Dan Holloway, Author at The Self-Publishing Advice Center

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The Writers' Guild's launches new self-publishing guide, and Tertullia, a new AI book discovery app that's partnered with Ingram.

TikTok takes over Frankfurt as Penguin Random House signs a deal to help BookTok creators promote its books.

Amazon will finally stop people returning ebooks for a refund after they’ve finished reading them.

Cover designers and others speak out about the use of and training for AI-generated art on platforms like Midjourney.

Spotify is ready to start audiobook trials. Waterstones’ continuing warehouse wobbles. Writers receive basic income in Ireland.

A new set of criteria for hybrid publishers from the Independent Book Publishers Association and a new manga self-publishing platform.

A bright future for Storytel whose new CEO comes from HBO Max, and an uncertain future for literary fairs and festivals.

Publishing industry pay in the spotlight as PRH/Simon and Schuster trial that focused on $250,000 advances comes to an end

Author safety and freedom under the spotlight following attack on Salman Rushdie. Gen Z loves to listen to podcasts.

Penguin Random House takeover of Simon & Schuster goes to court. Netflix to pay writers $42m. Waterstones struggles with stock orders.

100 million school library downloads in 4 years don’t appear in many official figures and Spotify’s $100m+ price for Findaway.

Wattpad adds $45,000 and screen adaptation opportunities to this year's Wattys. Open AI allows DALL-E 2 users to commercialise images.