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Shirtaloon's web-serial hit He Who Fights With Monsters, Book 1: Outworlder, returned in 2026 as a deluxe hardcover in the US and a Michael Joseph edition in the UK and Commonwealth.
Self-published authors can generate up to 1,000 single-use codes per audiobook in Spotify for Authors. Codes earn no royalties. Here's how they work and the catches.
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.
Canada, India, France, Italy, Spain, Japan and Brazil get synced ebook-and-audio reading. Page Sync reaches the UK, Germany and Australia, and charts now show up in the player.
Bouchercon handed out the 2026 Anthony Awards in Calgary on October 24. Louise Penny, Laurie L. Dove, Tracy Clark and Mia P. Manansala were among the winners.
Merve Emre will chair the 2027 fiction judges and Susie Dent the nonfiction panel. Longlists begin in February, and both winners are named on June 17.
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.
Audible's first global social-good programme gives six-month Premium memberships to young people aged 12 to 18 through seven nonprofits in the US, UK and Mexico.
Kobo Plus in France adds audiobooks alongside ebooks, with Read at €9.99 and Read & Listen at €14.99, and a 14-day free trial for new subscribers.
Seven categories honour the publishers, editors, agents, narrators, booksellers and librarians behind romantic fiction. Winners are named in London on November 4.
Frankfurter Buchmesse reports 236,000 visitors from 137 countries for the 78th fair, and names Chile as guest of honour for 6–10 October 2027.
The British Fantasy Society has named its 2026 winners at Fantasycon in Glasgow, from The Buffalo Hunter Hunter to NewCon Press as best independent press.
ACX says rights holders can now set audiobook pre-orders and run Amazon Sponsored Products ads on verified audiobook titles in the US, plus free promo cards.
Audible says a NielsenIQ study of 18,000 listeners found 34 percent consumed more spoken-word audio. Read & Listen is coming soon to seven more markets.
Audible is introducing Character Guide, Interactive Story, and Visual Explorer, built with creators and using AI. The limited beta is for U.S. and UK customers.
ACX exclusivity, wide aggregators, Spotify’s expanding indie tools, and digitally narrated lanes — 2026 asks authors to choose a door, not collect every keychain.
The intersection of artificial intelligence and commercial publishing has created a complex landscape where traditional houses act as both eager adopters and fi…
The traditional publishing ecosystem has undergone a radical structural transformation.
ACX's legacy table still shows 40% exclusive and 25% non-exclusive. As of May 26, 2026, the new model is 50% and 30%. Spotify's September 9 tool makes five English audiobooks free, non-exclusive.
The retail battlefield between the traditional publishing conglomerates—Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster—and Amazon has evolved past si…
When indie authors launch their first KDP campaigns, the primary goal is validation.
Generative AI tools are now able to draft text, design covers and narrate audio.
When a former president devotes six episodes of a podcast to discussing novels and essays, the publishing industry takes notice. A Great Book with Barack Obama, an Audible Original produced with Higher Ground, debuted on September 24, 2026.
In 2026, the digital library landscape represents an increasingly vital channel for indie authors to reach new readers and expand their income streams.
BookFunnel and StoryOrigin both handle ARC file delivery — but they work differently and cost differently. Here is which one makes sense for your publishing setup in 2026, and why Google Drive is not the answer.
The author exodus from traditional publishing is not a trend — it is a structural shift.
By The Publishing Times Editorial Team
The five conglomerates that control approximately 80% of the traditional publishing market — Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Boo…
ACX vs Findaway Voices compared for indie authors in 2026 — royalty rates, distribution reach, narrator options, and which platform pays more.
Discover the truth about self-publishing income. This comprehensive report breaks down what indie authors actually earn, factors influencing success, and practi…
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