Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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AI tools are showing up across more self-publishing platforms, and authors need to know what is changing. In this Self-Publishing News update, we cover new AI tools from IngramSpark, Laterpress, and Spoken, along with audiobook updates from Audible and Voices by INAudio. We also look at Bookvault pricing changes, author events, and a quick mid-year survey from Written Word Media.

• Dibbly Create - DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
• ACX: Audible's New Royalty Model - help.acx.com/s/article/audible-s-new-royalty-model
• IngramSpark Assist FAQs (Metadata Assistant) - help.ingramspark.com/hc/en-us/articles/41627826665997-IngramSpark-Assist-FAQs-Metadata-Assistant
• Bookvault - https://bookvault.app
• Use BVDALE to waive three upload fees
• Bookvault: Quote Tool - https://quote.bookvault.app/
• Laterpress - Laterpress.com
• Voices by INAudio - voicesbyinaudio.com
• Spoken: Spoken Studio V2 — Magic Mode & Turnkey Full-Cast Audiobook Creation - https://www.spoken.press/the-spoken-chronicle/spoken-studio-v2-magic-mode-amp-turnkey-full-cast-audiobook-creation

Rapid-Fire Newsflash
• Apple Books for Authors - authors.apple.com
• AppSumo: DepositPhotos Deal - DaleLinks.com/DepositPhotos (affiliate link)
• Cooling Tiger Media Podcast w/ W.A. Blinko - open.spotify.com/show/4HNUrH8YLI8VpMiof0c4zY?si=0c4dffce16e34f6e&nd=1&dlsi=ac35936844ea4d3d
• Contact Wayne at info@wayneblinko.com
• Self-Publishing Made Simple w/ April Cox: The 5 Biggest Mistakes First-Time Authors Make (And How to Avoid Them) - selfpubmadesimple.com/why-authors-dont-publish
• Twin Flames Studios: Pitching Your Book for Film & TV - twinflamesstudios.com/pitching-book-film-tv?partnerid=r1249 (affiliate link)
• Written Word Media Podcast: How Authors Are Winning On YouTube Right Now - youtu.be/qJu6uK-Dy2A?si=mKsbjapgX9y0KJfe
• Written Word Media Mid-Year Survey - writtenwordmedia.typeform.com/to/CCvrkXxE

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Time Stamps Credit: @AuthorDLTillery
0:00 Intro
0:40 Dibbly Create
1:57 ACX: Audible's New Royalty Model
3:37 IngramSpark Assist FAQs (Metadata Assistant)
5:01 Laterpress
6:26 Bookvault
7:13 Voices by INAudio
8:34 Spoken: Spoken Studio V2 — Magic Mode & Turnkey Full-Cast Audiobook Creation
9:54 Apple Books for Authors
10:15 AppSumo: DepositPhotos Deal
10:41 Cooling Tiger Media Podcast w/ W.A. Blinko
11:04 Self-Publishing Made Simple w/ April Cox:
11:25 Twin Flames Studios: Pitching Your Book for Film & TV
11:46 Written Word Media Podcast: How Authors Are Winning On YouTube Right Now
12:05 Written Word Media Mid-Year Survey
12:48 Closing

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