Industry News
Platform changes, royalties, lawsuits and anything else that affects how authors get paid.
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KDP now limits new titles to 2 per format per week
Started by R. S. Breed · 1 week ago
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1 week ago
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Judgments of $75k and $190k in Love v. Wiley Book Writers
Started by R. S. Breed · 1 week ago
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1 week ago
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Anthropic settlement notices are out. Check whether your publisher claimed your share
Started by R. S. Breed · 3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
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KDP ebook pre-orders can now be set up to 18 months ahead
Started by R. S. Breed · 3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
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July KENP rate is $0.004221, lowest since January
Started by R. S. Breed · 1 month ago
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1 month ago
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Anthropic settlement gets final approval, about $3,000 per work
Started by R. S. Breed · 2 months ago
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2 months ago
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KDP's 70% royalty band now goes up to $12.99. Worth raising prices?
Started by R. S. Breed · 2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Authors Guild study says only 25% of books read were bought new
Started by R. S. Breed · 3 months ago
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3 months ago
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APA says audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025. AI narration was 0.03%
Started by R. S. Breed · 3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Spotify is adding ElevenLabs AI narration to Spotify for Authors
Started by R. S. Breed · 4 months ago
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4 months ago
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ACX's new royalty model is 50% exclusive, 30% non-exclusive
Started by R. S. Breed · 4 months ago
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4 months ago
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422 new indie bookstores opened in the US last year, apparently
Started by R. S. Breed · 5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Draft2Digital announces new activation and maintenance fees
Started by R. S. Breed · 5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Reminder: Anthropic settlement claims close 30 March
Started by R. S. Breed · 6 months ago
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6 months ago
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February KENP rate is out, and it's back up from January's low
Started by R. S. Breed · 6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Draft2Digital ebooks are now going to Bookshop.org
Started by R. S. Breed · 7 months ago
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7 months ago
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Another round of job cuts at Simon & Schuster
Started by R. S. Breed · 7 months ago
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7 months ago
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TikTok's US deal has closed and BookTok isn't going anywhere
Started by R. S. Breed · 8 months ago
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8 months ago
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Radish has closed, plus a reminder on the new Smashwords and IngramSpark rates
Started by R. S. Breed · 8 months ago
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8 months ago
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Kindle's Ask This Book feature, and the opt-out that isn't there
Started by R. S. Breed · 9 months ago
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9 months ago
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Smashwords store royalties change from 1 January
Started by R. S. Breed · 9 months ago
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9 months ago
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Amazon's Kindle Translate beta offers free AI translation
Started by R. S. Breed · 10 months ago
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10 months ago
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Confused about the Anthropic settlement? Start with this
Started by R. S. Breed · 10 months ago
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10 months ago
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Authors' class action against OpenAI gets past the motion to dismiss
Started by R. S. Breed · 11 months ago
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11 months ago
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Baker & Taylor is winding down
Started by R. S. Breed · 11 months ago
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11 months ago