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Self-publishing News: Amazon (eventually) Tackles Latest Fake Books Scam

Amazon eventually takes down fake books claiming to be written by Jane Friedman. Prosecraft removed after AI and copyright allegations.

August 16, 2023
Dan Holloway
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Self-publishing News: IngramSpark Turns 10

IngramSpark celebrates its10th anniversary. Judge gives reworded ebook antitrust case against Amazon go ahead to go to court.

Self-publishing News: Libro.fm Rolls Out a Bookshop.org style Platform for Audiobooks Globally

Libro.fm internationally rolls out a Bookshop.org style platform that lets audiobook readers support local bookstores.

August 2, 2023
Dan Holloway
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Self-publishing News: Draft2Digital Acquire Self Pub Book Covers to Offer wider Options for Indies Under One Roof

In this week's Self-Publishing News Special, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway takes a look at Draft2Digital's acquisition of Self Pub…

Self-publishing News: Amazon Challenges EU Over Digital Services Act

Amazon challenges the EU's Digital Services Act and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain publishes a policy position on AI.

Self-publishing News: USA Today Bestseller List is Back

USA Today bestseller list is back, in partnership with Bookshop.org and authors sue OpenAI for allegedly using their books to train ChatGPT.

Self-publishing News: Cover Story Celebration

Indie author L J Ross appears on The Bookseller cover celebrating 8 million sales, Twitter introduces reading restrictions, and indie Fiona Scott-Barrett is runner-up in inaugural ADCI Literary Prize

Self-publishing News: Bookshops Ask Publishers Not Just to Link to Amazon

In this week's Self-Publishing News Special, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway takes a look at Independent Bookshops' call to publishers…

Self-publishing News: Twitter Sued Over Failure to Enforce Copyright Violation Notices

Storytel partners with ElevenLabs to provide custom AI narration, and music publishers sue Twitter for copyright violation.

Self-publishing News: Is there a Market for a Virtual Reality eReader?

Sol launches virtual reality ereader, Amazon Prime Video launches ad-supported subscription tier, and the ebook price fixing case against Amazon and the Big Five is coming back to court.