What are the the six best print on demand companies? Kindle Unlimited raises its prices for customers, so what do authors get from the increase? Are you looking for extra motivation and accountability with your writing? And, Facebook rolls out a new subscription-based verification badge program, will you be buying it? All that and more in the self-publishing news!

Sources:

• Let's Talk About Substack - https://writenow.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-substack?sd=pf 
• Fantasy Writers' Week 2023 - https://DaleLinks.com/Fantasy (affiliate link)
• Smashwords Read an eBook Week - https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard/sitewidePromos and https://draft2digital.com/smashwords-sale/
• Print on Demand Books: The 6 Best Services in 2023, Compared! - https://blog.reedsy.com/print-on-demand-books/ 
• Kindle Vella January Bonus Announcement - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/question/0D58V00007Qems3SAB/kindle-vella-january-bonus-announcement?language=en_US
• How To Optimize Your Facebook Author Page to Sell Books - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-to-optimize-your-facebook-author-page-to-sell-books/
• Authortube & Writing Playlists - https://DaleLinks.com/WritingSprints
• Kindle Unlimited Raises Its Price but Will Writers See Any More Money? - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-kindle-unlimited-raises-its-price-but-will-writers-see-any-more-money/
• The Independent Author Income Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SKX2XD3 
• KOBO March Weekend Sale (US) via PublishDrive - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhWgX3xMz9AaEBNI3sObA-MGBtpPfFFeCKz47_KNCqYBdkzg/viewform
• Testing Meta Verified to Help Creators Establish Their Presence - https://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/testing-meta-verified-to-help-creators/
• Amazon Author Central - https://author.amazon.com/home
• Goodreads Giveaways - https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show_create_options?ref=giv_creategiv
• Audiobook Sales Calculator - https://kindlepreneur.com/audible-book-sales-calculator/ 
• Romance author Faleena Hopkins goes missing after police chase - https://nypost.com/2023/02/17/wyoming-police-locate-missing-romance-novelist-faleena-hopkins-after-arrest/
• The Self-Publishing Hub - https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com 

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