Is Audible’s New Royalty Model Any Good? | Self-Publishing News (July 22, 2024)

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Audible announces a new royalty model for indie authors publishing direct to their platform while signaling they aren't quite ready to roll it out for ACX account holders. Alessandra Torre is selling a part of her company Authors AI, but is it truly worth $8 million dollars? And, ProWritingAid unveiled their new branding with a statement by the CEO and founder of the company. All that and more in the self-publishing news this week!

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• Book Award Pro - https://DaleLinks.com/BookAwardPro (affiliate link)
• A new chapter for ProWritingAid - https://prowritingaid.com/new-chapter?afid=6615
• ProWritingAid - https://DaleLinks.com/ProWritingAid (affiliate link)
• Kindlepreneur - https://kindlepreneur.com/
• Self-Publishing for New Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/NewAuthors
• Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• Authors A.I. - https://authors.ai/
• GET A PIECE OF AUTHORS A.I. (Start Engine) - https://www.startengine.com/offering/authorsai
• Audible’s New Royalty Model: More Opportunities for Authors and Publishers - https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/audibles-new-royalty-model-more-opportunities-for-authors-and-publishers
• Streetlib - https://streetlib.com
• Win $250 in Reedsy's weekly short story competition - https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/
• Kindle Storyteller Award - https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=12061299031
• Authors Guild Launchpad: Platform Building for Self-Publishing Authors - https://authorsguild.org/event/ag-launchpad-platform-building-for-self-publishing-authors/
• Authors Guild Launchpad: Marketing and Promoting Self-Published Books - https://authorsguild.org/event/ag-launchpad-marketing-and-promoting-self-published-books/
• Dibbly presents Time Traveler's Guide: Crafting Captivating Historical Fiction Epics - https://omniform1.com/forms/v1/landingPage/5b8fd6e4597ed708a4080856/6699402ed7d48ea3b4e80740
• Children's Book Mastery Summit - https://childrensbookmastery.com/childrens-book-mastery-online-summit-2024-registration
• How to Attract Book Clubs to You and Your Book with DiAnn Mills - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0od-Csqz4iH9AbR1I4RLyut-h4Du7qsJVw#/registration

Credit:

• The Alliance of Independent Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/ALLi (affiliate link)
• The Hot Sheet - https://hotsheetpub.com

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