Nigerian Prince Returns… and He Wants to Market Your Book | Self-Publishing News (Aug. 5, 2025)

Scammers are back with a new scheme that targets indie authors using the old Nigerian prince angle—except now, they want to market your book. Meanwhile, Bookshop.org is showing major growth with $1 million in ebook sales, but most authors still don't know what it is or how to access it. And Findaway Voices is officially gone, with INAudio taking the reins. What does that mean for your audiobooks? Let's break it all down in this week's publishing news update Bookshop.org Reports 65% Growth, E-books Add $1 Million in Sales - https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/98300-bookshop-org-reports-65-growth-e-books-add-1-million-in-sales.html  Return of the Nigerian Prince: A New Twist on Book Marketing Scams - https://writerbeware.blog/2025/08/01/return-of-the-nigerian-prince-a-new-twist-on-book-marketing-scams/ Introducing Voices by INaudio - https://www.voicesbyinaudio.com/article/introducing-voices-by-inaudio BKLNK Site Up for Sale - https://www.bklnk.com/contact.php Spoken - https://spoken.press ProseWrite - https://DaleLinks.com/ProseWrite (affiliate link) Written Word Pod - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmwLRSmSbsmlms6EVDGMsso0SDkjA0MnB ALLi: How Indie Authors Build Loyal Readers with Dale L. Roberts and J. Kevin Tumlinson - https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-loyal-readers/  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 Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. 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