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Spotify Expands Audiobooks

Spotify Expands Audiobooks with Bloomsbury Deal; Amazon Adds Audible to Music Unlimited: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

I speculated for a while that Spotify was cooling its interest in audiobooks. That seems not to be the case. It has just announced a deal with Bloomsbury to make the publisher’s audiobooks available to “Audiobooks in Premium” subscribers and à la carte purchasers. These include stellar titles like Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
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HarperCollins AI

Barnes & Noble Expands, Bluesky Hits 20M Users, and HarperCollins AI Licensing Sparks Debate: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Our end-of-week roundup feels dominated by the theme of expansion, with one story standing out in particular: the debate surrounding the HarperCollins AI licensing deal. Alongside this, Barnes & Noble’s surprising growth and Bluesky’s rapid user base expansion highlight significant shifts across industries.
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AI Act

Europe’s AI Act — A Draft Code of Practice and Invitation for Feedback: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

The European Union’s AI Act passed into law a few months ago to great acclaim from publishers and creatives. It was lauded for pushing back against the demands of big tech for self-regulation and placing the needs of creatives and consumers ahead of those of tech giants. Now we have the first indication of what the regulation to be imposed on the largest general-purpose AI platforms will look like. These include the likes of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
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Self-Published Titles

Self-Published Titles Surge as Traditional Publishing Declines; AI Artwork Sells for Over $1 Million: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Like many other commentators on such things, I often criticize publishing figures who proudly claim they provide a full picture of the state of the industry while not including statistics for self-published titles. So, of course, I welcome the publication of figures that double down on self-published titles.
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AI-Assisted

The Beatles’ AI-Assisted Grammy Nomination, Potential US AI Regulation Shifts, and Tech’s Take on Creativity: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

You might think literary and other creative industry conferences dominate the discussion of how AI-assisted creation will affect the future of the arts. Looking through schedules, it can certainly feel that way. But the uneasy relationship between creatives and tech firms is also a subject of conversation on the other side of that binary.
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AI Audio

ElevenLabs Expands AI Audio Capabilities, Microsoft Pushes Back on AI Regulation: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Only a year or so ago, publishers were raging at what they saw as rights grabs by tech firms using AI audio and other technologies to convert books from the medium in which they were purchased to another medium, usually sold separately and considered subject to a different set of rights. AI companies now seem to be performing these medium transformations as a matter of course, and I am hearing barely a whisper of dissent amid the wider battles over copyright and AI.
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Word Of The Year

‘Brat’ Named Word of the Year, Kindle Colorsoft Launches, and Germany Explores E-book Lending Models: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

I love following Word of the Year winners. But this year, I definitely feel old. Collins Dictionary has declared its Word of the Year is “brat.” This refers to the in-your-face confidence, independence, and hedonism reflected in the attitude and behavior of figures like Charli XCX, whose album of the same name coined this meaning for the word.
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