The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast

ACX just added audiobook preorders and opened verified audiobooks to Amazon Ads, giving authors new ways to build momentum and reach listeners. Audible is also testing interactive audiobook features, while Spotify is expanding audiobooks to more than 180 markets worldwide. Plus, KDP permafree may be changing, IngramSpark refreshed its free author training, and Written Word Media wants indie authors to weigh in on its annual survey.  All that and more in the Self-Publishing News for October 8, 2026.  Novel Report - https://DaleLinks.com/NovelReport (affiliate link) The Self Publishing Show (Episode 467) Amazon KDP Is Changing - Are You Ready? - https://youtu.be/04kAmWZkBTE?si=JrmBSe_2ONqhFmmP IngramSpark Academy - https://www.ingramspark.com/self-publishing-courses Limited-Time IngramSpark Academy Challenge - https://www.ingramspark.com/academy-promo ACX: Introducing new ways to promote your audiobooks and grow your audience on Audible - https://www.acx.com/mp/blog/promote-your-audiobook The Next Chapter in Listening: New Ways to Interact with Stories on Audible - https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/the-next-chapter-in-listening-new-ways-to-interact-with-stories-on-audible Publishers Weekly: Frankfurt Book Fair 2026: Spotify Expands Audiobooks to 180 Markets - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/101440-frankfurt-book-fair-2026-spotify-expands-audiobooks-to-180-markets.html Written Word Media: Annual Author Survey - https://writtenwordmedia.typeform.com/to/OB6Wcmur  Rapid-Fire Newsflash  About links in organic Facebook Page posts and comments - https://www.facebook.com/help/1929252614431792 Goodreads: Readers' #1 Request: Half and Quarter-Star Ratings Are Here - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3202-readers-1-request-half-and-quarter-star-ratings-are-here PublishDrive - https://DaleLinks.com/PublishDrive (affiliate link) OpenAI: Our approach to EU text provenance rules - https://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenance/ BooksGoSocial - https://DaleLinks.com/BooksGoSocial (affiliate link) Drew Avera - https://drewavera.com/ T.K. Sheffield - https://tksheffieldwriter.com/ Upcoming changes to tax on Substack - https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/53351588701588-Upcoming-changes-to-tax-on-Substack Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours - http://authors.tertulia.com/newsletter Tertulia for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/TertuliaForAuthors (affiliate link) Tertulia for Authors Indie Book Gift Guide Application - https://7lyfityypdb.typeform.com/to/WAwK4R8y SelfPubCon26: The Future of Self-Publishing: What's Working Now & What's Next for Indie Authors - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/selfpubcon2026/   Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts

One author lost access to both her KDP and ACX accounts after a book was flagged as previously published, and I break down what happened and what options authors should know about if KDP rejects an appeal. Plus, Draft2Digital adds ebook preorders to the Smashwords Store, Ingram Content Group shares results from its AI rollout, Writer Beware exposes how personalized AI publishing scams are engineered, and I take a look at Ream and Author Ad Engine. All that and more in the Self-Publishing News for October 1, 2026. Support for Self-Publishing with Dale comes from Novel Report. Novel Report - https://DaleLinks.com/NovelReport (affiliate link) The Holiday Season Makeover Challenge - https://DaleLinks.com/HolidayMakeover Ruthanne Reid: Amazon just deleted my KDP account. You need to pay attention. - https://youtu.be/0nQx4lR326U?si=R9a00I1vRKH8UHvr Dale L. Roberts: KDP Appeal Rejected? You Still Have Options - https://youtu.be/mLSCoiCcOQI?si=BY_BCXF6gxUKJYmq Draft2Digital Announces Ebook Preorder Sales Now Available at the Smashwords Store - https://draft2digital.com/blog/press-releasedraft2digital-announces-ebook-preorder-sales-now-available-at-the-smashwords-store/ Ingram Finds Success in AI Rollout - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/101218-ingram-s-ai-rollout-is-a-success.html Writer Beware: How Those Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - https://writerbeware.blog/2026/09/25/how-those-personalized-generative-ai-scam-emails-are-built/ Ream - https://ReamStories.com Author Ad Engine - https://authoradengine.com/dale Rapid-Fire Newsflash Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours - http://authors.tertulia.com/newsletter Tertulia for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/TertuliaForAuthors (affiliate link) Booklinker - https://mybook.to/BooklinkerDaleSubstack Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (Oct. 6-7, 2026) - https://www.amazon.com/primebigdealdays The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast (live): If I Started Selling Books Direct Today, I'd Do This - https://youtube.com/live/Jq4VjK0Q3rc?feature=share Indie Author Training: Dictate Your Novel This November: The DRAFT Method for Speaking Your Story - https://webinars.indieauthortraining.com/talks/dictate-your-novel-this-november-the-draft-method-for-speaking-your-story/ SelfPubCon 2026: The Future of Self-Publishing: What's Working Now & What's Next - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/selfpubcon2026/   Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp  Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord  Check out my main YouTube channel  - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks  Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts

