PublishDrive released 2023 stats covering self-publishing and the results are rather surprising, especially about Amazon. Brandon Sanderson influenced Audible to change how it's position with author royalties. And, the Kindlepreneur Dave Chesson launched an interesting survey with over 846 authors about direct sales. All that and more in the self-publishing news this week!

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• REGARDING AUDIBLE - https://www.brandonsanderson.com/regarding-audible/
• 2023 Book Sales Statistics by PublishDrive - https://publishdrive.com/book-sales-statistics-and-market-report.html
• AI-Narrated Audiobooks Available on Big 5 Retailers: What to Know - https://publishdrive.com/ai-narrated-audiobooks-retailers.html
• Rakuten Kobo Launches Kobo Plus in Ireland and South Africa - https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/03/05/rakuten-kobo-launches-kobo-plus-in-ireland-and-south-africa/
• The Truth On Selling Books Direct: Insights from 876 Authors - https://kindlepreneur.com/the-truth-on-selling-books-direct-insights-from-authors/ 
• GetCovers - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link) 
• The Book Cover Designer for Sale on Flippa - https://mailchi.mp/thebookcoverdesigner/selling-the-book-cover-designer
• 50 Paid & Free Websites for Promotion - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxK3PVHRiB-I0E5yNNr1BRyHZO9jmvUH/view
• Reedsy Live | First Line Frenzy #13 - https://mailparrot.reedsy.com/subscriptions/new?list_id=d77a5ee920&utm_source=mailparrot_newsletter&utm_campaign=marketplace_live_first_line_frenzy_march_24&utm_medium=email 

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