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.
At a glance
- 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
- Categories
- Courses, Blogs & Channels
- 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.
Best for
- Following publishing industry news and its effect on authors
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: Writer Beware is a free blog and research service for writers that exposes publishing scams, predatory services and bad contract terms.
- The Creative Penn: The Creative Penn is Joanna Penn's free blog and weekly podcast for authors who want to run writing as a business, including self-publishing and AI.
- Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi): ALLi is a nonprofit membership association for self-publishing authors that offers a member forum, contract advice and public watchdog ratings of author services.
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