picture books in translation and is seeking picture book submisssions from all regions of the world.
Scribd hits ‘the tipping point’ of one million subscribers for its ebook service
The Scribd ebook subscription service says it has now reached 'the tipping point' of one million subscribers which means it has doubled its number of subscribers in about a year and a half since it revealed it had 500,000 subscribers back in May 2017.