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What Indie Authors Actually Pay for ISBNs, Royalties, and Distribution
Michael HayesThe real math behind self-publishing a book, from Bowker's ISBN pricing to Amazon's royalty tiers to what IngramSpark adds on top.
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Publishing News logs developments across books and reading technology: retailer policy revisions, royalty changes, imprint news, mergers, copyright rulings, library licensing disputes and hardware announcements. Entries are dated and state who is affected. For authors, publishers and librarians reacting to term changes quickly.
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EU Accessibility Rules Hit E-Book Publishing — What Indie Authors Must Fix
Michael HayesThe European Accessibility Act's June 2025 deadline now applies to e-books sold in the EU, and the fixes are mostly metadata.