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This log records material factual corrections, source changes, and additions. It does not quote private correspondence or imply that a source endorses the map.

10 August 2026

Edition update

Quibble web-fiction coverage

  • Added Quibble as a web-fiction platform for ongoing serials and completed fiction.
  • Recorded its chapter-scheduling and reader-community features and current monetisation status after a direct source check.
  • Kept serial platforms separate from owned subscriber relationships and finished-book distribution.
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8 August 2026

Correction

Primary-source citation upgrade

  • Replaced secondary platform-price and distribution citations with official pages from Amazon KDP, Draft2Digital, IngramSpark, ProWritingAid, Apple Books, and Amazon.
  • Updated the current professional self-publishing range and KDP print royalty tiers.
  • Removed unsupported sales and BookBub acceptance-rate claims instead of repeating estimates without primary evidence.
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7 August 2026

Product update

First-edition launch infrastructure

  • Added scoped “Checked with source” markers to eight source entries following substantive direct replies.
  • Added searchable decision pages, privacy-safe activation analytics, result forwarding, and reusable partner resources.
  • Added a public explanation of what source checking does and does not mean.
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4 August 2026

Edition update

Serialisation and direct-audience routes

  • Separated subscriber serials, web-fiction serials, platform discovery, and direct digital sales.
  • Added first-party Substack, Royal Road, Medium, and Gumroad sources.
  • Added a long-tail audience stage to the guided and reference experiences.
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2 August 2026

Correction

Writer Beware correction

  • Updated Writer Beware resources and preserved the distinction between independent watchdog guidance and commercial offers.
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18 July 2026

Correction

Formatting-tool source correction

  • Removed competitor-authored comparison sources for Atticus, Vellum, and Scrivener.
  • Re-anchored each price and platform claim to the tool company’s official page.
  • Corrected Scrivener to a per-version purchase with fees possible for major-version upgrades.
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