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Amazon DRM Changes 2026: What Authors and Readers Need to Know

Amazon is making yet another change: from 20th January 2026 some Kindle books without DRM will be downloadable as EPUBs and PDFs.

Worried this could affect your books, your readers, or your sales? Not sure what to do for the best? Confused about what DRM is?  Let’s have a look at this. Read more

11 Questions to consider when choosing your assisted/hybrid publisher Blog by Sarah Houldcroft at Goldcrest Books International Ltd

11 Questions to consider when choosing your assisted/hybrid publisher

There are quite a lot of assisted/hybrid publishers now who can help you publish your book. So how do you pick the right one? Here are 11 Questions to consider when choosing your assisted/hybrid publisher.

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Feels like the first time!

Every time I hear that phrase I want to sing that Foreigner song by the same name! I think I might be showing my age as it was released in 1977! Nevertheless, it was a great uplifting song and it is a great feeling to have, and that is how Lily Mensah and I felt […]

All you’ll ever need to know about ISBNs

I am often asked about ISBNs and when they should be used and how to get one so I thought I would put together a post that answers the most frequently asked questions about this topic.