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Spotify Launches BookTok Hub for Audiobooks | Self-Publishing News (Sept. 23, 2025)


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Spotify and TikTok are teaming up to change how readers discover audiobooks, but that's just the beginning. In this week's self-publishing news, Draft2Digital responds to the KDP Select library shift, CraveBooks rolls out new perks, and the founder of Book Award Pro shares why niche awards might be more powerful than you think.

  • - The Final 3 | My Kickstarter Campaign - https://DaleLinks.com/Kickstarter
  • - Draft2Digital - https://www.dalelinks.com/d2d (referral link)
  • - D2D's The Indie Advantage - https://authoremail.com/email/campaigns/ft563zqc4b1e8
  • - D2D Answers: Getting Your Books into Libraries While Enrolled In Kindle Unlimited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv__4chF-Oo
  • - KDP Select Undergoes MASSIVE Change... It'll Surprise You - https://youtu.be/EpeDj4b4SHs
  • - Publishers Weekly: Spotify Launches BookTok Hub - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/98564-spotify-teams-with-tiktok-on-booktok-hub.html
  • - Publishers Weekly: ReaderLink Agrees to Buy Baker & Taylor - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/98575-readerlink-agrees-to-buy-baker-taylor.html
  • - ALLi: Small Awards, Big Impact: Why Niche Recognition Can Outperform Major Prizes - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/small-awards-big-impact/
  • - CraveBooks - https://DaleLinks.com/CraveBooks (affiliate link)
  • - Get Authentic Book Reviews - https://GetAuthenticBookReviews.com
  • - Book Marketing that works: Insights from Dale L. Roberts - https://streamyard.com/watch/ujr67ajAi499
  • - Book Marketing in 2025: What Works and What Doesn’t | Joe Solari of ‪@AuthorNationLive‬ - https://www.youtube.com/live/tU3ffjzZBTc?si=wy7_FnKRqfw3t8zj‬
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