Dan Holloway, Author at The Self-Publishing Advice Center

News Summary: Italian Piracy Report Shows University Students Lead Downloads; AI Content Marketplaces Emerge

While the focus for ALLi's news is the Anglophone marketplace, it is often the case that stories from other territories are of direct interest. And that's the case with this week's first story, looking at a recent report from Italy. Thanks to Publishing Perspectives for highlighting this.

February 17, 2026
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News Summary: Publishers Defend Bid to Join Google AI Lawsuit; AI-Generated Romance Novels Spark Debate

A roundup of AI news to end the week brings a story that has already whipped up a storm and a story that might well do so. But first, a development in the Gemini legal case I reported on recently. You will recall that publishers have sought to join authors in a copyright case against Google's Gemini.

February 14, 2026
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News Podcast: Bookshop.org Expands Into E-Books, Audio, and Print with Major New Partnerships

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway focuses on a wave of developments around Bookshop.org, including its new partnership with Draft2Digital that makes it far easier for indie authors to sell e-books through the platform. He also looks at expanded audiobook options via Libro.fm’s new annual subscription model and a major new partnership with Spotify that connects audiobooks, physical books, and indie bookstores through seamless format switching.

February 13, 2026
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News Summary: Claude Integrates with WordPress; Amazon Reports Record Sales Driven by AWS

After all that excitement about Bookshop.org, here finally is a story that doesn't feature them. It's been refreshing to see AI take a back seat in the news, but its developments are still with us and important to keep abreast of.

February 12, 2026
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News Summary: Spotify Partners with Bookshop.org for Physical Book Sales, Introduces Page Match Feature

Bookshop has been very busy of late. We ended last week with two significant stories related to the platform that lets people buy globally and support local bookstores. And we start this week with the biggest story of the trio.

February 10, 2026
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News Summary: Bookshop.org Partners with Draft2Digital; Libro.fm Launches Annual Subscription

The end of the week sees two big stories involving Bookshop.org. First up is some audiobook news, which is a significant development from Libro.fm. This is the audiobook platform that has partnered with Bookshop.org to allow people to purchase audiobooks wherever they're based and benefit local booksellers.

February 7, 2026
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News Podcast: Selfies Awards Go Global, New Survey Probes Book Prizes, and Libro.fm Adds Annual Plan

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on the Selfies Awards opening to indie authors worldwide, marking a major shift for one of the most respected indie-only prizes. He also highlights a new Publishing Perspectives survey asking authors, readers, and publishers what they really want from book prizes, looks at Libro.fm’s new annual audiobook subscription model supporting indie bookstores, and notes developments in artist basic income schemes and fresh details emerging from the Anthropic lawsuit.

February 6, 2026
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News Summary: Publishing Perspectives Surveys Book Awards; Anthropic’s Book Purchasing Revealed

It has been some time since I reported on a survey, so maybe people are starting to recover a little from the survey fatigue that can set in sometimes. If that applies to you, then you might want to take a moment to answer some of the questions for Publishing Perspectives on a topic close to many of our hearts: awards. Which is very appropriate as we started the week with an announcement about the Selfies.

February 5, 2026
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News Summary: The Selfies Book Awards Go Global for 2026

Huge news to start the week. I have been reporting on the Selfies for a decade, and it is always one of my favorite tasks to highlight indie author success. The Selfies have expanded a little in that time and now have three categories: general fiction; children's (and young adult) fiction; and memoir.

February 3, 2026
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News Summary: London Book Fair Moves to Excel Centre; AI Copyright Lawsuits Persist

We begin the last news of January with a reminder that today is the last day to get your early bird discount for ALLi's Indie Author Lab. The event is taking place all day at Kensington Town Hall in London and is a fantastic hands-on collection of sessions to tackle the issues you face in your indie author journey with industry-leading experts, ALLi legends (and quite possibly me).

January 31, 2026
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News Summary: Microdrama Apps Generate Billions; TikTok Finalizes US Deal

TikTok appears in multiple stories this week, so I'll begin with a bit of a recap of a story I first reported on last week, as new context has emerged. That development is TikTok's launch of its new microdrama app PineDrama.

January 29, 2026
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News Summary: New £30,000 Libraro Prize Opens to Indie Authors; Queen Weighs in on Audiobooks

I love new prizes, especially reporting on new prizes that are open to indie authors. And this week sees a prize that both is open to indies and carries a large prize. The Libraro Prize carries a winning package of £30,000 with a £20,000 marketing budget thrown in for the winning book, which will be self-published by Hachette.

January 24, 2026
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