An author is filing a class action lawsuit against Amazon due to the stranglehold Audible has on the audiobook market. Spotify is in hot water because of bundling music and audiobooks through their subscription service. And, Amazon KDP wants you to watch out for scammers and frauds. All that and more in the self-publishing news! Subscribe to The Self-Publishing Hub - https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com  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  Sources: How to spot fraudulent publishing websites and protect yourself from scams - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/How-to-spot-fraudulent-publishing-websites-and-protect-yourself-from-scams?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum Amazon KDP Scams & Frauds - https://youtu.be/6dC9tBMSWoY?si=uICrs1wSyluyj7eX  Barnes And Noble Is Unfairly Targeting Indie Paperbacks and Removing Them From Their Site! - https://selfpubconnect.mn.co/posts/58630093 Music Publishers File FTC Complaint Against Spotify Claiming ‘Fraudulent’ Practices - https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyolson/2024/06/13/music-publishers-file-ftc-complaint-against-spotify-claiming-fraudulent-practices/ Amazon accused of audiobook monopoly in author class action - https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/amazon-accused-audiobook-monopoly-author-class-action-2024-06-14/ BookFunnel Announces Support for Direct Sales for Audiobooks - https://blog.bookfunnel.com/2024/audiobook-pricing-lock-in-the-early-audio-adopter-rate-starting-today/ Bookvault Product Update: June! - https://learn.wideforthewin.com/c/bookvault/bookvault-product-update-june Bookvault Product Update Images - https://bookvault.app/product-update-images/  Laterpress - https://Laterpress.com Laterpress User Constitution - https://laterpress.notion.site/Laterpress-User-Constitution-5e953ee05f5d4c43862df56c62539661 Dibbly Create (Token Usage Feature rollout) - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)  Kickstarter: The Write Stuff with Kerrie Flanagan - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kerrieflanagan/the-write-stuff PublishDrive presents: Manuscript formatting and book upload - How to start your publishing journey - https://streamyard.com/watch/fmMqZmaRPPnn Reedsy presents: Live Editing Session #4 with Tom Bromley - https://mailparrot.reedsy.com/subscriptions/new?list_id=84365f21a9&utm_source=mailparrot_newsletter&utm_campaign=marketplace_htwan_live_editing_4&utm_medium=email Book Brush presents: Savvy Solutions for Summer: Six Smart Suggestions for Hourly Concepts - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ufu2tqzMvGtROVED2kFqpaU_XULMOdT-l#/registration The story behind Self Publishing with Dale Roberts // Wordslinger ep 228 - https://youtu.be/yakdBEaIwqM?si=F9kMpXdkvVCfCEbW Authortube Writing Conference - https://www.authortubewritingconference.com/ The Future of Self-Publishing Roundtable - https://www.youtube.com/live/4-fnFMefBgo?si=BkWJLR6b3jVPD-p2  Credit: The Hot Sheet - https://hotsheetpub.com  The Alliance of Independent Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/ALLi (affiliate link)  Laterpress - https://Laterpress.com  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