Self-Publishing News: How Governments Oversee the Technology We Rely On
The governance of technology affects all of us who use technology - whether we use it to create or to consume. And increasingly we do both.
Self-Publishing News: X to Introduce Two New Payment Tiers as Engagement Declines
Twitter was once home to a thriving writing and reading community but now with declining engagement, they're launching two new payment tiers. It’s almost a year since Elon Musk took over what was then Twitter. In that time it feels, looking on, as though the platform that was once home to a thriving writing and reading community has lurched from one crisis to another. ALLi's News Editor Dan Holloway reports.
Self-Publishing News: StreetLib, the Fediverse, and Chaucer – the Latest Digital Tools
It’s time for a round-up item here at ALLi's Self-publishing News column, bringing together three fascinating and useful things that have come my way in the past week or so: Streetlib, Fediverse & Chaucer Catalogues. Collectively, I hope they provide variety and more than a little practical help.
Self-publishing News: European Writers Use Frankfurt Book Fair to Demand AI Transparency
Publishers have used Frankfurt Book Fair to launch a statement calling for a big push from Europe’s legislators on AI. It comes also against the backdrop of the EU’s AI Act, which was proposed earlier in the summer.
Self-publishing News: When Writing Meets Reality – A Look Back at a Week of Conferences
The end of last week, you won’t have failed to notice, saw conference season in full swing. The 75th Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the big events of the literary calendar. And capping it off was ALLi’s Self-publishing Advice Conference.
Self-Publishing News: X to Start Charging A Dollar a Year
Elon Musk has always made a public show of caring about bots on X. Back in the days when the company was called Twitter and he announced he was going to pay an eye watering sum to buy the company, the reason he gave for subsequently trying to back out was that Twitter refused to say how many bots were on the platform. Now Musk is leveraging that performative concern to start charging users of unverified accounts $1 a year.
Self-Publishing News: What Does the Writers and Producers Agreement Say About AI?
The dispute between writers and producers in the US has ended with a resolution. But what does the writers and producers AI agreement say and does it impact indie authors?
Self-Publishing News: StreetLib the Latest Platform to Move Towards a One Stop Shop for Indies
This week there are several fascinating stories around the audio platforms we use as self-publishing authors: Bookrix, Streetlib, & Bookbeat
Self-publishing News: Wattpad Originals Launches as a New Way to Pay the Site’s Authors
Wattpad have announced, Wattpad Originals, a programme they hope will help pay writers for the reads they rack up.
Self-Publishing News: Spotify Signs Audiobook Streaming Deals and the Society of Authors Pushes for Clarity
Spotify wants to be a one stop shop for audio including audiobooks. The company has signed deals with major publishers which could be devastating to authors, says the Society of Authors. ALLi's News Editor, Dan Holloway, reports on Spotify's latest move.
Self-publishing News: Authors Guild of America Author Income Survey Seems to confirm ALLi Author Income Findings
A report on the findings of the latest author income survey from the Authors Guild of America which had 5699 responses
Self-publishing News: Amazon faces new antitrust lawsuit
Last week, as you will probably be aware, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought a large antitrust suit against Amazon. The central allegation is that Amazon has a “set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies” which it uses to maintain a monopoly.