The posts read: “Effective February 1, ACX Rights Holders of DIY or Pay-for-Production titles that have been on sale for 90 or more days can convert their distribution type from exclusive to non-exclusive. In addition to improving visibility around returns, Audible has now committed to giving authors the ability to terminate their distribution agreements with the company, as well as the ability to switch from an exclusive to non-exclusive agreement for titles that have been with the company for at least 90 days. While the writers’ groups acknowledged the return revision, they said more changes were necessary.

Shortly after hearing from the organizations, Audible made several changes, including limiting the time period in which returns could be deducted from an author’s royalties from as long as a year to seven days. Returns was one of the key issues that spurred the Authors Guild, the U.K.’s Society of Authors, and the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) into sending a letter, signed by more than 13,000 authors, to Audible seeking modifications to its ACX author policy last fall.

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