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Audible Just Rewrote Audiobook Royalties. Here’s What the New Maths Actually Pays.
Audible has raised its headline audiobook royalty rates—but membership listening is now calculated through a…
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Amazon Quietly Stopped Paying Some KDP Authors on 1 August. Here’s Why.
Some KDP authors have had royalty payments placed on hold—and lost the ability to publish—after…
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International Booker Prize Doubles Prize Purse to £100,000
The Booker Prize Foundation announced a major financial expansion for the International Booker Prize, doubling…
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Major Publishers and Authors File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training
A coalition of major publishers—including Hachette Book Group, Cengage, and Elsevier—alongside prominent authors such as…
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Why Crime and Thrillers Still Dominate the UK Book Market
The UK’s obsession with Crime & Thrillers is neither a fleeting social media trend nor…
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