🎧📚Amazon just dropped some BIG news for self-published authors today! 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲+, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! This is a pretty significant change, especially for authors who have already turned their books into audiobooks or are considering doing so. 🔥 Here's What's Changing:𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲+ Amazon is expanding its subscription program beyond eBooks. Subscribers can now read AND listen to eligible books at no additional cost. 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲+ 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 Previously, Kindle Unlimited royalties were based on pages read. Now, eligible audiobook listening activity will also earn royalties based on pages listened to. Amazon says it's adding additional money to the KDP Select Global Fund to support audiobook listening. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 If you have an audiobook created with Amazon's Virtual Voice and your eBook is enrolled in KDP Select, your audiobook is automatically included in Kindle+. If you've created audiobooks through ACX, you may also be eligible to enroll them. However, ACX audiobooks must meet certain requirements: Exclusive distribution through Audible Read & Listen (formerly Whispersync for Voice) enabled Pay for Production payment model (Royalty Share titles aren't eligible yet) 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 You'll now be able to see pages read and pages listened to separately in your KDP reports, making it easier to track how customers are consuming your books. 💡 My Thoughts as a Self-Published Author, I think this could be a BIG opportunity for authors, particularly those publishing nonfiction. Audiobooks have been a significant part of my publishing business, and I've seen firsthand how having multiple formats can create additional income streams from the same book. However, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. More listeners could mean more exposure and potentially more revenue, but we still need to see how the new royalty structure performs in practice.

I’ve loved watching @Madalina Covrig continue to publish and build out her catalog. She started with coloring books and has now created this beautiful fall release: 🍁 𝗣𝗶𝗽 & 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍁 This cozy coloring book follows Pip and Mira through fall traditions like apple picking, pumpkin patches, baking, family meals, and acts of kindness. With 24 illustrations inspired by Thanksgiving celebrations in both Canada and the United States, it’s all about gratitude, togetherness, and enjoying the little moments of the season. This is such a great example of why I always encourage you to 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. Every book gives you another opportunity to learn, improve, and reach new readers. 👏 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮! 👉 GO CHECKOUT THE BOOK HERE Go check out 𝗣𝗶𝗽 & 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 and show some love to a fellow author in our community. ❤️📚

Let's Help Each Other LEVEL UP to Unlock BONUS CONTENT. Here's what you'll unlock along the way: 📚 Level 1: Top 25 Book Categories 🎤 Level 2: Guest Event Replays 🤖 Level 3: AI Prompts to Speed Up Your Book Writing ✅ Level 4: Self-Publishing Checklist 🎯 Level 5: 1:1 Strategy Call with Me 👇 DROP AN INSPIRING WORD AND FOLLOW COMMENT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S WORD WITH A GIF 🙌

𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗧 #𝟮𝟱! First, I just want to say 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲. I truly didn’t expect us to get this far this quickly. In fact, when I decided to close the group to new free members, I thought it might slow things down a little… but you proved me completely wrong. 😂 The group has actually been showing up 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿. Engagement is going up, conversations are growing, and people are continuing to comment, share, support each other, and bring real value into the community. Because of all of that, we just hit another huge milestone: #𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆! 🎉 At this point, I don’t really have a specific reason why we 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 to hit Top 20… but now I’m curious. 😂 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟬? Thank you to everyone who has been showing up, commenting, engaging, sharing wins, dropping gems, helping other members, and simply being present here. Every bit of activity helps this community continue to grow, and I appreciate you being part of it. ❤️ Also, a quick reminder that the 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳𝘁𝗵. Right now, you can lock in a 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 $𝟰𝟵 and get access to the 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝘁 included with your membership. ❤️❤️Premium members already have access to the Author Success Kit at no additional cost. If you’ve been thinking about upgrading, now is the time before the founding offer disappears. 👉 𝗨𝗣𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 $𝟰𝟵 Now… 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟬! 👀🔥

Another great visualization prompt... picture the life you want to be living as the royalties come in! 👇PROMPT TEMPLATE: Create an inspiring, lifestyle-focused image of an author [𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆] while their books are still selling in the background. Show the author in [𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] looking [𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱]. Include subtle visual cues that their books are generating sales, such as [𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 / 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 / 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 / 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻]. The overall feeling should communicate 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿. Style: [𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 / 𝗰𝗼𝘇𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 / 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 / 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 / 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹-𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲]. Lighting should feel [𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 / 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 / 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 / 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿]. Make it visually appealing and motivational.