Before I get to the money talk, I’ve updated the post on Creating NCX Table of Contents because in Amazon’s acceptable eBook files to upload, they now say that only MOBI files generated using their own software will be accepted. This is just as easy to do now – easier in fact, so I’ve changed the instructions, and will change the screenshots as quickly as I can.

Yesterday saw Amazon announce that the Kindle Scout programme will be available to writers worldwide and not only in the US. This means that anyone can now submit a previously unpublished novel for voting on by readers for a chance at a $1 500 advance and a fifty percent royalty rate, with a five year publishing contract and Amazon advertising. With readers voting rather than trying to storm the mostly unread traditional slush piles, this is a great way for Indies to spread…