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She Built the Readership Herself. Now Penguin Wants 13 Books.
Beth Brower’s 13-book Penguin deal follows a readership she built through independent publishing. Behind the…
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Sixty Million Copies. HarperCollins Is Still Walking Away from David Walliams.
HarperCollins is reportedly withdrawing David Walliams’s existing catalogue, despite a worldwide sales record exceeding 60…
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Digital Audio Is Up 12.6%. Ebooks Are Down 3%. Read the Signal, Not the Hype.
Audio revenue is rising while ebooks slip. What the latest AAP figures mean for an…
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A Seven-Figure Book Deal Collapsed Over AI Claims. Keep Your Drafts.
Jerry Falade’s book was withdrawn in July amid disputed AI allegations. The case leaves authors…
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Indie Authors Are Earning Serious Money. Prestige Can Pay Its Own Bills.
ALLi puts median indie author income at $13,500. That challenges publishing’s old hierarchy—but the figures…
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Amazon Gave Your Next Book Six More Months. Don’t Waste Them.
Amazon has extended Kindle ebook pre-orders from 12 to 18 months. That is six extra…
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Meta Is Taking Away Your Ad ‘Off’ Switch
Meta is narrowing the places where advertisers can simply say no. A −90% placement bid…
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Amazon Ads Ignored Indie Audiobooks for 15 Years. Not Anymore.
Amazon has finally opened Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands for Audible titles to authors in…
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They Hid a Tracker in a Rare Book. It Led Straight to Amazon.
A tracker hidden in a rare-book shipment led to an Amazon facility where workers reportedly…
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Kindle Just Got Competition — From Your Local Bookshop
Libro.fm, the audiobook platform supporting more than 5,000 independent bookshops, is adding ebooks. Here is…
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