Hybrid Publishing Is the New Standard. So Are the Scams Hiding Inside It.
Hybrid publishing has quietly become the norm for experienced authors. Self-publish for income and control; go traditional for the specific titles where an advance or distribution reach makes the trade-off worth it. It’s a smart, flexible strategy, and more writers are using it every year. But “hybrid publisher” has also become the favorite disguise of…
AI Narration Is Going Mainstream, and Your Backlist Should Be Paying Attention
For years, audiobooks have been the format indie authors wanted but couldn’t always afford. A single narrated audiobook can run anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 in production costs, and with subscription models making it harder to recoup that investment, plenty of backlist titles simply never made it to audio. That math is changing fast in…
Indie Authors Just Had Their Best Month Ever — Here’s What the Numbers Actually Mean
If you write romance, thriller, or dark fantasy and you’re wondering whether Kindle Unlimited is worth your time, here’s a number that should settle it: the KDP Select Global Fund paid out $70.3 million to authors in May 2026 — the highest single-month total on record. That’s not a one-off spike. It’s the latest point…