Kindle Unlimited has had a stranglehold on the reader subscription model for years now while a competitor has slowly been extending its reach. Also, find out what Publishers Weekly suggests for protecting your work on Amazon KDP. Spotify expands its reach. And, Amazon is closing down the Book Depository. Find out all about that and more! Let's discuss the news in self-publishing on Mondays at 6:15pm EST (UTC-5)!

Sources:

• Laterpress - https://laterpress.com
• Protecting Your Work - https://booklife.com/news/authors/03/27/2023/protecting-your-work.html
• How to Sell Your Audiobook on Spotify With PublishDrive - https://publishdrive.com/sell-audiobooks-on-spotify.html
• Spotify Launches Audiobook Sales in Canada - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/91816-spotify-launches-audiobook-sales-in-canada.html 
• Findaway Voices - https://findawayvoices.com 
• KDP's Kindle Vella - https://kdp.amazon.com
• Kobo Plus launches in the US and UK - https://preview.mailerlite.com/f2e2j5p8t7/2186091478147667616/z8t0/
• Help your books stand out with Sponsored Brands webinar - https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/library/webinars/register?webinar_key=2631838740472983391&organizer_key=5730221780046494214&ref_=pe_24209330_709653810_email
• MK Williams - https://youtu.be/KlTckewLQ2c
• Book Depository will close this month - https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2023/04/04/amazons-dismantling-of-its-books-operations-continues-book-depository-will-close-this-month-what-will-be-next/
• The Self-Publishing Hub - https://theselfpublishinghub.com/

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