MAJOR UPDATE: KDP Terminating Vella & Old Reports | Self-Publishing News (Oct. 28, 2024)

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Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing dropped two prominent features on their platform, one of which being Kindle Vella. Written Word Media published their findings in a recent indie author survey. The guys at Hidden Gems Books shared a recent post about how well AI-generated art faired against stock images for promoting books on Facebook. The findings are interesting to say the least. All that and more in the self-publishing news this week!

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• - Written Word Media: 2024 Indie Author Survey Results - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/2024-indie-author-survey-results-insights-into-self-publishing-for-authors/
• - KDP: Old KDP Reports will be removed on November 11, 2024 - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/Old-KDP-Reports-will-be-removed-on-November-11-2024?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum
• - KDP: Kindle Vella Announcement - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/Kindle-Vella-Announcement?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum
• - Hidden Gems Books: Analyzing the Ad Performance of AI-Generated Art - https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/analyzing-ad-performance-ai-generated-art/
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