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How Do Indie Ebook Royalties Actually Work?

Valentina Rossi-Moretti

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EU Accessibility Rules Hit E-Book Publishing — What Indie Authors Must Fix

Valentina Rossi-Moretti

The European Accessibility Act's June 2025 deadline now applies to e-books sold in the EU, and the fixes are mostly metadata.

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Can You Sell Ebooks Directly From Your Own Author Website?

Valentina Rossi-Moretti

Storefront platforms, payment processing, VAT on digital goods, and file delivery — how indie authors sell ebooks without a retailer in the middle.

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How Do You Publish Directly to Apple Books as an Indie Author?

Valentina Rossi-Moretti

A step-by-step guide to signing up, uploading, and pricing an ebook on Apple Books through its own publishing portal — no aggregator required.

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Why Do Box Sets Raise an Indie Series' Average Sale So Reliably?

Valentina Rossi-Moretti

Bundling mechanics for indie series: bundle pricing inside the royalty bands, list visibility, per-store quirks, and the catalog strategy behind bundles.

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Translation Rights When You Self-Publish: What to Keep, What to Sell?

Valentina Rossi-Moretti

A practical map of indie translation rights: what self-publishing leaves in your hands, how foreign-rights deals are structured, and what AI translation changes.