# Jane Friedman

Jane Friedman's site is a publishing industry blog and paid newsletter for authors that reports on trade and self-publishing business news.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/jane-friedman/
- Official site: https://janefriedman.com
- Categories: Courses, Blogs & Channels
- Price: Free tier, paid from $79/yr (Site and the free newsletter are free. The Bottom Line Business Level is $79/year; Supporter Level is $199/year.)
- Platforms: web
- Outputs KDP-ready files: Not stated
- Touches your KDP account: Not stated
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

Jane Friedman, a former Writer's Digest publisher, runs a free site of articles on writing and publishing and The Bottom Line, a weekly industry newsletter with a free version and paid tiers. It is the place to follow industry changes such as retailer policy, AI and rights issues, not a step-by-step KDP tutorial. Her ethics statement says she takes no affiliate fees for services or software and uses affiliate links only for books; her income comes from her writing, teaching and subscriptions.

## Pros

- Independent analysis with a published ethics and affiliate policy
- Covers both traditional and self-publishing

## Cons

- In-depth analysis is behind the paid newsletter
- Not a how-to resource for KDP setup or ads

## Alternatives

- [Writer Beware](https://kdp123.com/t/writer-beware/)
- [The Creative Penn](https://kdp123.com/t/the-creative-penn/)
- [Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)](https://kdp123.com/t/alli/)

## Sources

- https://janefriedman.com/about/
- https://janefriedman.com/subscribe-paid-newsletter/