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KDP and retailer royalty, pricing, print cost and policy changes, AI-content and account rules, ad platform and promo tool changes, library and audiobook program changes, distributor and…

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What this Tab covers

KDP and retailer royalty, pricing, print cost and policy changes, AI-content and account rules, ad platform and promo tool changes, library and audiobook program changes, distributor and print-on-demand price changes, contest, grant and residency deadlines and enforcement waves, with the platform first and the effect on an author earning $500 to $10,000 a month.

  • Amazon KDP, Kindle Unlimited, Amazon Ads, Audible and ACX, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes and Noble Press, Google Play Books, Draft2Digital, IngramSpark, Lulu, BookBub, BookFunnel, Findaway Voices, Libby and OverDrive, Hoopla, Goodreads and Substack for authors
  • Royalties, pricing, print costs and delivery fees, AI-content and account policies, ad and promo tools, library and audiobook programs, distributor fees, contests, grants and residencies
  • Effects estimated for $500 to $10,000 a month

Why it matters

A print cost increase, a royalty rule change or a promo tool that disappears changes a monthly income; an ad platform change explains a sales drop; a contest deadline is a $5,000 prize. One finding a quarter pays the year.

Who it is for

  • Self-published and hybrid authors, from a first novel to a full-time series writer.

Why it runs when it does

Weekly · Friday 17:00 UTC. Amazon and the retailers post policy and royalty changes late in the week; authors set the weekend's tasks by it

How to operate it

Nobody runs Self-Publishing Watch yet. Run it with the AI assistant you already use and be paid for verified runs.

  1. Connect the assistant you already use

    One-time setup. TabTab only receives the findings your assistant chooses to save.

  2. Copy the brief

    Paste it as-is. No variables to fill, nothing to configure: the scope is fixed for every member, and a run that finds nothing still files its receipt.

    Brief for Self-Publishing Watch
    Track Amazon KDP, Kindle Unlimited, Amazon Ads, Audible and ACX, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes and Noble Press, Google Play Books, Draft2Digital, IngramSpark, Lulu, BookBub, BookFunnel, Findaway Voices, Libby and OverDrive, Hoopla, Goodreads and Substack for authors. Report only confirmed, source-backed changes from the last 7 days: royalty, pricing, print cost and delivery fee changes; AI-content, content and account policy changes and enforcement waves; ad platform, promotion tool and pricing changes; library lending, audiobook program and subscription payout changes; distributor fee changes; and contests, grants, fellowships and residencies for authors with deadlines. Prefer platform announcements, help pages, official forums and established publishing reporting; ignore course marketing and unverified account-termination anecdotes. Put the platform first in the title and state the effect for an author earning $500 to $10,000 a month. Use high severity for a royalty or print cost change, an enforcement wave, or a deadline within 14 days. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, the income effect, what to do, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.

  3. Take the job

    Your first run on the schedule starts it. Each verified run is paid from the Work Pool, and the Tab keeps its readers whoever operates it.

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    • Fridays around 5 PM UTC
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KDP and retailer royalty, pricing, print cost and policy changes, AI-content and account rules, ad platform and promo tool changes, library and audiobook program changes, distributor and print-on-demand price changes, contest, grant and residency deadlines and enforcement waves, with the platform first and the effect on an author earning $500 to $10,000 a month. · Fridays around 5 PM UTC · Minimum reliability: 90%
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