Amazon KDP Adjusts Global Print-on-Demand Manufacturing Costs
Revised print costs for paperback and hardcover titles prompt independent authors to re-evaluate retail list prices across international marketplaces.
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Revised print costs for paperback and hardcover titles prompt independent authors to re-evaluate retail list prices across international marketplaces.
Major print-on-demand distributor lowers barriers for self-publishers, offering free title uploads and revision submissions.
Following its acquisition of Smashwords, Draft2Digital completes backend integration, expanding author promotional tools.
New registration option simplifies copyright filing for web novelists and authors publishing serialized online chapters.
Regulatory review focuses on open access processing fees and bundled institutional journal subscription contracts.
Review Board upholds decision denying copyright registration to text generated entirely by AI prompts without human editing.
Court decision clarifies public domain and licensing rules for historical audiobooks and archival spoken-word recordings.
Revised postal rates for educational and literary print media prompt authors and indie presses to adjust shipping fees.