Amazon KDP rolled out several notable updates this week, while Hidden Gems Books shared a surprising account reinstatement story. Draft2Digital, Spotify for Authors, Voices by INAudio, BooksGoSocial, and Kevin Tumlinson also make this week's Self-Publishing News.    Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/PublisherRocket (affiliate link)  BooksGoSocial & Self-Publishing with Dale: Holiday Season Makeover Challenge - https://dalelinks.com/HolidayMakeover Dale L. Roberts (main channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts KDP: Kindle Previewer 4 - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202131170?spcref=KCCS_MM_KDP_KPR4 KDP Community: Update on KDP Title Creation Limits - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/KDP-Title-Creation-Limits-Update?language=en_US KDP Help: Paperback Submission Guidelines - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950 I Spent 2 Hours in the KDP Community, It Got Ugly - https://youtu.be/W-7ekrmEfNU?si=-vUhB1PPW7jAa6hz Amazon KDP: Authors Keep Running Into This Problem - https://youtu.be/RPj9IxO4MgU?si=5FkOujB8gqi-N8Gw Hidden Gems Books: Amazon Terminated My KDP Account. Here's How I Got It Back. - https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/amazon-terminated-kdp-account-how-to-get-it-back/ Draft2Digital: Spotify has an Audiobook offer for you - https://authors.spotify.com/draft2digital Voices By INAudio - https://voicesbyinaudio.com Rapid-Fire Newsflash Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours - http://authors.tertulia.com/newsletter Gumroad - https://www.gumroad.com Book Brush: Meet the Book Brush Character & Scene Creator - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w4IUbod8QPatsDPHMO2Cag#/registration Wide for the Win Summit - https://summit.wideforthewin.com/ S.D. Huston: 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Full Schedule - https://www.youtube.com/live/4qe_IDD5l44?si=6Ew7XJyzxlxgD3DA 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Schedule - https://www.authortubewritingconference.com/copy-of-2025-schedule   Special thanks to J. Kevin Tumlinson for his contribution to this podcast. Subscribe to the Wordslinger Show on YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/@WordslingerShow Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee.  Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts

