News Podcast: Amazon’s New Algorithm Shakes Up Book Discoverability While Substack Offers Steadier Path for Authors

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway takes a close look at Amazon’s new book discovery algorithm and how it may be impacting indie authors’ visibility and sales stability. He…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-amazons-new-algorithm/

#Podcast #Amazonalgorithm #bookdiscoverability #directsales #indieauthors

🚨 Scout Motors is taking on car dealers!
CEO Scott Keogh doubles down on a direct-to-consumer EV sales model, ignoring lawsuits & dealer pressure.

⚡ Is this the future of car buying in America?

🔗 gaddiguru.com/scout-motors-direct-sales-ev
ScoutMotors #DirectSales #EVNews #ElectricVehicles #Auto

https://gaddiguru.com/scout-motors-direct-sales-ev/

💯 This resonates so much!

As someone active in direct sales, I've experienced firsthand how this industry offers the flexibility & freedom that traditional jobs simply can't match.

Fleming is spot-on that direct selling opportunities are "easy to engage" and let you "align passion, purpose and personal values." - Direct Selling News

https://www.directsellingnews.com/2025/08/25/why-entrepreneurship-is-worth-exploring/

#DirectSales #Entrepreneurship #FlexibilityMatters #NewEconomy #SolopreneurLife

How to Make More Money Selling Fewer Books

For most self-published authors, success is measured in sales volume. But what if you could make more money by selling fewer books? That’s one of the surprising benefits of selling your books directly to readers instead of relying solely on the big online retailers. With higher…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/make-more-money-selling-fewer-books/

#AdvertisingandMarketing #ForAuthors #directsales #inspiration #selfpublishing
@indieauthors

Little shop of horrors, fantasies, and science fictions

Behold! I am now selling ebooks direct in my new shop.

The front end is the standard sort of template that marks this era of web design. (On the laptop, I feel like the graphics are screaming at me; I think it looks better stacked in mobile view, which isn’t surprising since the platform is geared to influencers and such.) I think I have the backend working correctly. Please feel free to kick the tires.

I will continue to offer self-published work for sale elsewhere. I’ll keep a running list of vendors on this page. But I decided there’s no reason to wait until I start up a solo imprint, complete with ISBNs and paperbacks and whatnot, to start direct sales.

#directSales #shop

Double-Digit Audiobook Growth Returns; Dark Genres Rise; Publishers Embrace Direct Sales: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway reports a return to double-digit audiobook growth in the U.S., with revenue up 13 percent and over half of Americans now having listened…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-audiobook-growth/

#Podcast #audiobookgrowth #darkgenretrends #directsales #indieauthors
@indieauthors