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  Rapid-Fire Newsflash  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 Appli