Amazon gets flooded with coronavirus books, the first ever SPS Live went off without a hitch, and there’s one week left to sign up to 101.
Bookouture signs indie duo Vargas and McBain, and a BBC article goes into the history of Amazon and how they harvest customer data (for our benefit).
Don’t believe everything you read online, SPS Live digital tickets go on sale, and SPFU students get an Instagram for Authors webinar.
Sony snaps up SP books from Wattpad, Bookouture scoops up Rachel Abbott’s new book, and how to order SPF Merch in “other territories”.
A mini Charlotte Bronte book goes on show, the year ahead in (trad) publishing, and the SPF Foundation winners are announced.
How to revive your backlist, the SPF merch store opens, and a Netflix show mentions self-publishing.
Lee Child hands over the reins for Jack Reacher, book covers turn blobby, and the self-help genre turns to philosophy.
The RITAs are cancelled, and the first guest speakers are announced for the Self Publishing Show Live.
How reading has changed in the last decade, getting the science right in writing crime fiction, and how you can make the most of SPF this year.
Amazon reviews go crazy, Ads for Authors closes today, and 2020 is just around the corner.
BookBub display their best author profiles, Libbie Hawker gives an interview, and female readers keep fiction afloat (apparently).
Wonderbly joins “self-publishing” (or what it thinks is self-publishing), and Lithub lists the “best” covers of 2019.
Kindle Quotes is rolled out as a new Kindle app feature, and John Leguizamo self-publishes a comic book.
The new opportunities an indie boost brings, the lies budding writers tell themselves, and the 29 best SP podcast episodes of all time (apparently).
Entrepreneur runs a how-to piece on self-publishing, LJ Ross sets up a publishing imprint, and Margaret Atwood passingly mentions self-publishing.
How to make a living from your writing, ghostwriting is on the rise, and a list of new SP books.
Two literary prizes are awarded – the Kindle Storyteller award, and the Man Booker Prize.
Kobo Writing Life now accepts self-published audiobooks, and how to make the most of your Kindle keywords.
The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize is revealed, Bruce Campbell chooses to self-publish, and the Florida SPF drinks date is confirmed.
The Metro has an interesting interview with LJ Ross, and Amazon India announce the third year of their Pen to Publish contest.
