HIGHLIGHTS | BOOK WORLD UPDATE | JULY/AUGUST 2021
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TOP NEWS: Top Publishing News for the Month of July
Amazon fined $888 million for GDPR violation in the EU | Learn more
Kobo is going to disable in-app purchases from September | Learn more
Amazon Kindle Vella launches for serialized stories in the US | Learn more
Thousands of authors and illustrators warn over “devastating” copyright law change | Learn more
Audible launches Premium Plus membership with access to over 7,500 titles | Learn more
US marketing tech company acquires Bloodhound Books | Learn more
TOP TRENDS: Publishing Trends to Look Out For
Reading time rose 21% in second half of 2020 | Learn more
Is the dollar store the next frontier for ambitious publishers? | Learn more
What did 2020 reveal about audiobook listeners? | Learn more
Most people still prefer reading print books to ebooks | Learn more
What can 2021’s bestsellers tell us about the year so far? | Learn more
How can publishers address growing pressure in the supply chain? | Learn more
TOP OPPORTUNITIES: Current Contests, Promotions & Freebies
KDP’s new marketing tool! A+ Content | Learn more
Get in Early! Try out Tumblr’s new subscription service: Post+ | Learn more
A list of upcoming authors’ conferences as of July 2021 | Learn more
Overdrive and Pratilipi: new platforms which sell ebooks to libraries | Learn more
August 7th: Sign up now for the next Bay Area Independent Publishers Association Zoom Conference | Learn more
Man Up! Creative Writing Competition for 15-25 year olds: Deadline August 15th | Learn more
Kindle Storyteller 2021 offers £20,000 reward: Deadline August 31st | Learn more
AUTHOR RESOURCES: The Latest Tools, Tutorials & Expert Tips For Authors
Kindle Vella – First week author impressions | Learn more
Top 5 software applications for book cover creation | Learn more
What do you do if Amazon KDP asks you to prove your publishing rights? | Learn more
The ultimate guide to comparison authors, genres and tropes | Learn more
Book cover design: from concept to completion | Learn more
It’s a good time to be a published author | Learn more
EXTRA: Trending Posts From Book Publishing Professionals [LinkedIn Group]
Webinar on LSmart: RFID Library System: August 17 | See post
Robert Cialdini’s book: Influence, new and expanded | See post
Question: What is the most annoying part of the publishing workflow? | See post
Question: Does your ISBN number change if you re-release the book in an editorial? | See post
Looking For: Illustrator | See post
The ultimate personal development starterpack! | See post
Advice for young illustrators | See post
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