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May 2021

Amazon offers new text editor with format options for Kindle book descriptions
Limited HTML editor now features Preview function
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Roger Packer
Kobo Elipsa is a 10-inch e-reader that doubles as a notebook with stylus
Device looks to be a great tool for writers to proofread and mark up their WIPs with a stylus on a big clear screen
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Roger Packer
The Wattys 2021 looks for novels and adds Best Cover category as Wattpad Paid Stories hits $1 million paid out to writers
How to become a Wattpad Star and qualify for payouts
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Roger Packer
Amazon Publishing signs deal to offer all its ebooks and audiobooks to US public libraries
Amazon Publishing is to make all its 10,000 ebooks and audiobooks available to US public libraries.
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Roger Packer
Serial thriller --- Kakao buys short fiction sites Radish and Tapas for nearly $1 billion
South Korea's Kakao Entertainment is taking a big bite of the short fiction market by buying two US serial platforms --- Radish and Tapas --- in a deal…
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Roger Packer
Kobo Plus subscription scheme opens in Portugal
Since subscription scheme launched, the company says it has seen a-la-carte ebook sales rise as well as raid growth in borrows
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Roger Packer
Hugh Howey sets up Self-Published Science Fiction Competition with blogger judges
10 book bloggers will review total of 300 SF novels
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Roger Packer
Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for April 2021 sees small rise as KDP fund annual increase slows down
The Kindle Unlimited KDP Select Global Fund for April 2021 rose by $100,000 to $35.5 million while the KENP rate for April 2021 went up slightly to…
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Roger Packer
Scrivener 3 comes to Windows with new interface and range of improvements
Much awaited update available at 49% discount for registered users
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Roger Packer
Amazon adds KDP paperback printing in Australia
Amazon's KDP Print is starting to print paperbacks in Australia from May 19, 2021, which will mean faster and cheaper shipping to Australian authors and…
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Roger Packer
Audiobook streamer Storytel sees strong rise in subscribers
Scandinavian audiobook subscription service Storytel increased its number of subscribers strongly over the past year to 1,625,000 in the second quarter…
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Roger Packer
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