Spotify for Authors is rolling out free AI audiobook creation for self-published authors using ElevenLabs, while Canada changes its ISBN rules around AI-generated books and the U.S. Justice Department enters OpenAI's copyright fight with The New York Times. We also revisit the controversial library e-book study after new questions about its methodology, plus several updates from Tertulia for Authors. Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/PublisherRocket (affiliate link) AP News: Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots - https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-new-york-times-openai-copyright-dbb22e8e02c660ee5a8644915dec39a4 Tania's Writing Realm: ATTENTION CANADIAN AUTHORS / Changes with ISBNs - https://youtu.be/0ijU_tXSgwA?si=q7z_aHe95I7NL84D Government of Canada: About ISBNs - https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/publishers/isbn/about.html Spotify for Authors: Turn Your Book Into an Audiobook in Minutes with Spotify for Authors - https://authors.spotify.com/blog/creationtools Jane Friedman's The Bottom Line (subscription required) - https://janefriedman.com/subscribe-paid-newsletter/ Publishers Weekly: Study Says Library E-book Lending Hurts Industry Sales - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/101167-study-says-library-e-book-lending-hurts-industry-sales.html Words & Money: Publishing Industry 'Study' Says Digital Library Lending Is Cannibalizing Retail Sales—Librarians Say It Reveals Something Else - https://www.wordsandmoney.com/publishing-industry-study-suggests-digital-library-lending-is-cannibalizing-retail-sales-librarians-say-it-reveals-something-else/ Readers First: Significant flaw in new library eBook study - https://www.readersfirst.org/news/2026/9/3/significant-flaw-in-new-library-ebook-study Tertulia for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/TertuliaForAuthors (affiliate link) Tertulia for Authors on Substack - https://tertuliaforauthors.substack.com/ Build a Professional Author Website Easily | Tertulia for Authors - https://youtu.be/F6q_ZvluXLE?si=aI1ziRarimpesKZl Rapid-Fire Newsflash GetCovers - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link) Kindlepreneur: 25+ Best Podcasts for Writers & Self Publishers in 2026 - https://kindlepreneur.com/best-podcasts-for-writers-and-self-publishers Kickstarter: A Book In Hand: Optimizing Print Book Sales - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markleslie/a-book-in-hand-optimizing-print-book-sales Spoken - https://Spoken.press Authors Guild: Copyright & AI: Best Practices for Authors & Narrators - https://authorsguild.org/event/copyright-ai-best-practices-for-authors-narrators/ Indie Author Training: From First Draft to Launch Day - https://webinars.indieauthortraining.com/talks/from-first-draft-to-launch-day/ The Alliance of Independent Authors: The Future of Self-Publishing: What's Working Now & What's Next - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/selfpubcon2026/ Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts

Amazon KDP now lets authors schedule Kindle eBook pre-orders up to 18 months ahead, along with more flexibility for postponements and cancellations. We're also looking at new disputes around the Anthropic copyright settlement, two years of results from Get Authentic Book Reviews, and Tertulia for Authors' State of Book Marketing 2026 Survey. Catch up on the latest self-publishing news for September 9, 2026. Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/PublisherRocket (affiliate link) My Storefront - https://selfpubwithdale.com/collection/the-self-publishing-with-dale-series-ebook - use code DALE50 to take 50% off through September 11 KDP: Set up pre-orders up to 18 months in advance - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/Set-up-pre-orders-up-to-18-months-in-advance?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum Writer Beware: Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - https://writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/anthropic-copyright-settlement-publishers-are-making-incorrect-claims-on-authors-payouts/ Get Authentic Book Reviews - https://GetAuthenticBookReviews.com Tertulia for Authors: The Ultimate Book Marketing & Promotion Survey - https://link.tertulia.com/authorsurvey2026 How to Build an Author Website With No Tech Skills | Tertulia for Authors Demo - https://youtube.com/live/ofmFpEP6tnA  Rapid-Fire Newsflash  ProWritingAid - https://DaleLinks.com/ProWritingAid (affiliate link) PublishDrive: Foundations for Publishing Success - https://publishdrive.com/foundations-for-publishing-success.html GetCovers - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link) - use code READ20 for 20% off till September 10 Spoken: AI vs. Human Audiobook Narration: A Blinded Survey of 1,000 Listeners - https://ssrs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DNM9OEhaTqSfjWjrtNDViQ#/registration The Authors Guild: Defamation in Fiction vs. Nonfiction - https://authorsguild.org/event/defamation-in-fiction-vs-nonfiction/   Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts