Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Scammers are targeting authors, a major audiobook platform is expanding into new countries, and a new tool promises to simplify website building for indie writers. Plus, I uncovered a lesser-known audiobook distribution option you’ll want to keep your eye on. All that and more in this week’s self-publishing news roundup—don’t miss it.

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Sources:
- If You’re an Author, Don’t Fall for This Scam - youtu.be/V_ied17gNNE?si=Bo7VopHf3nBjp6zk
- Spotify Expands Its Audiobooks Offering To Listeners In Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein - newsroom.spotify.com/2025-04-15/spotify-expands-its-audiobooks-offering-to-listeners-in-germany-austria-switzerland-and-liechtenstein
- IngramSpark presents Tertulia for Authors - ingramspark.com/easy-author-websites-in-minutes-a-special-offer?e
- AMPlify Audiobooks - proaudiovoices.com/amplify-audiobook-distribution
- StoryOrigin presents Beyond Distribution: Building a Strategic Roadmap for Success - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lwVxieXsTvqjDQNpm1VWyw#/registration
- Authors Guild presents How to Book Podcasts as an Author - us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QSdnfY2uR0is1BUfku_tHw#/registration
- AppSumo presents DepositPhotos - DaleLinks.com/DepositPhotos (affiliate link)
- The Secrets of Successful Author Branding w/ Bryan Cohen - selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-successful-author-branding
- Author Nation tickets - DaleLinks.com/AuthorNation (affiliate link)
- Kitboga: Scammers Panic Exposed on Live Video - youtu.be/IKvs3InhTMo?si=ybPP8WITDJvX4wB6

Time Stamp Credit: @AuthorDLTillery
0:00 Intro
0:29 Sponsor
1:49 If You’re an Author, Don’t Fall for This Scam
5:54 Spotify Expands Its Audiobooks Offering To Listeners In Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein
7:30 AppSumo presents DepositPhotos
9:23 IngramSpark presents Tertulia for Authors
11:08 AMPlify Audiobooks
13:10 StoryOrigin presents Beyond Distribution: Building a Strategic Roadmap for Success
13:41 Authors Guild presents How to Book Podcasts as an Author
14:23 The Secrets of Successful Author Branding w/ Bryan Cohen
14:55 Author Nation tickets
15:45 Kitboga: Scammers Panic Exposed on Live Video
16:40 Closing

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