Blog Version: New BookFunnel Features CRUSH Amazon

Week Ending June 27, 2026

BookFunnel launched a feature that lets you bundle things into your ebook, and it's something Amazon simply cannot match. KDP's Global Fund grew 11% in April while traditional publishing went negative in real terms after inflation. A Harper's Bazaar literary prize goes to an entry that scores 100% AI on a leading detector. Kobo blocked 45% of all submissions to stop the AI book flood. Apple hiked Mac prices up to $300 more because of chip shortages and Taiwan war games. And the Pope has something to say to every author with an unfinished manuscript, including George R.R. Martin.

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