Kindle Unlimited Has Paid Out $2.58 Billion To Self-Publishers Since 2020. Meanwhile We Panic About Four Million New Books

KU has paid $2.58 billion to self-publishers since 2020 — a 107% increase. Now four million books in 2025 has the industry panicking. TNPS runs the numbers and asks who, exactly, the problem is for.
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https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/03/19/kindle-unlimited-payout-2026-four-million-books-ebook-growth/

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Storytel. Spotify. Now Audible. Audio, Text, and the Physical Book Slowly Converge

Audible, Spotify, and Storytel are collapsing the boundaries between audio and text. What it means for rights, royalties, AI — and the reader who never reads.
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https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/19/the-story-converges-audiobook-format-convergence-2026/

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Estonia Launch Imminent. Storytel is Back in the Global Subscription Game!

Now it's back. Estonia next month and 6-8 further new markets in the next few years.
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https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/09/04/storytel-expansion-estonia-new-markets/

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