ACX Finally Adds Audiobook Preorders & Amazon Ads | Self-Publishing News (Oct. 8, 2026)

ACX just added audiobook preorders and opened verified audiobooks to Amazon Ads, giving authors new ways to build momentum and reach listeners. Audible is also testing interactive audiobook features, while Spotify is expanding audiobooks to more than 180 markets worldwide. Plus, KDP permafree may be changing, IngramSpark refreshed its free author training, and Written Word Media wants indie authors to weigh in on its annual survey. 

All that and more in the Self-Publishing News for October 8, 2026. 

• Novel Report - https://DaleLinks.com/NovelReport (affiliate link)
• The Self Publishing Show (Episode 467) Amazon KDP Is Changing - Are You Ready? - https://youtu.be/04kAmWZkBTE?si=JrmBSe_2ONqhFmmP
• IngramSpark Academy - https://www.ingramspark.com/self-publishing-courses
  • Limited-Time IngramSpark Academy Challenge - https://www.ingramspark.com/academy-promo
• ACX: Introducing new ways to promote your audiobooks and grow your audience on Audible - https://www.acx.com/mp/blog/promote-your-audiobook
  • The Next Chapter in Listening: New Ways to Interact with Stories on Audible - https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/the-next-chapter-in-listening-new-ways-to-interact-with-stories-on-audible
• Publishers Weekly: Frankfurt Book Fair 2026: Spotify Expands Audiobooks to 180 Markets - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/101440-frankfurt-book-fair-2026-spotify-expands-audiobooks-to-180-markets.html
• Written Word Media: Annual Author Survey - https://writtenwordmedia.typeform.com/to/OB6Wcmur

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• About links in organic Facebook Page posts and comments - https://www.facebook.com/help/1929252614431792
• Goodreads: Readers' #1 Request: Half and Quarter-Star Ratings Are Here - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3202-readers-1-request-half-and-quarter-star-ratings-are-here
• PublishDrive - https://DaleLinks.com/PublishDrive (affiliate link)
• OpenAI: Our approach to EU text provenance rules - https://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenance/
• BooksGoSocial - https://DaleLinks.com/BooksGoSocial (affiliate link)
  • Drew Avera - https://drewavera.com/
  • T.K. Sheffield - https://tksheffieldwriter.com/
• Upcoming changes to tax on Substack - https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/53351588701588-Upcoming-changes-to-tax-on-Substack
• Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours - http://authors.tertulia.com/newsletter
  • Tertulia for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/TertuliaForAuthors (affiliate link)
  • Tertulia for Authors Indie Book Gift Guide Application - https://7lyfityypdb.typeform.com/to/WAwK4R8y
• SelfPubCon26: The Future of Self-Publishing: What's Working Now & What's Next for Indie Authors - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/selfpubcon2026/

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