Dan Holloway

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Tertulia

News Summary: New Tools from Tertulia and a Social Platform for Small Reading Groups

We start the week with a round-up of interesting new platforms and tools. And we begin with an expanded offering from one of ALLi’s partners, Tertulia (note to self as a theologian who spent a term studying the patristic author Tertullian, that there is but one “l”). Tertulia started life and continues to thrive as an online bookstore designed to be run differently.
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HarperCollins

News Summary: HarperCollins Writes Off Baker & Taylor Losses; Spotify Reshapes Audiobook Market; Australia Imposes Teen Social Media Ban

One of the stories I’ve mentioned a couple of times in recent weeks has been the collapse of Baker & Taylor, one of the major players in wholesale and distribution. One of the things I have wondered was what actual difference this might make. Obviously, narrowing the field in such a key area has consequences, but I was interested to note that HarperCollins has attributed a significant amount of its weak financial showing of late to the closure, with monies owed being written off.
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Spotify Expands Audiobooks

News Podcast: Spotify Expands Audiobooks, Launches Recaps Feature, and beehiiv Adds New Tools for Authors

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on Spotify’s continued expansion into audiobooks, including new access across key Nordic markets and the rollout of its AI-powered “recaps” feature that helps listeners pick up where they left off. He outlines how Spotify is addressing copyright concerns around AI use and notes broader audio developments, including 11 Labs signing voice deals with major celebrities. Dan also looks at beehiiv’s move to position itself as a full-service platform for long-form creators, offering new website and analytics tools for authors who rely on newsletters.
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Beehiiv Unveils New AI Marketing Tools

News Summary: Beehiiv Unveils New AI Marketing Tools; Experts Trace How Discovery and Promotion Are Rapidly Changing

I have come across several fascinating pieces on the changing shape of marketing for indie authors over the past week. The news item that frames them picks up on Tuesday’s theme of new tools, with some more AI gizmos courtesy of newsletter platform Beehiiv (ironically, the announcement comes a week after I finally signed up to have my newsletter with them).
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Amazon Launches Kindle Translate

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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ALLi To Host Webinar

News Summary: ALLi to Host Webinar Helping Authors Understand the Anthropic AI Settlement

You will have heard a lot in this column and elsewhere about the Anthropic AI settlement. In my last report, I noted that there were still more than 200,000 titles eligible to be part of the class action whose authors had not yet come forward to join. Part of the judge’s concern in the case was that more authors be made aware of how to state an interest.
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Self-Publishing | With ALLi Podcast | News Analysis & Commentary | Dan Holloway | SelfPublishingAdvice.org/podcast | Proud…

News Podcast: Grammarly Rebrands as Superhuman, Booksellers Issue AI Charter, and $50M Literary Arts Fund Launches

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on Grammarly’s rebrand as Superhuman and what it signals about the growing role of AI in writing tools. He also outlines the European and International Booksellers Federation’s new AI charter, which emphasizes copyright protection and fair treatment for small publishers, and highlights a new $50 million Literary Arts Fund aimed at supporting organizations that help writers and creators.
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Alliance Of Independent Authors | Self-Publishing News November 6, 2025 | With Dan Holloway

News Summary: $50M Literary Arts Fund to Support Writers; Bluesky Surpasses 40M Users and Adds Dislike Feature

Like many stories as they first break, I don’t have full details of what a major new $50 million initiative will actually offer. But the Literary Arts Fund has committed to giving that much money to nonprofit organizations that directly support writers and creators by 2031. I wanted to report on the initiative now because the first call for grant applications is due to open next Monday, November 10. So mark the date in your diary and be sure to visit the site then to see exactly what the eligibility terms and the nature and size of the grants will be.
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