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Sports romance steams up; interest in historical fiction varies by subcategory.

Amazon’s Audible has announced that it is “rolling out a new royalty model that prioritizes equity, flexibility, and insight for creators.”

Sales of Kindles have grown in the double-digit percentages for the past two years, with under-45s representing the fastest-growing segment.

Business Insider somehow obtained a confidential document that includes data about Amazon’s book retail business for most of 2022.

Romance author CD Reiss has filed suit, claiming that Audible/ACX terms have eliminated competition and hurt self-published authors’ earnings.

Some authors have expressed anger and frustration that what they consider private information is now being made public by Amazon.

Kindle Vella is Amazon’s serialization platform where readers must pay to keep reading new installments.

After being closed for more than three years to new suppliers, Amazon Advantage has opened up again to applications.

Self-publishing author David Goggins—who has sold millions of copies of his books—has filed a lawsuit against Amazon to recoup damages.

Readers seek out dark romance and fantasy romance more than paranormal.

Amazon has filed suit against 20 individuals who run publishing services that deceive authors into thinking they are endorsed by Amazon.

Amazon-owned Goodreads has announced that it will now try to combat review bombing, where books are barraged with negative reviews.

Amazon KDP now allows authors to decide when their print book’s detail page becomes available to readers.

In an indication that Amazon is attempting to limit abuse by AI-driven accounts, it has instituted a three-book-a-day limit for new titles.

Readers can now share their Kindle content on iOS, Android, and Fire tablets with Amazon Household.

Amazon permits authors and publishers to sell AI-generated books, but that fact must now be disclosed when uploading work to Amazon KDP.

In May 2023, Amazon raised prices on Kindle Unlimited from $9.99 per month to $11.99 per month for readers.

Authors ultimately need Amazon’s cooperation to remove fraudulent titles, yet its current systems fall short.

This is just the latest salvo from the FTC, which has been particularly focused on challenging the dominance of Big Tech companies.

Lately spam books on Amazon and included in Kindle Unlimited have been visibly infiltrating category bestseller lists.

The changes are expected to reduce abuse by authors who have been adding their book to inappropriate categories for visibility and ranking.

Starting June 20, for the first time since its launch in 2016, Amazon KDP will increase the pricing for print (POD) books.

Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited payouts to self-published authors—determined after the reading takes place—took a recent nosedive.

Standout subcategories include domestic thrillers, organized crime, paranormal mysteries (featuring shifters), and legal thrillers.

Earlier this month Amazon started revealing to authors just how many followers they have, but not their names or contact info.