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Dan Holloway

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Romantasy Trends

How Romantasy Is Shaping Reader Trends and Why Google’s AI Moves Matter: The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway explores Oxford’s Word of the Year shortlist, highlighting trends like "romantasy" and "lore," which reflect shifting reader and writer habits. He also covers Tumblr’s new community feature for creators, TikTok’s legal battle over its U.S. ban, and Harvard’s AI training dataset project, which raises questions about Google Books’ involvement and public domain use.
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AI Training

Harvard and Google Release AI Training Dataset with Public Domain Books, Raising Copyright Questions: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Any process that improves by being trained on a set of materials will only ever get as good as the materials it’s trained on will allow. That’s as true of machine learning algorithms as it is of human beings. This week’s news that Harvard will release a dataset of 1 million volumes for AI training highlights efforts to address inequities caused by the need for high-quality training data.
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Tumblr Launches Communities

Tumblr Launches Communities to Connect Fans and Bluesky Doesn’t Rule Out Ads: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

I want to start the week with a brief roundup of some news from across the social media platforms we have used, have thought about using, and often feel we ought to use. This week, "Tumblr launches Communities" stood out as a key development, alongside updates from Bluesky and TikTok. These stories, though small on their own, cluster together thematically to highlight shifts across platforms that impact creatives and their audiences.
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Ghostwriter Recognition

Society of Authors Pushes for Ghostwriter Recognition on Celebrity Books: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

One of the trends I have found encouraging in recent years has been the push for greater recognition of everyone involved in producing the books people love. First, there was widespread acknowledgment that illustrators were as responsible for captivating readers as writers. More recently, translators have taken their rightful place on book covers. Now, the conversation has turned to ghostwriter recognition, with a focus on ensuring these often-overlooked contributors receive the credit they deserve.
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AI License Deals

Survey Finds Authors Don’t Want Publishers Managing AI License Deals: The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway examines a major survey of over 13,500 authors, revealing strong opinions on AI license deals. The findings show widespread support for transparency and compensation, with most authors preferring licensing bodies over publishers to manage these agreements. Dan also explores the implications for indie authors relying on platforms like Amazon and Spotify.
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Internet Archive Lawsuit

Not With a Bang but a Whimper, Internet Archive Lawsuit Comes to an End: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

The case of publishing against the Internet Archive has come to an end. The story could be summed up, to continue the literary allusions, as a tale of two blog posts. For the Internet Archive, this is the worst of times. Their comment on the closing of the legal chapter against them is short and melancholy. At the heart of it is a simple statement, referring to September’s decision upholding the complaint in Hachette v. Internet Archive: “The Internet Archive has decided not to pursue Supreme Court review.”
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Spines

AI Self-Publishing Service Spines Raises Questions, and Audiobooks Boom Beyond Expectations: The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway examines Spines, a new AI-powered self-publishing service claiming to revolutionize the industry with faster and cheaper book production. He also discusses the growing dominance of AI startups in publishing, OpenAI’s latest legal troubles, and revelations about the true size of the audiobook market, which may be far larger than official figures suggest.
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UK Audiobook Market

The UK Audiobook Market Could Be Worth £1 Billion, Says New Analysis: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

I’m often grateful to Mark Williams for his reporting, and this week especially so for pointing the way to a piece I originally missed. Alongside his usual insightful commentary, it elaborates on one of his most longstanding and emphatic themes: markets that get misrepresented by official figures—especially official figures that ignore indie and streaming or subscription titles.
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