Dan Holloway

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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News May 8, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

New Novelry Prize Offers £75,000 for First Three Pages; BISG Honors Spotify: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

There is a new prize on the block, and it comes with a truly substantial purse. As always when bringing news of a new prize, I have checked the terms and conditions thoroughly to make sure it is likely to be relevant to a decent number of readers. And the eligibility for the new Novelry Prize seems fairly straightforward. Anyone who is unagented (and with some standard territorial exceptions) is able to enter for the chance to grab the £75,000 award.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | May 3, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

Parents Reading to Children Declining; AudioNext Conference Highlights Audiobook Trends: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

It is clearly the season for reading surveys. Indeed, this story comes so hot on the heels of the reading habits survey that I had to check it wasn’t a different angle on the same survey. But no, this time we have a survey from HarperCollins and the book data people at Nielsen. They carried out a survey not about the habits of those who read to themselves but about how parents read—or don’t—to their children. The focus: parents reading to children, and how that behavior is changing.
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AI-Assisted Films

Oscars Open to AI-Assisted Films; Reading Habits Hold Steady; Linktree Adds eBook Sales: Self-Publishing with ALLi featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway reports that the Oscars will allow AI-assisted films starting next year. He also discusses new surveys showing that reading habits remain stable despite headlines, and highlights Linktree’s new feature allowing authors to sell eBooks directly from their bio pages.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | May 1, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

Surveys Show Reading Habits Shifting in the UK and New Zealand: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

If you are ever inclined to think the cultural landscape is spiraling out of control into uncharted territory, it can be a grounding experience to stop and actually look at the headlines. And realize that some things really don’t change. Such as pundits pontificating that the novel is dead, or that people’s reading habits aren’t what they used to be “back in my day.”
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | April 29, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

Independent Bookstore Day Celebrates Growing Support for Indies; Linktree Expands Creator Tools: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

It has now passed, but as I write, it is Independent Bookstore Day. This is run annually (I believe on the last Saturday in April) by the American Booksellers Association. Sixteen hundred stores are taking part across America, and the day is a celebration of the important part they play both in the literary and the wider community.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | April 26, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

Oscars Open to AI-Generated Films and Literary Events Make a Comeback: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

It was inevitable that AI would poke its nose in before the week drew to a close, and here we are (though we also have a delightfully analog story as a counterbalance). You will recall that the Grammys recently announced they would permit music that AI had played a part in creating to be eligible for their awards. This week, the Oscars followed suit, announcing that AI-generated films will be eligible for top honors.
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Spotify Recognized For Audiobook Innovation

Spotify Recognized for Audiobook Innovation: Self-Publishing with ALLi featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway reports on Spotify receiving the BISG Industry Innovator Award for its audiobook efforts, including new tools for indie authors. He also highlights Patreon’s launch of unlimited in-platform livestreaming, a move that supports creators building subscription-based communities. Finally, Dan explores a growing trend in book subscription services: curating and now publishing original content tailored to their audiences.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News | April 24, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

Patreon Livestreaming and Book Box Publishers Highlight Creator-Led Trends: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

An increasing number of my favorite online creatives are moving more of their content behind a paywall, and new tools like Patreon livestreaming are helping them do it. This applies to YouTube channels, and it also applies to writers and bloggers. Creators are increasingly discovering that the OG of internet art, the 1,000 true fans model, is still a viable way to avoid the twin perils of the algorithm and changing payment models that come with relying on ad revenue, general fee pools, and other forms of reliance on wider platforms.
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Amazon’s TikTok Bid

Amazon’s TikTok Bid Sparks Booksellers’ Opposition; Publishers File Brief Against Meta: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

We end the week with a round-up that begins with a story I seem to have missed when it first broke at the start of April. It’s an interesting and highly relevant twist in the TikTok ownership saga. You will recall that we are currently in a ninety-day extension to the time at which the TikTok ban is scheduled to come into force. The condition for avoiding the ban is that TikTok in the US is sold to a company not based in China and uses a different algorithm from the one the ByteDance-owned company currently operates everywhere it is available.
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New US Tariffs

Printed Books Exempt from New US Tariffs, Canva Adds AI Tools, Ingram Launches MediaScout: Self-Publishing with ALLi featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway reports that new US tariffs will not apply to printed books, thanks to an information exemption, though the impact on printing materials remains unclear. He covers Canva’s launch of AI tools following a pricing change, a legal brief challenging Meta’s use of copyrighted content, and Ingram’s new MediaScout platform, which showcases indie books for film and TV adaptation.
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