{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Amazon KDP Wants Your ID, Is It Safe? | Self-Publishing News (Aug. 5, 2024)","description":"Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) rolled out a new identity verification system; can we trust them with our personal information? If not, what are the alternatives? Amazon Ads implemented new fees on Canadian advertising. And, Draft2Digital shared news about a recent change in a partner's name; will it affect you? All that and more in the self-publishing news for this week!&amp;nbsp;  Book Award Pro - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/BookAwardPro (affiliate link) Self-Publishing for New Authors - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/NewAuthors Subscribe to The Self-Publishing Hub - https:\/\/TheSelfPublishingHub.com Subscribe to my email newsletter - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/SignUp Join Channel Memberships - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DaleLRoberts My Books - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/MyBooks&amp;nbsp;  Sources:&amp;nbsp;  Book Award Pro - https:\/\/DaleLinks.com\/BookAwardPro (affiliate link)&amp;nbsp; Update to your advertising fees - https:\/\/advertising.amazon.com\/help\/GRQM2HSUXGUWFJ3H Lumi - https:\/\/www.lumistory.ai\/ Spotify CEO expects profit growth to continue amid investments in audiobooks -  https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/23\/spotify-stock-profit-growth-audiobooks Identity Verification for KDP -  https:\/\/www.kdpcommunity.com\/s\/article\/Identity-Verification-for-KDP?language=en_US&amp;amp;forum=KDP%20Forum Draft2Digital: Bibliotheca is Now cloudLibrary -  https:\/\/authoremail.com\/email\/campaigns\/sv119fal8b8d6\/web-version\/eq3389j0wvdc4&amp;nbsp; Supercharging Leonardo.Ai\u2019s Innovation with Canva - https:\/\/leonardo.ai\/news\/supercharging-leonardo-with-canva\/ How to Get Amazon Book Reviews - https:\/\/publishdrive.com\/how-to-get-amazon-book-reviews.html Mastering Self-Publishing: From Novice to Pro - Q&amp;amp;A with Dale Roberts -  https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZUodO2grzooGNYouqEeZxLYDpFTAdA-cQiB#\/registration Writing Time: An Inspired Path Forward Without the Push-and-Pull -  https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_lZelF-aYTeWSnfnq1fiXHw#\/registration Self Publishing With Dale L. Roberts on the @BFACShow - https:\/\/youtu.be\/P1C7peuxmFs?si=5i1BN0AHNWHw0ouB&amp;nbsp;  Credit:  The Hot Sheet - https:\/\/hotsheetpub.com&amp;nbsp;  Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts ","author_name":"The Self-Publishing with Dale Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/selfpublishingwithdale.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32451047\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/32451047"}