About this episode

This episode discusses the upcoming print cost increase by Draft2Digital and other self-publishing news for 2026.

Draft2Digital has confirmed a print cost increase starting February 1, 2026, following similar changes across the print industry. IngramSpark confirms free revisions are coming, while platform risk, Amazon KDP, audio growth, and new author opportunities round out the first Self-Publishing News of the year. Here is what authors need to know. Author Nation After Party (digital replay) - https://AuthorNation.live/AfterParty Authors Guild Raises Concerns About Kindle's New "Ask This Book" AI Feature - https://authorsguild.org/news/statement-on-amazon-kindle-ask-this-book-ai-feature/ Draft2Digital (D2D) - https://DaleLinks.com/D2D (referral link) D2D Print Price Calculator - https://draft2digital.com/podcalc IngramSpark - https://IngramSpark.com - use FIXIT to waive revision fees through January 2026 - https://www.ingramspark.com/free-revisions-fixit IngramSpark: A Letter from the Director - https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/a-letter-from-the-director-1 PublishDrive 2025: The Year We Turned AI Promises Into Publishing Reality - https://publishdrive.com/publishdrive-2025-the-year-we-turned-ai-promises-into-publishing-reality.html PublishDrive - https://DaleLinks.com/PublishDrive…

People in this episode

Host: Dale L. Roberts

Topics covered

• print cost increase
• self-publishing news
• IngramSpark revisions
• Amazon KDP
• author opportunities
• AI in publishing

Keywords

• Draft2Digital
• IngramSpark
• Amazon KDP
• self-publishing
• print costs
• AI in publishing
• authors guild
• publishing news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Draft2Digital, IngramSpark, Amazon KDP, Authors Guild, PublishDrive

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