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Inside the Judges' Minds: What Award Panels Really Look For
In this Alliance of Independent Authors post, Book Award Adviser Hannah Jacobson explains what judging panels prioritize and how authors…
News Summary: French Publishers Sue Meta over AI Concerns; Australia Blocks Copyright Loophole for Tech Firms
Our first story of the week was about AI and a very global market, and in a way the two stories today are in a similar vein—but from a different angle.
News Podcast: Amazon Launches Kindle Translate, Australia Blocks Data Mining Exception
On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on Amazon’s launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered tool that allows translations between English, Spanish, and German. He discusses how it could open new markets for authors while raising questions about accuracy and the role of human translators. Dan also covers Australia’s decision to reject a text and data mining exception to copyright law, a win for authors and creatives concerned about AI training practices, and shares updates on the ongoing Anthropic settlement affecting writers worldwide.
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