Lise Gold Wins the 2026 Kindle Storyteller Award
Lise Gold won the £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award for Sloane Archer Gets What She Deserves. The prize marked its tenth year at The London Library.
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KDP Says Audible Plus Virtual-Voice Listens Belong in Audible Royalties, Not KENP
KDP's October 31 FAQ says Audible Plus listens for virtual-voice audiobooks left the KENP count, including past months, and now sit with Audible royalties.
Kindlepreneur's New Direct-Sales Guide Says No One Platform Fits Every Author
Dave Chesson's rewritten guide sorts direct-sales tools by an author's situation, draws on a survey of more than 800 authors and flags the Kindle Unlimited rights catch.
Kindle+ Pays Once per Page, Whether Subscribers Read It or Listen to It
Amazon's help pages say a page read and then listened to counts once, and audio is paid from the KDP Select Global Fund with added money Amazon has not sized.
KDP Select Ebooks Can Go to Libraries, and Library Royalties Are Growing
Amazon's KDP Select terms allow public library distribution, and Draft2Digital says its library royalties grew about 24% year over year from January to April.
Kindle Unlimited's Per-Page Rate Rose Again in September as the Fund Shrank
Written Word Media's estimate puts the September US rate at $0.005365 a page, up two months running, while the KDP Select Global Fund slipped to $65.9 million.
PublishDrive Took Its Platform Offline for Hours Over PHP Security Flaws
The distributor limited access on October 21 as a precaution, applied the official PHP fix within a few hours and says monitoring found no sign of compromise.
How to Set Up Your First Amazon Ads Campaign and Let AI Optimize It in 2026
Amazon Ads are pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaigns designed to help authors promote their books on Amazon.
Niche Custom Printing for KDP Creators: When Specialty Print Beats Standard POD
Amazon KDP's print on demand covers most needs, but specialty printing can open markets KDP cannot: special editions, premium bindings, workbooks and local bulk orders. Here is how to decide.
KDP Success Beyond Readability Scores: Strategies Built Around the Author
Readability tools help with clarity, but they do not sell books. Here is what moves the needle on KDP: voice, series planning, metadata, reader relationships and a sustainable pace.
Kobo Plus Opens in Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia
Kobo's read-and-listen subscription is now in 37 regions. Kobo Writing Life titles already opted in for all locations appear in the new stores automatically.
Kindle+ Switch Leaves Authors Staring at Shrunken KDP Page Counts
Since October 21, authors have watched KENP totals and estimated royalties fall, including for past months. Amazon hasn't explained it. Here's what KDP's pages show.
The Indie Author's Guide to Amazon Ads Dayparting and Bid Scheduling in 2026
Amazon Ads dayparting and bid scheduling involve running your ads at specific times during the day and setting optimal bids for those periods.
Kindle Unlimited Is Now Kindle+, and It Includes Audiobooks
Amazon has renamed Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+ and added audiobooks, including KDP virtual-voice titles, paid per page from the KDP Select Global Fund. Here's what it means for indie authors.
How to Build an Author Email List from Zero Without Paid Ads in 2026
For indie authors entering the publishing arena, the temptation to burn cash on Amazon Ads or Facebook campaigns is high.
European Writers' Council Tells MEPs AI 'Is Not a Tool' in Feedback on Parliament's Culture Report
Europe's largest authors' body wants Parliament's draft report on culture and AI to drop the 'opportunity' framing, require opt-in consent and label AI fiction, including on self-publishing platforms.
KDP Free ISBN vs an Author-Owned ISBN: What Changes and When It Matters
KDP's free ISBN works only on KDP and lists the publisher as Independently published. An ISBN the author buys shows the author's imprint and can be used with other printers. Kindle ebooks need no ISBN.
When Does Amazon KDP Pay Royalties? The Payment Schedule, Explained
KDP pays royalties monthly, about 60 days after the end of the sales month. Direct deposit has no threshold; wire and check need 100 in most currencies. Kindle Unlimited follows the same calendar.
Goodreads for Authors: The Author Program and Giveaways, Explained
The Goodreads Author Program is free; Giveaways are paid, with Standard listed at $119 and Premium at $599. Who qualifies, how to apply, Kindle vs print giveaways and what Goodreads does not promise.
Does Amazon KDP Allow AI-Generated Books? The Disclosure Rule, Explained
KDP allows AI-generated books but requires authors to disclose AI-generated text, images and translations. AI-assisted work that authors created themselves needs no disclosure. Here is where Amazon draws the line.
Authors Report Amazon Reverting Permafree Ebooks to Paid as Price-Match Questions Mount
A verified KDP Community post describes 26 of 37 permafree titles flipping to paid over one weekend. Amazon has not commented publicly.
National Book Foundation Names 25 Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation named 25 Finalists across five categories for the 2026 National Book Awards. Winners will be announced November 18 in New York.
Literary Prizes 2026: Booker, Pulitzer, National Book Award — What Winning Means for Sales
Major literary awards have long been viewed as trophies for artistic achievement, but in the modern publishing ecosystem, they function as powerful commercial a…
The Biggest Publishing Deals of 2026: Advances, Auctions, and What They Mean for Authors
The trade publishing landscape in 2026 is characterized by a stark polarization of capital.
What BookAds AI Does With Amazon Ads, and What It Says It Won't Do
BookAds AI's own site describes a rules-based, capped Amazon Ads autopilot for one US Ads profile. Here is what it does and what it says it won't do.
Deckle Now Lets Authors Try the Whole App Free and Keeps a Record of How Each Book Was Written
Deckle 1.7 lets authors try every feature free before buying, and its new Chronicle logs when and how a book was written. Here's what changed.
An AI Question Disappears From a Copyright Application. The Disclosure Rule Hasn't.
A small-press publisher says an AI question was missing from a U.S. Copyright Office application this week. The Office's 2023 rule requiring authors to disclose AI-generated material is still in force.
Amazon Introduces a Completely Redesigned Kindle Family
Amazon's redesigned Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft are thinner and lighter, with edge-to-edge color. The 6-inch Kindle starts at $149.99.
KDP Account Terminated? What the Terms Say, and How One Author Got His Back
Hidden Gems Books' Roland Hulme lost his KDP account over republished short stories and got it back after a formal notice of intent to arbitrate. Here is his path, and what KDP's own terms say.
KDP's Two-Title Weekly Cap: The Exception Line Is Gone From Help
KDP's help pages now read two titles per format each week, and the sentence inviting high-volume publishers to ask for an exception is no longer there.
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